did you get that M24 you stole for $125.00 LOL X 2 times

they are nice little shooters

did you know the r7 spring will work with this little air rifle??

it will not be a MAGNUM air rifle but will ZIP the .177 pellets all the way to 50 yards and accurate

a squirrel will not know the difference between 40 and 50 yards and neither the paper or a can

aim, release the trigger and ZIP and BANG at the other end all in a matter of MILL/seconds

they FLIP over

warren



and remember "it's 30% the gun and 70% the shooter"

I also had to pass on a like NIB (fifty whole round) 1980 T01 for $160. Lack of funds and a bit of overlap.

your taste is a whole lot better than mine

those vintage air rifles you pass on because of lack of funds is not a problem with me

my 401K is made of investing in those old air rifles

some people collect STAMP's, COIN's or Barbie dolls' LOL

warren

and remember "it's 30% the gun and 70% the shooter"

That's a LOT of boxes! What gets me are the ads like "Whiscombe, one of a kind built for Prince Charles, inlaid with gold and rubies - only $4000".......and it's gone in sixty seconds. Where do these guys get the coin? I have to rethink a hundred dollar purchase!

Anyway, I take back everything I said about plain Diana stocks. The bare butt on this 24 is nicely sculptured and shoulders well. It reminds me of my pre-WWII Haenel, another gun that's fun to shoot and doesn't weigh a ton. This 24 does have a metal trigger, although it is stamped sheet metal. But it releases so cleanly that I could care less. Nice gun and more fun. What more is there?

Give me an idea of what your tastes run to and I'll give you a heads up if I can.

and neither the ones Joe 6 pack buy's

something like the M24 we bought

classic, cheap and collectible


maybe not cheap but a true vintage air rifle

the sky is the limit when it comes to a nice collectible air rifle

maybe I need to send you to Europe the ticket for one of these is cheap in Euros' compared to a Daisy in dollars in the USA

think about this one a 5 star hotel in Berlin and cash to buy real old air rifles LOL

warren

Ya, I am here fur to buyin der luftegewhers. Und der frauleins! Ya, das is der ticket! BTW, Warren, I is half German but also half broke. And you don't have to spend a zillion dollars or Deutsche Marks to buy a classic. Here's one from 1928 - Haenel III in .22 -

Why I likened it to the Haenell III:

RF:

you beat me by 5 minutes on that Haenel with Don, but it won't happen again if I can help it LOL

when the Germans lost WWII they took away the war machinery to different parts and Scotland got some of it and the Haenel was born in 194X

they ran those machines to the ground and there was no way they could get any parts for those machines anymore

that Haenel is a "TRUE" Vintage air rifle and not made anymore just like the UK Webley and Scott, gone forever

kaput

warren

I think you've mixed up Diana with Haenel. My gun was made in 1928. Haenel is, so far as I know, still in business in Germany. Diana had to give their manchinery to the English following WWII for reparations. Milbro was the recipient and they produced Diana guns while the German company could not use the Diana name (they called theirs "Original"). Milbro fiddled with the designs until they went out of business around 1980. I have a circa 1967 G46 which is the last of their Diana 27 incarnations. Milbro Diana's can be spotted by their less than stellar metal finish. Not bad guns but certainly not of the original Diana quality.

Well,

As far as I know, Haenel air rifles are no longer produced, they went bust some years after the reunification of Germany. There was then no demand for an ex-East German product that was usually considered being of less quality than the coresponding West German products. A number of German collectors now mourn the fact they did not have the foresight to buy those Haenels at a time when they were being practically given away. E.g. 312's by the score, with a 550 or three thrown in for good measure...

As far as the Diana/Milbro/Original naming problem is concerned, as far as I know, Dianawerk Mayer & Grammelspacher of Germany was only unable to use the Diana brand in the UK (and possibly the US). On mainland Europe Diana was a German brand and over here you actually have to know something about airguns to know what an Original air gun is. Mostly the name Original will just bring a blank stare on the face of a Continental person.

Cheers,

-Topi

Yes, I guess Haenel is now defunct, as well. Just meant they continued on as an entity after WWII, unlike Diana which seems to have been parted down the middle, so to speak. The old Haenels are very interesting guns. Quite nice quality.

Diana had (still?) a lot of different retail names. Original, Geco, RWS, Winchester and, now, Umarex.