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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. European Three-Banded Musket Musket 1829 JMD-1050220076 - Unknown mfr. European Three-Banded Musket Musket 1829 JMD-10502
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a three-band contract musket made in the U.S. with French architecture. Possibly of the 1830's period and later used for hunting purpose...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
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Unknown mfr. Kentucky Musket 1800 JMD-1028120077 - Unknown mfr. Kentucky Musket 1800 JMD-10281
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is an unmarked Charleville design three band Musket. .78 cal. in excellent condition. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 9146, Condition: Excellent, >
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to p**********n for 854.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Kentucky Musket 1840s JMD-1190320078 - Unknown mfr. Kentucky Musket 1840s JMD-11903
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Maker unknown, contract musket, about .72 cal, no front sight/rear sight, metal butt plate. This appears to have been a three-band musket reused for s
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to d*******f for 162.50
 
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Unknown mfr. Kentucky Musket 1840s JMD-1192320079 - Unknown mfr. Kentucky Musket 1840s JMD-11923
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unsigned contract musket.52 cal, blade front/adjustable rear sight, ramrod, cheek rest stock, brass butt plate. The letters "V, A, F" are ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to L********1 for 812.50
 
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Unknown mfr. Musket 1815 JMD-1027720080 - Unknown mfr. Musket 1815 JMD-10277
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a contract musket dated 1815 of the Federal period. It is if the Charleville, French design with three brass bands. No markings as to the gunm
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to p**********n for 610.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Musket 1840s JMD-1189520081 - Unknown mfr. Musket 1840s JMD-11895
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Musket, Unknown manufacturer, blade front sight, brass ramrod, sling swivels, brass butt plate. Possibly the East India pattern. SN: 31, JMD Oval Tag:
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for 250.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Musket Musket 1840s JMD-1189920082 - Unknown mfr. Musket Musket 1840s JMD-11899
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Unknown manufacturer, contract percussion full-stock Musket.58 cal, octagon barrel, blade front/notch fixed rear sight, stock in nice condition, brass
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for 531.25
 
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Unknown mfr. Short Barrel Musket 1840s JMD-1192920083 - Unknown mfr. Short Barrel Musket 1840s JMD-11929
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Unknown musket, Short Barrel, .67 cal. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 7302, >
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to c******y for 125.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Single-Barrel Musket 1860s JMD-1182020084 - Unknown mfr. Single-Barrel Musket 1860s JMD-11820
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Unknown manufacturer, 16-gauge Single Barrel Shotgun, hammer, smooth fore/pistol grip, metal butt plate. SN: 48, JMD Oval Tag: 7496, Condition: Fair,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to C*******p for 195.20
 
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Unknown mfr. Three-Banded Percussion Musket 1830s JMD-1050420085 - Unknown mfr. Three-Banded Percussion Musket 1830s JMD-10504
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a three-band musket .69 cal. with a Potsdam lock. Imported to the U.S. needing arms. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 7530, Condition: Fair, >
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to C*******p for 207.40
 
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