Sincere thanks to the following for their contributions without which this site would have been very much less in its content!!

1. Geoffrey Boothroyd (April 2000) - sent me two articles he had written for the Shooting Times magazine (UK) titled :-

• W. R. Leeson of Ashford and London Shooting Times & Country Magazine, 21 - 27 March 1985

• Missing Pieces Shooting Times & Country Magazine, 25 January - 3rd February 1993

2. Bill Harriman (May 2009) - further historical information about W.R. Leeson, his family and  trading dates
3. British Gunmakers, vol. Two - Birmingham, Scotland & the Regions by Nigel Brown, Quiller Books (2005)
4. Boothroyd on British Shotguns by Geoffrey Boothroyd, 1993, Sand Lake Press, Amity, Oregon, USA
5. Chris Skinner of Canterbury, Kent for his contribution, research, pictures, letters and transcripts
6. Bill Harriman (June 2009) - mention of the W.R. Leeson website and my interest in tracing the Leeson history in the Shooting Times page 21, 25th June 2009 - generated some great contacts and further information - many thanks!!
7. Ashford Reference Library (August 2009), special thanks to Lorraine Hatt & June Wenborn for all their efforts in finding photographs & information appertaining to Bank Street, Ashford c.1910 and c.1950.
8. John Smith (August & Sept. 2009) of the Internet Gun Club for a significant amount of information of Leeson, specifically Reginald Garrard Leeson (See dedicated history page) and for permission to use this information & the Trade Labels from his own site which can be found at www.internetgunclub.com.
9. Chris Skinner (August 2009) of Canterbury, Kent for his time & effort in taking photographs of 38 Bank Street, Ashford as it is today.
10. Special thanks to John Capaldi (owner of guns 777 & 1260) for permission to publish photographs & John Smith (Internet Gun club) for details of these guns, etc.
11. John Ormiston for his kind permission to list gun 707. Also thanks to the Berretta Gallery in London (current keepers of gun 707) for giving me the time to photograph & examine the gun in great detail.
12. Robin Knowles for his considerable contributions particularly with cuttings from The Field and other assorted references - many thanks.
13. Thanks to the current Owner of Leeson serial: 1460 - 16 bore for making contact and providing further information.
14. The Modern Sportsman's Gun and Rifle V1 : Game and Wildfowl Guns (1882) by John Henry Walsh, 1882, Horace Cox, 346 Strand, London.
15. Thanks to Clive Witton for images and information on gun 1444 and his enthusiasm in getting hardcopy photographs to me so quickly.
16. Further thanks to Robin Knowles for more material from "The Field" journal (1885-1920)
17. Thanks to Gavin Gardiner (of Gavin Gardener Ltd) for allowing me time to study & photograph gun 280 (Hammer Rifle).
18. Atkin, Grant & Lang by Don Masters, 2006, Safari Press Inc., Long Beach, California.
19. Many thanks to Greg Lavey for details and images of his USA based Leeson, no:714.
20. John Prince for obtaining access for me to view and photograph a Leeson Invicta 12 bore hammer gun and also Leeson no: 2020 - a very rare 8 bore sidelock ejector.
21. Special thanks to Gavin Gardiner for high quality image of hammer gun 323.
22. Very special thanks Stephen Mario Paizis of Brileys,USA for kindly sending me images of gun 187 and allowing it to be displayed on this website, many thanks again.
23. Very special thanks to Autur Hagner of Fenno Arms in Finland for allowing gun 2007 to be displayed on the website, a lovely 20 bore sidelock ejector.
24. Thanks to Robin Knowles for information on gun 1496.
25. Thanks again to Gavin Gardiner for images of gun 766.
26. Sincere thanks to Alastair Phillips and Edward Randall of William Evans Limited, 67a St. James, London for allowing access to view and photograph gun 1336.
27. Special thanks to Michael F. Carrick (Q&A) Editor - The Gun Report magazine (USA) and Sherman Bell (Author) of British Doubles article - The Double Gun Journal, Autumn 1997 for information on Leeson express rifle - Web Gallery 27.
28. Many thanks to Tony Cattermole, Bill Pink and Cullen Sage for their assistance with information, support & photo images for this website.
29. Special thanks to Jack Wood at Pantiles Vintage Guns for making Rook Rifle 121 available for viewing and a very big thanks to Chris Skinner for taking the time to view, photograph and obtain details of this rifle.
30. Special thanks to Damien Forde for his contact & information sent.
31. Special thanks to Bill Edwards of Tasmania, Australia for his information and photos recently sent.
32. Thanks to Patrick at Willoughby McCabe & Co. for kindly sending me further images of 2091 and its hidden third bite extension.
33. Special thanks to Christopher Beaumont of Holts Auctioneers for information and assistance with Semi Hammerless Bentley design gun, 488. Additional thanks to Andrew Orr of Holts Media Dept. for the image of 488.
34. Many thanks to Jack, and his son John, Wood for access to their Rook Rifle c/o Pantiles Vintage Guns - www.pantilesguns.co.uk.
35. Many thanks to Diggory Hadoke for images of gun 721 & 1890, www.vintageguns.co.uk.
36. Richard Stork of The Devizes GunSmith, www.thedevizesgunsmith.co.uk for access to serial #1442.