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Best C&R Shop On The Planet
« on: February 24, 2021, 07:40:03 PM »
Hi Guys,

A while back I was in Coeur d'Alene to meet my new grand daughter, whole other story.

Anyway, I went to check out the "Antique Gun Shoppe & Military Items" down the road in Post Falls. AWSOME is too mild, all museum quality. They had everything from what the Plymouth Rock crew carried, to desert storm mortar team, and everything in between, before and after. Injun & cowboy stuff too, flint and obsidian.

I took many pictures. I talked to the owner, Glen E. Mattox, who had just returned from the Portland show, said it would be okay to share with. PAX

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Re: Best C&R Shop On The Planet
« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2021, 07:41:34 PM »
And some more. PAX





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Re: Best C&R Shop On The Planet
« Reply #2 on: February 24, 2021, 07:42:35 PM »
A few more.


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Re: Best C&R Shop On The Planet
« Reply #3 on: February 24, 2021, 07:59:36 PM »
Interesting and neat!   thumb1
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Re: Best C&R Shop On The Planet
« Reply #4 on: February 24, 2021, 10:15:43 PM »
Neat!  The next time we pass through we will have to check that out.

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Re: Best C&R Shop On The Planet
« Reply #5 on: February 24, 2021, 10:53:52 PM »
That place is amazing!  thumb1 My wife and I visited that shop/museum for the first time just before Christmas.

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Re: Best C&R Shop On The Planet
« Reply #6 on: February 24, 2021, 11:10:11 PM »
I spent 3 hours there and that was the abridged tour. The fella that was the advisor to the Green Beret movie was from that neck of the woods, and they have a bunch of his stuff. PAX
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Re: Best C&R Shop On The Planet
« Reply #7 on: February 25, 2021, 05:54:54 AM »
like to see what that  k98 was all about
There are going to be two types of people in this world , those without toilet paper , and those with plenty of ammo to protect their toilet paper

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Re: Best C&R Shop On The Planet
« Reply #8 on: February 25, 2021, 09:04:55 AM »
very cool, thanks for sharing Pax. where is the location?
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Re: Best C&R Shop On The Planet
« Reply #9 on: February 25, 2021, 10:29:50 AM »
very cool, thanks for sharing Pax. where is the location?

Post Falls, Idaho. It's in a detached building behind Glenn's house. PAX
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Re: Best C&R Shop On The Planet
« Reply #10 on: February 25, 2021, 10:48:40 PM »
Yes thats amazing PAX. Thanks for sharing. Lots of interesting milsurp that guy has.  Reminds me of the New National Infantry Museum at Ft Benning Ga. Spent Hours in that place looking around.

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« Reply #11 on: February 26, 2021, 12:42:29 AM »
I spent 3 hours there and that was the abridged tour. The fella that was the advisor to the Green Beret movie was from that neck of the woods, and they have a bunch of his stuff. PAX

The John Wayne movie?
I had a cousin that was an extra in that one.
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Re: Best C&R Shop On The Planet
« Reply #12 on: February 26, 2021, 07:50:56 AM »
I spent 3 hours there and that was the abridged tour. The fella that was the advisor to the Green Beret movie was from that neck of the woods, and they have a bunch of his stuff. PAX

I would have been happy to spend three hours there too. Nearly every display was jaw-dropping. I only spent about 1.5 hours because I was with my wife  :)) She was definitely interested but understandably not quite as interested as I was.

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Re: Best C&R Shop On The Planet
« Reply #13 on: February 27, 2021, 03:11:12 PM »
Always wanted one of those Japanese NCO swords.
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Re: Best C&R Shop On The Planet
« Reply #14 on: February 27, 2021, 05:56:58 PM »
Always wanted one of those Japanese NCO swords.

Speaking of swords...While I was working in Idaho this last season, I followed up on a WTB ad in the local rag. A fella wanting to buy militaria. I needed a bayo for an Arisaka T38, so I takes a chance on the fella, and he say he's got a couple extras, come by. He was about 85 mile from our stip. So I get to the place and he was just wrapping up some Nam field radio stuff. He must not have a spousal unit because his stuff was everywhere. Japanese and Nazi SS uniforms, swords, daggers, helmets, flags, mess of rifles (Arisakas, & Mausers) a super bad MUMd T38 paratrooper, pistols (Nambu, P08, C96), Thompson, M38, grease gun. Spent the afternoon with him, Dave Sanders. Museum quality pieces.
Got a good bayo from him. Would have got a Jap flag too, but the only ones he'd let go of, were garrison flags. Make cool car cove.

He had a bunch of giant scale tanks & planes, and old clocks. PAX
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Re: Best C&R Shop On The Planet
« Reply #15 on: July 08, 2021, 03:14:04 PM »
Great pics! Impressive collection! Tks for sharing!