The Vickers MG Collection & Research Association was formally incorporated in 2011. It was established to ensure that the historical collection and research established since 1994, by Richard Fisher, would be safeguarded for the future. Richard recognised in 2009 that the collection had become significantly valuable with many pieces becoming nearly 100 years old. Furthermore, the amount of information that was being collated on the gun and its use around the world was not being disseminated as widely as was possible. Whilst the www.vickersmachinegun.org.uk website was an excellent avenue and had helped many people research the use of the gun, it was only one-dimensional and the Vickers collection was a very physical asset that warranted more than just photographs and text. After several events where some items from the Vickers collection were displayed, Richard received positive feedback on the collection and expressions of interest for more of the same! These were both static displays alongside lectures and museum events, as well as living history and reenactment events, where the public could see the guns and people portraying how machine gunners would have trained and lived at different points in history. Also, with the increasing legislative burden on weapons collectors, ensuring that the Vickers collection had the least possible impact on future changes in the law was an important driver to establish a legitimate organisation for the management of the collection. With the establishment of the Company, it is hoped that it will give the collection a formality that will enable others to take an interest in it and set it apart from the traditional private collection. It is hoped that the collection will be recognised as something of importance and opportunities for display and exhibition will be taken as much as possible.