gun restoration, DIANA 27 , Reviving Vintage Air Rifles: Breathing New Life into Old Classics

Diana as a brand is German in origin, hailing from Mayer and Grammelspacher dating back to 1890, and the company certainly has a colorful history. The Model 27 first saw the light of day way back in 1910; although its early form followed the basic blueprint of the day, with no forend to speak of, just the butt section (God we’re so spoilt these days!). Sold around the world under various guises (namely Original, Beeman, Hy-Score, and Milbro) it’s all part of the identity crisis suffered by Mayer and Grammelspacher through two world wars!
My second-hand example is branded ‘Diana’ with ‘Made in GT. Britain is also proudly emblazoned across the cylinder, and the plot thickens here. After World War II, Britain secured all the tooling, machinery, and importantly, the drawings for Diana airguns, and the Millard Brothers took up the baton, manufacturing airguns from their plant in Motherwell, Scotland. Records for the Model 27 seem confusing, and I’m not entirely sure whether it came via this route, but it’s likely.
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[@Beesa10]

Before scraping rust and dirt from the metal, spray or brush on some oil and leave it for a few minutes to soak in, it loosens the rust which can then be removed more easily. It also helps keep dust down and lubricates the metal surface so it picks up fewer scratches as you scrape.

[@restore_life_js]

Yes, thank you for the next video. I will do that soon

[@t2bkk1]

Thank you for your nice airgun video share. I love airgungs and please be good friends connected. From t2bkk in Bangkok Thailand (I am Japanese living and working in Bangkok.)

[@raviarts3059]

Thankyou for Rastortion Air gun Rifol mekanizam 👍

[@လေသနတ်ဝါသနာ]

Good

[@CliveHateley]

Hitting the barrel with a hammer like that won't help the accuracy and why didn't you soak the whole thing in oil and let it soak? you would make the job so much easier.

[@user-hr7cb8lv1k]

Приветствую, я восстанавливал похожую винтовку производства СССР 1956года выпуска, она называется ПСРМ 2-55, её родоначальником является советская копия винтовки Diana образца 1936года. Есть видео на моем канале.

[@tacfoley4443]

Good video that I've linked to airgunforums here in UK. I'm wondering why you didn't take the opportunity to replace that poor tired-out mainspring, though.

[@johnfiore9390]

Where was it keeped in a river. Hiw do they get so bad

[@restore_life_js]

Humidity and was exposed to water

[@johnfiore9390]

​@@restore_life_js3 more coats of bluing and wash off every time and rub sum gun oil over the metal and it won't rust fir years

[@MaxonCM70]

For showing. NO for shooting.