Scrimshaw/Engraved Powder Horns Engraved Powder Horns, Powder measures made from Antler. Flintlock Pan Primers made from Antler & Buffalo horn. Woven sashes in various colours & sizes. For more details, pictures & prices, contact Eddy Benc: eddy550@tpg.com.au Mobile - 0435392290
Bojo Products for tents - Bakers, Bell-ends, Sibleys, Tipis, Voyagers, Wall or Wedge tents, tarps, tent fly's & primitive shelters. Custom made quality - contact Bob Ellis, 03 5796 2753 AH
Green River Rifle Works, Cumberland Park, South Australia. The specialists in everything black powder; custom guns, powder, accoutrements, repairs, the lot. Phone Allan & Jenny Vaisham on 08 8293 3686 business hours only.
Northern Shooter's Supplies division of Stock, Lock Antique Arms, for all black powder grades, new & second-hand guns, flints, percussion caps, plus all accoutrements. Look for Roger Mowbray at various club black powder shoots, gun shows or ph. 03 5865 5440 or mobile 0427 451 911
Pedersoli Blackpowder Supplies. Everything for the black powder enthusiast and more, contact Graeme Forbes at Forbes Wholesale P/L Eltham: phone 03 9439 6111 Read the latest black powder news at www.forbesws.com.au
Pioneer Forge tomahawks. As used by most serious knife and hawk competitors. Contact our blacksmith Glen Mitchell to order your hawk or knife today. Phone 03 5729 5564
The Shooter's Shack. Victorian high country residents rely on mountain man John Suardi of Rosewhite for black powder supplies; phone John on 5753 5226.
Our club newsletter “Around The Traps” is issued at infrequent intervals throughout the year. It contains chronicles of interest to Longhunters, Mountain Men, Voyagers, Traders, Trekkers, Early Settlers, Frontier Women and other re-enactors of our bygone era.
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Welcome to another read of Club doings. Not that we program a great deal during the warmer weather following our traditional September Rondy. Early November saw us at Berwick again for the annual Time Line event …
East End, Sutler’s Row. Pencil sketch by Charlie Timma.
September Shining Times!
Congratulations to all who attended our September Rondyvoo. You were each an important part of the largest Primitive Rendezvous seen under the Southern Cross for many a long year. With seventeen truly primitive camps it was easy to step back into a time zone of [...]
Three hawks by Glen Mitchell blacksmith of Pioneer Forge, Carboor, Victoria
Its time to relegate the duck swamps to another season, we can now start to thinking about Beaver Creek and the pleasures of Spring Rendezvous. Pleasures like camping with friends in open spaces with that big ol’ Mt. Buffler on the distant horizon; renewing acquaintances [...]
Le Reynard with 2 grey teal taken with a 12 ga W.C. Scott & Son original percussion muzzleloader.
Once again we do the rounds of our traps, the burrows and the duck ponds, yet beaver remains mighty scarce. A warm welcome to all readers as we rug up against Victoria’s chilly winter [...]
Hello! Once again we do the rounds of our traps and welcome all members and readers; with a special welcome to our newest members Eddy Benc and Peter Convey. Both are no strangers to black powder. Peter, from the Western Districts, featured in our May 2008 newsletter while Eddy hails from South Australia and is remembered by those who rendezvous’d at Pine Ridge with Glen Mitchell some 30 years ago. We also…
For more details, pictures & prices, contact Eddy Benc: 
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