| Greg Martin has been a collector
of antique weapons since childhood. He has amassed one of the most important collections
of antique firearms and historic artifacts in the world, becoming, in the process,
a trusted authority on the subject. He has contributed
articles on collecting and investing in historical artifacts to several publications
and has lectured widely, including the Smithsonian Institution and the International
Monetary Conference. He has also been featured in numerous publications, including
The New York Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, Forbes Magazine, The Robb Report, Wealth Magazine,
San Francisco Magazine, The New York Post, The LA Times and Business Week Magazine. He
has been interviewed about various aspects of antique arms and armor on major
television networks including NBC, ABC and CNN and on various radio programs in
several countries. Greg Martin has appeared on PBS' "Antiques",
Discovery Channel's "The Search for Amazing Treasures", The History
Channel Series "Tales of the Gun" and is a regular on HGTV's "Appraise
it!". He was profiled and featured in the BBC production about antique arms
and lent his expertise to a major motion picture documentary "In the Blood"
about president Theodore Roosevelt. Greg Martin is
a member of the Arms and Armor Society of New York, Trustee of the California
Historical Society, Trustee of the Autry Museum of Western Heritage in Los Angeles,
Honorary Director of the Texas Gun Collectors Association, and member of the Colt
Collectors Association, as well as other organizations.
Today, Greg Martin is a principal of Greg Martin Auctions, the preeminent auctioneer of investment quality
firearms in the country. The company was launched with two other veterans of Butterfields (now Bonhams &
Butterfields), John Gallo, its former president, and former owner Bernard Osher. With Martin presiding as
Director and Leading Authority of the Arms & Armor Department, the three had worked together from 1986-1999,
creating the largest and most prestigious arms & armor department in the world. The team reunited in 2002
to form Greg Martin Auctions, continuing their path of success. Now approaching its three-year anniversary
this June, the company has under its belt over $27 million in sales, seven auctions and sales of some of the
most important arms ever sold. The firm has also established several world records, including the highest
price ever paid for a single firearm at auction -- $828,800 for a cased 1849 Colt with elaborate scroll
and gold inlay by master engraver Gustave Young.
Based in San Francisco with representation in New York and New England, Greg Martin Auctions provides
collectors, institutions, dealer and enthusiasts with unsurpassed expertise and a complete range of services
to appraise, value, market and sell antique arms, armor and historical memorabilia. The company's full-service
approach to auctions include bi-coastal linked auction rooms, real-time telephone bidding, absentee bidding
by phone, fax or Internet and private preview showings by appointment. Sales schedules and collector
information are available at http://www.gregmartinauctions.com.
For more information, contact Greg Martin Auctions by telephone toll-free at 1-800-509-1988, by fax at
415-543-7476, be email at info@gregmartinauctions.com or on
the Internet.
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