Lithgow Small Arms Factory Museum
In 1906 the Australian Government decided that Australia could no longer rely upon Britain for her defence needs, and decided to build a factory for the manufacture of arms.
The Lithgow Small Arms Factory was Australia’s first high precision mass production facility and has an historic association with the inaugural Australian Federal government of 1901. This museum situated in the grounds of the Lithgow Small Arms Factory celebrates the rich history of the Factory and its people.
Over the years of its operation the LSAF accumulated a large collection of military small arms and Factory commercial production for technical appraisal. As a result the museum contains one of the most comprehensive firearms collections in the Southern Hemisphere.
In an attempt to sustain the maximum number of employees during the economic recession that followed World War I LSAF entered the commercial marketplace. Numerous commercial products were manufactured until the commencement of the hostilities of World War II. The Factory played a significant role in saving the floundering Australian wool growing Industry during the 1930’s by manufacturing parts for shearing handsets, replacing those purchased from England at too high a price. The Lithgow Small Arms Factory became an Australian industrial and rural Icon.
In August 2007 a magnificent handgun collection containing some 1300 items was donated to the Museum by Queensland collector Ron Hayes. This collection is now on show in a new display area upstairs and contains some very rare pieces.
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