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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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Allen & Wheelock Single-Shot Target Rifle 1860 JMD-1023220096 - Allen & Wheelock Single-Shot Target Rifle 1860 JMD-10232
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Antique Allen & Wheelock Falling Block Rifle in .42 Allen Rimfire, made circa the early 1860s in Worcester, Massachusetts. Fewer than 2, 000 of ...
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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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American Musket Rifle 1850s JMD-1180620097 - American Musket Rifle 1850s JMD-11806
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American, Rifled Musket.50 cal, octagon barrel, blade front/notch rear sight, cheek rest, brass butt plate. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 1939, Condition: Fa
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to d*******f for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Atkinson Full-Stock Kentucky Rifle 1850s JMD-1199520098 - Atkinson Full-Stock Kentucky Rifle 1850s JMD-11995
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Atkinson, Kentucky Rifle.33, octagon barrel, ramrod, engraving on side plate, cheek rest stock, brass butt plate, and left side compartment. (James At
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to b*******j for (750.00 + 187.50BP) = 937.50
 
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attributed to J. Gorsuch orElias Bird Half-Stock Kentucky Rifle 1840's JMD-1063520099 - attributed to J. Gorsuch orElias Bird Half-Stock Kentucky Rifle 1840's JMD-10635
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This is a half-stock Kentucky rifle in .35 cal. With rich dark honey colored tiger stripe maple. In good overall condition. Attributed to J. Gorsuch o
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Estimate : 700.00 - 1,400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (550.00 + 137.50BP) = 687.50
 
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Avery Kentucky Rifle 1840's JMD-1045720100 - Avery Kentucky Rifle 1840's JMD-10457
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This is a half-stock Kentucky rifle in good condition. The lock has a strange operating system with an external leaf spring and a beautiful Christmas
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (350.00 + 87.50BP) = 437.50
 
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B.A. and Company Back-Action Percussion Half-Stock Rifle 1850s JMD-1046220101 - B.A. and Company Back-Action Percussion Half-Stock Rifle 1850s JMD-10462
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Rifle, B. A. Company, back-action percussion half-stock, SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 2078, Condition: Good, >
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Ballard Carbine Falling Block Rifle 1870s JMD-1094220102 - Ballard Carbine Falling Block Rifle 1870s JMD-10942
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This is a Ballard falling-block carbine chambered in .44 black-powder. Made in the 1870's. SN: 16464, JMD Oval Tag: 7526, Condition: Fair, >
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Estimate : 300.00 - 800.00
Sold to b********d.. for (400.00 + 88.00BP) = 488.00
 
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Ballard Single -Shot Falling-Block Rifle 1870 JMD-1071020103 - Ballard Single -Shot Falling-Block Rifle 1870 JMD-10710
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This is a Ballard rifle chambered in .44 rimfire black-powder. SN: 12903, JMD Oval Tag: 9044, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to t******m for (425.00 + 93.50BP) = 518.50
 
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Ballard Single-Shot Rifle 1885 JMD-1095120104 - Ballard Single-Shot Rifle 1885 JMD-10951
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This is a Ballard single-shot rifle, chambered in .45cal. SN: 10227, JMD Oval Tag: 3099, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to b********d.. for (475.00 + 104.50BP) = 579.50
 
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Bay State Arms Co. Rook Rifle 1890s JMD-1114020105 - Bay State Arms Co. Rook Rifle 1890s JMD-11140
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This is a Bay State Arms Co., Rook rifle in falling-block design chambered in 7 mm. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 4939, Condition: Fair, >
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to b*********v for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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