I dug out my old friend this week to wipe her down and run a few pellets through. This D45 was my first adult spring gun, and I've owned it since the mid-1980s. Even with the addition of more and arguably nicer airguns since then, it remains my favorite. I lent her to a friend of mine back in 1988, but had to make an effort to have it returned after he had it for a few weeks. I will never forget the evening it was dropped off. He leaned the back of his pickup truck seat forward, and there it was, laying on the metal floorboard behind the bench seat. The blanket it was originally wrapped in was nowhere in sight. I was just happy to have it back, but I made a mental note never to ever loan that guy anything again.
If you'll notice, this Model 45 has a walnut stock. Nearly all the pictures I've seen of others appear to have beech. This sent me on a quest to figure out if it was a special order or if they just changed to beech sometime during production. After digging through some of the Diana paperwork, I found a listing for a "Model 45 Deluxe." It doesn't explicitly state walnut stock, but considering the other choices are Model 45, Model 45SB, Model 45S (sling, swivels, barrel weight, scope), Model 45 Carbine, and a.22 version, it would stand to reason that the "Deluxe" just might represent a walnut-stocked model.
Note: It appears that the 45SB and 45S descriptions in the price list below were confused. It would make more sense that the "SB" would be sling and barrel weight and the "S" would be just a scoped version.
Can anyone confirm that a Walnut stock is the 45 Deluxe.
If you'll notice, this Model 45 has a walnut stock. Nearly all the pictures I've seen of others appear to have beech. This sent me on a quest to figure out if it was a special order or if they just changed to beech sometime during production. After digging through some of the Diana paperwork, I found a listing for a "Model 45 Deluxe." It doesn't explicitly state walnut stock, but considering the other choices are Model 45, Model 45SB, Model 45S (sling, swivels, barrel weight, scope), Model 45 Carbine, and a.22 version, it would stand to reason that the "Deluxe" just might represent a walnut-stocked model.
Note: It appears that the 45SB and 45S descriptions in the price list below were confused. It would make more sense that the "SB" would be sling and barrel weight and the "S" would be just a scoped version.
Can anyone confirm that a Walnut stock is the 45 Deluxe.