Our Saturday outing was to the Small Arms Factory Museum. Although a small museum it has plenty on offer to see, as well as a personal tour guide, to explain both the history and the exhibits.
The museum holds the largest collection of small arms in Australia, and is on the site of the original Small Arms Factory. The factory was built in 1912 to produce weapons for Australia, chosen to be so far inland as it was considered to be safe from naval attack. All aspects of weaponry were designed and manufactured here, and during WW2 some 6000 people were employed. After the end of WW2, there was a move away from just small arms and into other light engineering. Sewing machines, Sunbeam cake mixers, and shearing equipment were just some of products that they diversified into. Today the factory is still operating but in a much smaller capacity, with sporting guns now the focus.
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| One of each of the 303s produced. |
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| A private pistol collection. |
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| Pinnock Sewing Machine |
This link gives you lots of history and information if you are interested. http://www.lithgowsafmuseum.org.au/
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