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J.M. Davis Private Collection Firearm and Artifact Auction

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location330 N J.M. Davis Blvd, Claremore, Oklahoma, 74017, United States

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Introduction to the J.M. Davis Private Collection Firearm and Artifact Auction

J.M. Davis ran the Mason Hotel in Claremore, Oklahoma, for his entire career, from 1917 onward. From the age of seven in 1901 until 1965, he was an inveterate collector of all firearms, as well as artifacts reflecting history in Oklahoma and the Mississippi Valley region. To preserve his collection in perpetuity, he created the 40,000-square-foot J.M. Davis Arms & Historical Museum in Claremore, which is today managed by the State of Oklahoma. It is the largest firearms Museum in North America.

The museum is a must-see for any weapons collector, displaying an incredible amount and variety of weaponry and famous felon, outlaw, and law enforcement personality items from history.

Proceeds of this sale directly benefit the long-term care and maintenance of the Collection. None of the items in this sale are out of the current museum exhibit displays. Nearly all of the items have been stored away, out of public view, since at least 1965 (54 years!), long before the modern era when most of the well-written and researched reference and table-top books on antique firearms were published. As an example, none of these weapons were known to R. Larry Wilson, a prolific firearms writer and author of approximately 60 books on antique firearms, who as a young man and budding firearms scholar, worked for Colt about the time this part of the collection went into storage.

The sale hosts more than 2200, antique to modern (probably none more recent than 1965) firearms, swords, crossbows and knives. In addition, there is a large section of Americana, featuring Native American stone and pottery items, primarily from Oklahoma and the Mississippi Valley. Items of cultural significance that are not in the sale are designated for, or already transferred to, the Oklahoma State Museum.

Davis was also a button, badge, medal and pinback collector, and there are more than a thousand items in this category, mostly in like-kind groups.

The two-day preview prior to the sale is a must for any serious collector.
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Unknown mfr. Pistol 1960s JMD-1129711000 - Unknown mfr. Pistol 1960s JMD-11297
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, .22, 12-in barrel, octagon barrel, wood grips. SN: RESEARCH, JMD Oval Tag: 1731, Condition: Fair, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <<
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to D******L for 115.90
 
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Unknown mfr. Pistol 1960s JMD-1132011001 - Unknown mfr. Pistol 1960s JMD-11320
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, Unknown manufacturer, Copy of Remington rolling block. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 1495, Condition: Very Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <<
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 312.50
 
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Unknown mfr. Pistol 1960s JMD-1138211002 - Unknown mfr. Pistol 1960s JMD-11382
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, Unknown manufacturer, .25 Prototype. 1" barrel SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 1854, Condition: Very Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <<
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to S******4 for 75.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Pistol post-1900 JMD-1140611003 - Unknown mfr. Pistol post-1900 JMD-11406
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, Unknown manufacturer.22, single-shot, pocket pistol. SN: 19-55, JMD Oval Tag: 2392, Condition: Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <<
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to D******L for 335.50
 
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Unknown mfr. Standard Velocity Pistol 1950s JMD-1145511004 - Unknown mfr. Standard Velocity Pistol 1950s JMD-11455
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, Standard velocity .22 short or LR, semi-auto, white grips. SN: 29969, JMD Oval Tag: 4578, Condition: Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <<
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for 106.25
 
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Perplex 2 Pistol Double-Barrel, Over/Under 1890's JMD-1142911005 - Perplex 2 Pistol Double-Barrel, Over/Under 1890's JMD-11429
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol Over/Under, Perplex, 2, black, plastic grips. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 3322, Condition: Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <<
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to x********s.. for 97.60
 
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Molln Pistol, Blank 1920 JMD-1136611006 - Molln Pistol, Blank 1920 JMD-11366
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, Blank, Molln, 7mm, 8 shot, double action, break shot. SN: 451, JMD Oval Tag: 3457, Condition: Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <<
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to d**********1 for 75.00
 
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Colt 41 Pistol, Colt 1950s JMD-1130911007 - Colt 41 Pistol, Colt 1950s JMD-11309
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, Colt, Colt, 41, Army Special, 5 in barrel. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 13090, Condition: Poor, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <<
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to d**********1 for 187.50
 
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Great Western Arms Pistol, Over/Under 1955 JMD-1144811008 - Great Western Arms Pistol, Over/Under 1955 JMD-11448
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, Over/Under Derringer, Great Western Arms.38special, Copy of Remington double over and under derringer. Original finish. SN: 72, JMD Oval Tag:
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Estimate : 300.00 - 800.00
Sold to t*****r for 250.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Pistol, Shot, registered 1960s JMD-1131611009 - Unknown mfr. Pistol, Shot, registered 1960s JMD-11316
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, Shot, registered, Unknown manufacturer, T10mm, tip-up barrel. European. 12Ó-barrel, wood grips. SN: 777, JMD Oval Tag: 1193, Condition:...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
 
 
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