International Ammunition Association
1955
- 1955 – Cartridge Collector’s Club formed
- 1955 – co-founder Bill Wooden
- 1961 – Joined with the slightly younger National Cartridge Collectors Association
- 1961 – became the International Cartridge Collectors Association (ICCA)
- 1993 – became International Ammunition Association (IAA)
- https://cartridgecollectors.org
International Ammunition Association, Inc.
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About the International Ammunition Association
The International Ammunition Association (IAA) is a nonprofit organization for cartridge collectors and for professionals who work in ammunition research and forensics. It began in 1955 as the Cartridge Collectors Club and, in 1961, merged with the National Cartridge Collectors Association to form the International Cartridge Collectors Association (ICCA), later taking its current name. Its stated aim is to foster interest in and knowledge of ammunition of all types, from early metallic cartridges to modern military and sporting rounds.
For collectors and researchers, the IAA offers a deep body of cartridge knowledge. Members receive the bimonthly International Ammunition Journal, which took that name in 1993 after earlier serving as The International Cartridge Collector. The association held the first all-cartridge show in Sioux City, Iowa, in 1963, and its annual Saint Louis International Cartridge Show (SLICS) replaced the long-running Chicagoland Cartridge Show in 1999. The IAA launched its website in 2001, marked its 50th anniversary in 2005, and created an online Resource Center in 2018, and it was still active in 2026.
Key Facts
- 1955: Founded as the Cartridge Collectors Club
- 1961: Merges with the National Cartridge Collectors Association to form the ICCA
- October 1, 1963: Holds the first all-cartridge show, in Sioux City, Iowa
- 1993: Journal becomes the International Ammunition Journal
- 1999: Saint Louis International Cartridge Show replaces the Chicagoland show
- 2018: IAA Resource Center created
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