Society Aims
- To preserve and restore historic firearms and militaria. 
- To assist the membership with their collections. 

Members please note, 2013-14 membership renewal can now be done on line, via the Member Pages.  Must be done by June 30th.

The Society held its first meeting in 1986, in Ballarat. Ballarat is a 1850's Gold Rush town in the State of Victoria in southern Australia. The Society grew from small beginnings to now be one of the largest firearm collecting organizations in country Victoria.We are one of six independent organizations in the State, all of whom having a firearm based collecting interest. In addition, the Society is also an approved shooting organization (Hunting and Target Shooting) under the Vic Firearms Act, so Members can hold category A+B arms using membership as "Reason to Own"

We hold monthly meetings in Ballarat on the last Wednesday of the month, except in December and January and usually a BBQ in February.

Our interests include the collection of Military and Sporting Longarms, Black Powder firearms, Collectable handguns, Edged Weapons & Knives, Ammunition and Ordnance , Badges, Medals, Uniforms, Maps, Books, Documents and General History.

The Society also assists members of the public with answers to questions relating to our collecting interests.
We also publish a bi-monthly newsletter, "Fusillade", that we distribute to our membership and to other companion organizations around Australia.

For the last 24 years, we have organized an annual Militaria Fair in Ballarat and intend to continue to do so. This site now has details of our July Fair, within the Event pages.

Joining NOW, ensures a full 12 months + of membership. 
Application forms are on the "Membership" page.