Have posted before about how I like older, traditional knives, watches, etc. I also like things that are a little different. Today's carry is a post-WWII US Army Engineer's knife and today's timepiece is a 1952 Longines-Wittnauer manual winder. Love stuff like that. So, when I saw this gun and couldn't find another like it or even much info on the model I decided to take a flyer. RWS Diana 52 Luxus/Luxor in .177. From what I've found you can tell it's a Luxus from the diamond checkering, the darker wood (it's a completely separate piece) at the tip of the forestock, and of course the 52L etched on top. T05 trigger, manufacture date of 10/07. Seller said this was a special model made for Pyramyd but I haven't been able to find it anywhere. This gun has had the nylon spring guides installed, assuming it's a Vortek PG2 kit. Scope is I believe the original. It's a RWS 6 x 42 AO IR with a 30 mm tube. Never seen rings like this. One bolt per ring holds it to the rail and it's spring loaded. Fortunately, they removed the scope before they shipped because when I started to mount it and looked the arrestor pin was sitting flush. Took the ring off thinking I would turn with a hex or tap down. Nope. I was staring at the arrestor pin. You actually remove the rail clamp bolt and spring and flip the insert upside down so the pin protrudes. Dropped right into the hole on the rail, mo bettah now. I assume the springs are meant to reduce recoil? Wondering if it got sold because they couldn't ever get the scope to hold zero with no arrestor pin ha! Found very little info on the stock and what I found conflicted. One seemed to remember the Luxus was a beech stock that may or may not have been dipped and with the darker wood on forestock but wasn't sure. One said all of the 52's had walnut stocks. Finally found one who said he had a Diana catalog and it showed the Luxus with a walnut stock. Figuring all this out is complicated by the fact there were UK variants that were slightly different. I was originally thinking it was beech but after getting it in hand and seeing the grain I'm leaning towards walnut. The forestock piece is I think Oregon walnut or similar. Very dark. Hoping maybe BoG or Mycapt65 or someone that's been into air guns longer than I has an idea. Have some questions about the scope rail, I'll take some pics for the air gun gurus tomorrow when I remove the scope. Some badly needed rain has kept us from shooting our new guns. Not complaining but looks like we might get a little break early tomorrow. Hope so, this is a neat gun and I'm looking forward to seeing how it shoots. Any info on this model or the 52 in general would be much appreciated.
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