Muzzle Loaders Associations International Committee
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The Muzzle Loaders Associations International Committee (MLAIC) is the world governing body for competition with muzzle-loading firearms, both originals (made prior to 1900) and replicas thereof.
MLAIC organises World Championships on even-numbered years, with European and Long Range Championships run in odd-numbered years.{{cite web |title=History – MLAIC |url=https://mlaic.org/who-we-are/history/ |website=MLAIC |access-date=2 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808044821/http://mlaic.org/who-we-are/history/ |archive-date=8 August 2022 |language=English |url-status=live}} In 2022, Deutscher Schützenbund hosted the 29th World Championship in Pforzheim, Germany.{{cite web |title=Time tables for 29th. MLAIC World Championships 2022 |url=https://mlaic.org/2022/08/11/time-tables-for-29th-mlaic-world-championships-2022/ |website=MLAIC |access-date=2 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202160801/https://mlaic.org/2022/08/11/time-tables-for-29th-mlaic-world-championships-2022/ |archive-date=2 December 2022 |language=English |url-status=live}}
History
According to early secretary general Paul Marchand, the organization was preceded by the Muzzle Loaders Association of Great Britain, founded in 1952, then the French equivalent, {{Interlanguage link|Arquebusiers de France|fr}}, in 1962. Competition between the two, followed by similar organizations popping up in Italy and Germany, led to an initial international championship in Vaudoy-en-Brie, France, in 1971.
From there, a provisory international committee gave way to the foundation of the MLAIC. Its first championship was hosted by the Real Federacion Española de Tiro Olimpico in Madrid on 23 and 24 September 1972.{{Cite web |last=Marchand |first=Paul |date=1976 |title=History of the MLAIC |url=https://mlaic.org/who-we-are/history/ |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=MLAIC |language=en}}
Member nations
The European Zone consists of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland.{{citation needed|date=September 2017}}{{cite web |title=Members |url=http://mlaic.org/who-we-are/members/ |website=MLAIC |access-date=2 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630235714/http://mlaic.org/who-we-are/members/ |archive-date=30 June 2017 |language=English |url-status=live}}
The Pacific Zone consists of Argentina, Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United States.
Correspondent nations without member status are Brazil, Croatia, Greece, Malta, India and Russia.
Secretaries general
- 1970 – 2002: Capt. Paul Marchand, France
- 2002 – 2003: Andrew Courtney, Great Britain
- 2003 – 2007: Donald (Bucky) Malson, USA
- 2007 – 2008: Kim Atkinson, Australia (Temp)
- 2008 – 2016: David Brigden, Great Britain
- 2016 – 2024: Gerhard Lang, Germany
- 2024 – Current: Gerda Lejeune, Nederland
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.mlaic.org Official website]
- [http://www.lrml.org Long-Range Muzzle-Loading website]