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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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British blunderbuss Musket 1790s JMD-1197220056 - British blunderbuss Musket 1790s JMD-11972
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Musket, British blunderbuss, Percussion.85 cal, ramrod, brass butt plate, British proofs on barrel, SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 10612, Condition: Very Good
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Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to x********s.. for (850.00 + 187.00BP) = 1,037.00
 
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Brown Manufacturing Bolt-Action Three-Banded Musket Musket 1870s JMD-1056020057 - Brown Manufacturing Bolt-Action Three-Banded Musket Musket 1870s JMD-10560
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Brown Man. bolt-action rifle c. 1870's. About .58 cal. in good condition. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 9411, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 800.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to d*******f for (450.00 + 112.50BP) = 562.50
 
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Danzig 1839 Musket 1860s JMD-1199620058 - Danzig 1839 Musket 1860s JMD-11996
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Danzig, 1839.69, Flintlock Musket Converted to Percussion, ramrod, smooth stock, metal butt plate. SN: 14, JMD Oval Tag: 7661, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to p**********n for (325.00 + 71.50BP) = 396.50
 
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Drisket & Waroux Musket 1860 JMD-1042020059 - Drisket & Waroux Musket 1860 JMD-10420
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a two-band musket made by Drisket & Waroux as import musket during the Civil War. It is unclear whether the D&W was used by either t...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 800.00
Sold to u*****L for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
 
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French (illeg) Brown Bess Musket Musket 1850s JMD-1199020060 - French (illeg) Brown Bess Musket Musket 1850s JMD-11990
Holabird Western Americana Collections
French (illegible French writing on side plate), Brown Bess musket.62, bead front sight, ramrod, Musket, Percussion, smooth stock, metal butt plate SN
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Hapers Ferry 1800 Musket 1800 JMD-1027920061 - Hapers Ferry 1800 Musket 1800 JMD-10279
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This three band Charleville pattern musket is marked 1802 on the lockplate. These guns were built in Richmond, Virginia which became known as the Virg
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to c*********6 for (1,100.00 + 275.00BP) = 1,375.00
 
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Hapers Ferry Military Musket Musket 1840 JMD-1042520062 - Hapers Ferry Military Musket Musket 1840 JMD-10425
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Harper's Ferry musket that has been shortened. Condition fair. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 7028, Condition: Fair, >
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to q********k.. for (130.00 + 28.60BP) = 158.60
 
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Harpers Ferry 1818 Musket 1818 JMD-1027220063 - Harpers Ferry 1818 Musket 1818 JMD-10272
Holabird Western Americana Collections
VIRGINIA Manufacturer Charleville Model 1818 Flintlock Contract Musket. #33 stamped on varied pieces no other markings in excellent condition. SN: N/A
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (1,450.00 + 362.50BP) = 1,812.50
 
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Harpers Ferry 1823 Musket 1823 JMD-1040820064 - Harpers Ferry 1823 Musket 1823 JMD-10408
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Harper's Ferry model 1823 musket converted to percussion. The brass pan is an armory modification. The stock has been shortened. SN: N...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,800.00
Sold to s******0 for (200.00 + 44.00BP) = 244.00
 
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Harpers Ferry 1832 Musket 1832 JMD-1040420065 - Harpers Ferry 1832 Musket 1832 JMD-10404
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a model 1832 Harper's Ferry musket that has been converted from flintlock to percussion. The lockplate has been converted to percussion ...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to b*********v for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
 
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