Session 2 of this collection will be featured in our November 3rd, 4th, & 5th, 2023 Premier Firearm’s and Militaria Auction!
Poulin Auctions is exceptionally proud to bring to auction the lifelong collection of:
Glen E. Mattox
Glen Earl Mattox, Jr., was born May 3, 1944 in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, the son of Glen and Chloe Mattox. He passed away August 5, 2022 in Missoula, Montana at the age of 78.
After graduating from Kellogg High School in 1962, Glen joined the Army. After serving his Country for six years, he attended North Idaho College. After that, he worked for the telephone company, and was then employed by the Forest Service. In 1980, he married Hanh Nguyen.
Glen’s introduction to the gun world began at the young age of 15 when he was caught sneaking into his first gun show in Coeur d’Alene, ID. From that moment, he was hooked, and this quickly became a passion that would last his entire lifetime.
Glen loved wheelin’ & dealin’ and stories were told both by Glen as well as those who knew him. Glen always claimed that he borrowed $75 to buy his first gun which he swore he sold for $150. There are also eye-witness accounts of Glen selling a Gatling gun across the aisle for a 25% profit BEFORE he had purchased the gun from the other side of the aisle.
Glen was a long-time resident and business owner
in Post Falls, Idaho. His passion for collecting drove him to create his Antique Gun Shoppe in 1974. He literally started it with nothing, and then gradually morphed it into more of a museum than a shop. Glen enjoyed putting the time and effort into what he loved and, from his hard work on the Gun Show circuit, he earned national recognition as an expert in Antique Arms, Military and Native American Artifacts. As such, Glen was ultimately cited by dozens of published resources in these fields.
Glen’s enthusiasm and knowledge in the field of collecting led him to become a member of many organizations including:
- Washington Arms Collectors Association, Life Member
- Oregon Arms Collectors Assoc.
- Texas Gun Collectors Association
- Colorado Arms Collectors Association
- Antique Bowie Knife Collectors Association
- Ohio Valley Military Society
- National Rifle Association
- Montana Arms Collectors Association
- Dakota Territory Gun Collectors Association
- Weapons Collectors Society of Montana, Charter Life Member
Those who knew Glen, knew he lived life to the fullest, and he lived the life he chose. While traveling to a gun show, he “died with his boots on,” doing what he loved, and at the end, he was surrounded by his loved ones. He wouldn’t have wanted it any other way.
We are all temporary custodians of the relics and items we collect, covet, and surround ourselves with in our collections. We hope that these items from Glen’s collection find the next best caretakers to carry-on through time as this is surely what Glen would have wanted.
Session 2 of this collection will be featured in our November 2023 Premier Firearms and Militaria Auction!
November 3rd, 4th, & 5th, 2023 | Fairfield, ME
Poulin Auctions is exceptionally proud to bring to auction the lifelong collection of:
Glen E. Mattox
Glen Earl Mattox, Jr., was born May 3, 1944 in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, the son of Glen and Chloe Mattox. He passed away August 5, 2022 in Missoula, Montana at the age of 78.
After graduating from Kellogg High School in 1962, Glen joined the Army. After serving his Country for six years, he attended North Idaho College. After that, he worked for the telephone company, and was then employed by the Forest Service. In 1980, he married Hanh Nguyen.
Glen’s introduction to the gun world began at the young age of 15 when he was caught sneaking into his first gun show in Coeur d’Alene, ID. From that moment, he was hooked, and this quickly became a passion that would last his entire lifetime.
Glen loved wheelin’ & dealin’ and stories were told both by Glen as well as those who knew him. Glen always claimed that he borrowed $75 to buy his first gun which he swore he sold for $150. There are also eye-witness accounts of Glen selling a Gatling gun across the aisle for a 25% profit BEFORE he had purchased the gun from the other side of the aisle.
Glen was a long-time resident and business owner
in Post Falls, Idaho. His passion for collecting drove him to create his Antique Gun Shoppe in 1974. He literally started it with nothing, and then gradually morphed it into more of a museum than a shop. Glen enjoyed putting the time and effort into what he loved and, from his hard work on the Gun Show circuit, he earned national recognition as an expert in Antique Arms, Military and Native American Artifacts. As such, Glen was ultimately cited by dozens of published resources in these fields.
Glen’s enthusiasm and knowledge in the field of collecting led him to become a member of many organizations including:
- Washington Arms Collectors Association, Life Member
- Oregon Arms Collectors Assoc.
- Texas Gun Collectors Association
- Colorado Arms Collectors Association
- Antique Bowie Knife Collectors Association
- Ohio Valley Military Society
- National Rifle Association
- Montana Arms Collectors Association
- Dakota Territory Gun Collectors Association
- Weapons Collectors Society of Montana, Charter Life Member
Those who knew Glen, knew he lived life to the fullest, and he lived the life he chose. While traveling to a gun show, he “died with his boots on,” doing what he loved, and at the end, he was surrounded by his loved ones. He wouldn’t have wanted it any other way.
We are all temporary custodians of the relics and items we collect, covet, and surround ourselves with in our collections. We hope that these items from Glen’s collection find the next best caretakers to carry-on through time as this is surely what Glen would have wanted.