Hello Marrakai,

As to your question of what relation I am to Charles Leonard

Harry Leonard was my great grandfather and Charles Leonard was the youngest of his five sons. Who were:
Daniel (christened Walter Daniel, my grandfather)
Samuel
Henry
Fredrick
Charles

Charles was possibly the longest surviving also. All Harry's sons were in the gun trade. My Grandfather Daniel specialised in barrels (Barrel Filer)
Harry died around 1928 and I'm not absolutely sure but Charles would have been 80 in 1964 and his death, along with the destruction of two thirds of the Birmingham Gun Quatre to develop a ring road led, I believe, to the end of gunmaking by the Leonards.

This is also only one branch of the Leonard gunmakers as Harry leonard was one of three sons of Daniel Leonard the Founder who (I'm sure you can guess) were also in the gun trade. Harry's brothers were Daniel and Samuel who all had families with most sons going into the trade as well.

I am new to this forum and am not sure how you copy messages to other members so apologise for not copying you emails I sent to Rusty. I don't see a copy button!

Regards
Stuart Leonard
Germany