The first practical pneumatic tire was made by John Boyd Dunlop, he was from Scotland.
Depends on what you want to shoot? For accuracy and target sports a pre-charged pneumatic is best. Anything by Daystate, Falcon, Logan or Air-arms is going to be good, but quite expensive. For hunting, I'd recommend either a springer, or a single str...
The Food Corporation of India used to deploy pneumatic conveyors for handling bulk food grain. The Engg. Divn. of FCI may be able to give more information on this. May contact FCI office in Delhi & Bombay.