Looking for a Class?
Concealed Handgun Certification & Advanced Firearm training click here.
Looking for a Class?
Concealed Handgun Certification & Advanced Firearm training click here.
Welcome to Asheville Armory & Matts Guns
Firearm Safety and Certification Training
Asheville Armory & Matts Guns has partnered with the USCCA to make firearm training and certification available for anyone who wants to take that next step toward the fundamentals of safe firearm handling. Our instructors account for over 50 years of firearm instruction experience. Whether you need your Concealed Handgun Permit or private instruction with your own rifle, pistol, shotgun or all of them, we have you covered. Click the link on the top to see what classes are coming up.
We Buy & Appraise Guns & Collectables!
Since opening our doors, we have studied and immersed ourselves in firearms history & industry to be the foremost experts of vintage, collectable and even modern firearms. We specialize in Insurance appraisals, firearms consignment as well as estate planning and disposition. Have a collection you have inherited? We can help. We also offer a referral fee for leads on collections. Have something that isn't a firearm like ammo, knives, books, bikes, bottles, cars, coins, currency, antiques, gold or silver? Give us a call we buy everything! See bottom of this page for contact info and to attach photos of what you have. We are mobile and can come to you.
About Us
Asheville Armory was founded in 1861 producing over 900 Enfield percussion style muskets during the Civil War. In 1865 the Union troops set the Armory ablaze in downtown Asheville which ended the 1st iteration of the Armory. The Second Armory started in 2014 and closed its retail location on Riverside Drive in 2022 due to the corrupt, misguided bureaucratic policies imposed by the Biden administration which have since been reversed by the BATFE.
Riverside Drive / Mars Hill Location
For many years we were located on Riverside Drive in Asheville but as of Dec 2025 we are fully mobile specializing in hunting down rare guns and other items while looking for a new location. We do not have a retail storefront in Mars Hill rather that is the location of our classroom. Keep checking back throughout 2026 for any updates.