Century Arms was founded by John Saunders over 35 years ago after having worked as a Gun Dealer for several years before that  with a business from home, these were the times when it was still possible to find lots of early firearms from Australia's early colonial past, such as Muzzle loading rifles, early Colt revolvers and guns from the Gold Rush days. Following that came the Martini Henry’s and an abundant variety of Winchester repeaters of all calibers, this prompted the founding of a Gun Shop  on the Main Street, which finally evolved into buying & selling all kinds of sporting & collectible guns.

The urge came very early to get into Gun making and a large number of various sporting rifles were produced, stocked & engraved and finished in all accepted forms with strong leanings to the high quality British sporting rifles.

A great insight into sporting firearms of all kinds was gained by very many purchasing missions to the former British India, where the most desirable of all were the fine Double barreled rifles made for the various State Rulers of that Country, These times have know virtually past but we still venture into making a few sporting rifles of that influence, the last well known rifles made by the Company were a number of Farquharson  Falling block rifles, and a few 4 bores  British style rifles, and numerous classical English style magazine rifles. 

Century Arms, 303 Whitehorse Rd, Balwyn, Victoria 3108, Australia
PO Box 392, Balwyn, Victoria, Australia 3103
Ph:+61 3 98361148, Fax: +61 3 98362470
Email: johnsaunders1@bigpond.com