Leonard was one of the original five members of the Mountaineer Flintlock Rifle Club and the only one to fire an original flintlock rifle in the first match.
I met Leonard at one of the shoots at Plum Orchard Lake when I was 13 or 14 years old. I have his personal gun cabinet that was made from a cherry tree that grew in his back yard. I also have one of his cap lock 40 caliber pistols and a tobacco tin he engraved for me. He was a wonderful man and a wonderful craftsman.
Wallace Gusler was one of the five that started the Club., he said he is the last surviving member.
ReplyDeleteI met Leonard at one of the shoots at Plum Orchard Lake when I was 13 or 14 years old. I have his personal gun cabinet that was made from a cherry tree that grew in his back yard. I also have one of his cap lock 40 caliber pistols and a tobacco tin he engraved for me. He was a wonderful man and a wonderful craftsman.
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