He has made a commitment to represent every item with a thorough description and detailed photographs.īecoming a firearms dealer of antique guns was really the natural evolution of Michaels very enjoyable hobby of collecting and target shooting firearms. His main goal for this site is to have satisfied customers who will come back in the future to add to their collections without hesitation. If there were only one thing that he can share from these years of experience, it would be that 'Reputation is Everything.' He will always be a collector at heart, so he knows what it is like to spend hard-earned money ordering something over the phone or Internet only to be disappointed. Michael's business philosophy is based on 35 years of collecting experience and target shooting. All in all Michael worked at the SAF for 15 years then took a redundancy package. In 1983 after becoming the Department of Defence Support Apprentice of the Year he was sent to the UK for a year to work at the Royal Small Arms Factory, Enfield on attachment. Michael was also involved in troubleshooting rifle manufacturing processes. He worked on many commercial projects as well as on small arms research and development projects. In the 3rd year of his apprenticeship he also commenced training in Mechanical Engineering and he later worked for many years in systems design and process engineering. Upon leaving school when he was 16 he followed in his Fathers footsteps and commenced a Toolmaking apprenticeship at the Small Arms Factory which included extensive training in all aspects of gun manufacture, design, testing and troubleshhoting. As we study and understand the past so are we able to create a future free of the disharmonies of that past.

Michael is fascinated by the 'living history' aspect of historical firearms, not to glorify war but rather as a reminder of the sacrifices made and also of what not to do in future moments. Michael's father worked at the Small Arms Factory (SAF) at Lithgow for 46 years and when Michael was 6 years of age his father took him into the SAF Museum and he was interested in historical firearms from then on. He began collecting firearms upon receiving his first rifle from his father for his 9th birthday. Michael began his lifelong interest in target shooting when he was 4 years old. As a child there were lots of billy-carts, Mechano, cubby houses and electronics sets.Īmongst many other interests, Michael owns an antique firearms dealership located in Perth, Western Australia named ' The Kings Armoury'.

From an infant he loved pulling things apart to see how they work. Michael is an engineer at heart on many different levels.

The Collector by Michael King