Greg Martin is an avid marksman who has hunted big game in Africa, North America and Europe. In January 2002, he formed Greg Martin Auctions – GMA – with two veterans of Butterfield’s: Bernard Osher, its former owner, and John Gallo, former President of the company.įrom 2002 to 2009, GMA sales went from $4,500,000 to over $16,000,000 annually. During that time, Martin built Butterfield’s arms department into the world’s largest and most successful – achieving record prices and total sales of over $200,000,000 in antique arms, armor, militaria and historical memorabilia. Petra and Greg Martin at the Greg Martin Colt Gallery, The Autry Museum of Western Heritage, Los Angeles, California.įrom 1986 – 2002, Greg Martin presided as Director and Leading Authority over the Arms & Armor Department at Butterfield & Butterfield Auctioneers in San Francisco, founded in 1865. In addition, he served for two terms as a Trustee of the California Historical Society. He provided the Autry Museum with an endowment that has become the Greg Martin Colt Gallery, highlighting the history of Samuel Colt’s Revolver. Greg Martin is a member of the Arms & Armor Society of New York, a Lifetime Member of the Texas Gun Collector’s Association, and for 30 years has been a Trustee of the Autry Museum of Western Heritage in Los Angeles. Greg Martin lent his expertise and collection to the major motion picture documentary In the Blood about President Theodore Roosevelt’s 1909 African Safari. He was a regular host on HGTV’s Appraise It! and was profiled and featured in the BBC production Antique Arms. Greg Martin appeared on the PBS series Antiques Roadshow, Discovery Channel’s The Search for Amazing Treasures, and The History Channel series’ Tales of the Gun, Discovery Channel’s Mythbusters, and most recently on FOX Business series’ Strange Inheritance. He has been interviewed about various aspects of antique arms and armor on major television networks including: FOX, NBC, ABC and CNN, and on various radio programs in several countries. In addition, Greg Martin was featured in many publications, including: The New York Times, Art & Auction, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Robb Report, Cigar Aficionado, Opulence Magazine, Wealth Magazine, San Francisco Magazine, The New York Post, The Los Angeles Times, Forbes, and Business Week. He contributed to articles on collecting and investing in historical artifacts to numerous publications and has lectured widely on the subject matter, including presentations at the Smithsonian Institution and the International Monetary Conference. Of the top 20 highest prices realized for arms and armor, Greg Martin was directly responsible for 12 of the records achieved.
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