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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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J. Harder Over/Under Combo Combo, Rifle/Shotgun 1850s JMD-1046020036 - J. Harder Over/Under Combo Combo, Rifle/Shotgun 1850s JMD-10460
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a back-action double barrel rifle-shot combination gun. There is a ramrod for each barrel. A rounded cheek-piece with an inlayed deer in a wal
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to s******0 for (300.00 + 66.00BP) = 366.00
 
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Kettner Hammer Shotgun/Rifle Combo Combo, Rifle/Shotgun 1850s JMD-1252220037 - Kettner Hammer Shotgun/Rifle Combo Combo, Rifle/Shotgun 1850s JMD-12522
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Kettner, Hammer Shotgun 20 GA, Damascus barrels, blade front/v notch rear sight, plain fore stock, checkered pistol grip. SN: 44751, JMD Oval Tag: 629
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to r*********t for (200.00 + 44.00BP) = 244.00
 
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LL Hepburn, Colton, NY Combo, Rifle/Shotgun 1850s JMD-1194220038 - LL Hepburn, Colton, NY Combo, Rifle/Shotgun 1850s JMD-11942
Holabird Western Americana Collections
LL Hepburn, Colton, NY, Combo Drilling Shotgun.40-40 under 16 GA, SxS, blade front/adjustable rear sight, ramrod, metal butt plate. SN: N/A, JMD Oval
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Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to E******y for (450.00 + 112.50BP) = 562.50
 
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Miller & Val Black Powder Combo, Rifle/Shotgun 1880's JMD-1241520039 - Miller & Val Black Powder Combo, Rifle/Shotgun 1880's JMD-12415
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Miller & Val, SxS over 11 mm rifle, Black Powder, dual hammer, bead/blade iron sight, nice engraving throughout: top Miller & Val Gries in M...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to x********s.. for (250.00 + 55.00BP) = 305.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Back-Action Percussion Combo Combo, Rifle/Shotgun 1850s JMD-1053220040 - Unknown mfr. Back-Action Percussion Combo Combo, Rifle/Shotgun 1850s JMD-10532
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This a combination shotgun/rifle. The bores are 12 ga. while the rifle is .40 cal. The bottom barrel uses a spur hammer. No trigger guard. SN: N/A, JM
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to p**********n for (325.00 + 71.50BP) = 396.50
 
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Unknown mfr. Combo Combo, Rifle/Shotgun 1860's JMD-1187120041 - Unknown mfr. Combo Combo, Rifle/Shotgun 1860's JMD-11871
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unknown maker, percussion Half-Stock, SxS, 20 gauge, dual blade front /fixed rear sights, ramrod, German silver patchbox storage, crescent brass butt
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Estimate : 400.00 - 900.00
Sold to s******0 for (250.00 + 55.00BP) = 305.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Combo Combo, Rifle/Shotgun 1880's JMD-1229520042 - Unknown mfr. Combo Combo, Rifle/Shotgun 1880's JMD-12295
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unknown manufacturer, 16-gauge SxS, dual hammer/triggers. Engraving on side/ top. Hammers are engraved and very ornate. Checkered hand rear hand grip.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to r*****c for (275.00 + 60.50BP) = 335.50
 
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Unknown mfr. Combo, Rifle/Shotgun 1850s JMD-1194420043 - Unknown mfr. Combo, Rifle/Shotgun 1850s JMD-11944
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A Combo, Rifle/Shotgun, Unknown manufacturer.40/16 Gauge, blade front/V notch fixed rear sight, smooth fore/pistol grip, metal crescent butt stock. SN
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to s******0 for (140.00 + 30.80BP) = 170.80
 
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Unknown mfr. Combo, Rifle/Shotgun 1890s JMD-1224220044 - Unknown mfr. Combo, Rifle/Shotgun 1890s JMD-12242
Holabird Western Americana Collections
16-gauge, SxS, dual hammers/triggers. blade front sight w/notched rear sight, engraved, top lever release. Checkered hand grip. metal butt plate. SN:
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to p**********n for (190.00 + 41.80BP) = 231.80
 
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Unknown mfr. Fowler Combo, Rifle/Shotgun 1850s JMD-1189620045 - Unknown mfr. Fowler Combo, Rifle/Shotgun 1850s JMD-11896
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unknown manufacturer, Kentucky, SxS, dual hammers/triggers, ramrod, fixed sights, smooth fore, brass patch storage, brass butt plate. SN: N/A, JMD Ova
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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