Hi Mick,

It is debatable s to whether Lanes actually made the Musketeer or if it was made for them as they were more of a pellet rather than gun manufacturer. It is possible the Musketeer was part made in Germany and it has also been suggested the Midland Gun Company may have had some involvement. The Musketeer deserves a place in the U.K.'s airgun history as it was the first 'British made' air rifle to be advertised, coming before the Lincoln Jeffries and Britannia.

Lanes also imported and adapted German Jewel (not Gem) airguns, which looked like Gem types with their own trigger system at the beginning of the 20th Century and these were marked with the Lanes name too. As the time, Jewel was a name used for some Gem types and the two terms were almost interchangeable. As time went on, Gem seems to have survived and Jewel has been almost lost to history. If you read contemporary accounts of the earliest organised airgun matches in the U.K. Jewels feature quite prominently.

Not sure if this helps you?

Kind regards,
John