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Lithgow Small Arms Factory Museum Under Threat
AmmoLand ^ | January 2, 2025 | Dean Weingarten

Posted on 01/06/2025 4:08:53 AM PST by marktwain

Lithgow Small Arms Factory Museum Under Threat

Lithgow Small Arms Factory Museum Under Threat

The world-famous Lithgow Small Arms Factory Museum (LSAFM) in Australia is threatened by a combination of police bureaucracy and clueless or hostile management. On August 25, 2024, thieves broke in and stole 27 antique and collectible pistols. At this time, 18 of the pistols have been recovered.

One of the two displays the 27 pistols were stolen from. There were dozens of such displays in multiple rooms in the Museum.

This correspondent visited the wonderful museum in 2019. It is an incredible example of cultural heritage and history. It contained thousands of invaluable historical artifacts of firearms and their technology. Here is a summation from of the museum site as of 30 October 2024:

Following a break-in on 25 August, making national and international news, urgent security upgrades are needed.  Approval for these upgrades has still not been given by the site owner. This is despite their knowledge that the museum’s future is now at risk. Delays and uncertainties regarding site ownership threaten conservation and education on this remarkable site.

NSW Police have ordered security upgrades to protect the historic firearms collection. Three of these are critical for safe-keeping of the historic firearms. Another 14 are necessary before rebuilding of the displays can begin. Without these upgrades, LSAFM risks losing its firearms permits, which would lead to the confiscation of its collection and the death of the Museum. The historic firearms were the Factory’s major product and remain a key drawcard for visitors.

The multinational Thales Group, the building owner, has prohibited any work, even minor cosmetic fixes,


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KEYWORDS: australia; banglist; firearms; lithgow; museum
The Lithgow Small Arms Factory Museum is a world treasure. It is under threat because of a combination of Australian police bureaucracy and French Industrial insanity.
1 posted on 01/06/2025 4:08:53 AM PST by marktwain
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To: marktwain

The Museum is bleeding cash at the rate of $5000 a week, mandated security by the police for 24 hour guards at the storage facility where the thousands of firearms have been taken.

Volunteers are not allowed to provide security.

Meanwhile, Thales wont allow the security upgrades at the Museum property to take place, and the Museum has no income because all the displays have been taken down and the firearms locked up.

The firearms are, by law, were already rendered inoperable, by the removable of critical fire control parts.


2 posted on 01/06/2025 4:13:33 AM PST by marktwain (The Republic is at risk. Resistance to the Democratic Party is Resistance to Tyranny. )
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To: marktwain
Sounds like that's that, then.

Most unfortunate...

It really sucks to be Australia these totalitarian post-covid days. That's about all one can say.

3 posted on 01/06/2025 4:39:53 AM PST by OKSooner (Always remember to say "After the fair trial".)
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To: marktwain

Sounds very Australian totalitarian.


4 posted on 01/06/2025 4:51:04 AM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: marktwain

Thank you for letting us know what’s going on down under. The Aussies get more unhinged every day. I don’t suppose the museum’s firearms can be shipped out of the country to a safe space either?


5 posted on 01/06/2025 5:32:49 AM PST by caver ( )
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To: marktwain

Note to self: display of guns...boobytrap each item to kill thief.


6 posted on 01/06/2025 6:55:25 AM PST by If You Want It Fixed - Fix It
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To: caver

Not sure.

The Museum staff was talking about the potential necessity of turning them over to the police.


7 posted on 01/06/2025 9:53:18 AM PST by marktwain (The Republic is at risk. Resistance to the Democratic Party is Resistance to Tyranny. )
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That museum would be a big hit in the US.


8 posted on 01/06/2025 10:16:44 AM PST by Rappini ("No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in it's preservation" MacArthr)
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To: Rappini

It is a fantastic museum. I feel privileged to have seen it in its prime.

The buildings are part of the museum. Wonderful to see how it was done before electric power became widespread, and how the conversion was done.


9 posted on 01/06/2025 10:18:26 AM PST by marktwain (The Republic is at risk. Resistance to the Democratic Party is Resistance to Tyranny. )
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To: marktwain

Geez, that does not sound like a safe place either.
More history being erased.


10 posted on 01/06/2025 11:40:28 AM PST by caver ( )
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