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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. C. Percussion Full-Stock Rifle 1850s JMD-1058020216 - J. C. Percussion Full-Stock Rifle 1850s JMD-10580
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a full-stock Kentucky rifle of Ohio origin with a walnut stock bored for .40 cal. in fair condition. Percussion ignition. Marked J.C. SN: N/A,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 800.00
Sold to b********d.. for 207.40
 
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J. Golcher Half-Stock Kentucky Rifle 1840's JMD-1065120217 - J. Golcher Half-Stock Kentucky Rifle 1840's JMD-10651
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a halft stock Kentucky rifle with a J. Golcher, lock. The stock is made for a left handed shooter in .38 cal. Improvised side plate. SN: N/A,
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to b*********v for 250.00
 
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J. H. Johnson Kentucky Rifle 1840's JMD-1048720218 - J. H. Johnson Kentucky Rifle 1840's JMD-10487
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a late period percussion rifle made by J. H. Johnston of Western Pennsylvania. Heavy barrel for target shooting. Possibly in the 16-pound rang
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to f*****E for 400.00
 
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J. Harding Kentucky Rifle 1840's JMD-1046520219 - J. Harding Kentucky Rifle 1840's JMD-10465
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a beautifully executed percussion rifle in half-stock about .36 cal. The manufacturer is J. Harding and the lock is marked "Lowell MASS...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to j*****y for 366.00
 
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J. Janssen Wesel Bolt-Action Rifle 1880s JMD-1022920220 - J. Janssen Wesel Bolt-Action Rifle 1880s JMD-10229
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This a brass frame target rifle. Beautifully engraved receiver and walnut stock with double set triggers. Chambered for 7.6 mm. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag:
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to b*********v for 500.00
 
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J. Kline Full-Stock Kentucky Rifle 1850s JMD-1069620221 - J. Kline Full-Stock Kentucky Rifle 1850s JMD-10696
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a full-stock Kentucky rifle made by " J. Kline" This is a damaged full-stock that has been poorly shortened. The wood is tiger str...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to p********a.. for 488.00
 
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J. Kumpe Rifle 1850s JMD-1186420222 - J. Kumpe Rifle 1850s JMD-11864
Holabird Western Americana Collections
J. Kumpe, Jaeger, Unknown manufacturer, Kentucky short rifle. .67 cal, octagon fluted muzzle, barrel, ramrod, blade front/flip rear sight, smooth fore
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Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to H****l for 937.50
 
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J. Lang London Black Powder Rifle 1867 JMD-1102720223 - J. Lang London Black Powder Rifle 1867 JMD-11027
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rifle, J. Lang London, Black Powder, SN: 2574, JMD Oval Tag: 7338, >
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to b*********v for 312.50
 
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J. M. Ross Kentucky Rifle 1840's JMD-1056520224 - J. M. Ross Kentucky Rifle 1840's JMD-10565
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a half-stock rifle built with a pistol grip in a light-colored stock about .36 cal. Condition is fair. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 899, Condition:
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to c******l for 212.50
 
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J. PAP Full-Stock Kentucky Rifle 1840's JMD-1059120225 - J. PAP Full-Stock Kentucky Rifle 1840's JMD-10591
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a full-stock Kentucky rifle marked J. PAP bored in .48 cal. In good. This is possibly a North Carolina gun having a very long tang with two sc
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to H***y for 593.75
 
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