A Gem of an air rifle
Sometimes things are not quite what they appear to be. Readers who have been involved with shooting for some time will probably instantly recognise the air rifle shown here as a ‘Gem’ type. For those who are not familiar with the description, the Gem was a mass-produced air rifle manufactured mostly in Germany and Belgium by various makers from around 1870 right up to the beginning of World War Two. Even in good condition,
