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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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S. Small Percussion Half-Stock Rifle 1850s JMD-1048620326 - S. Small Percussion Half-Stock Rifle 1850s JMD-10486
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a half-stock Kentucky rifle made by S. Small. Samuel Small was a gunsmith in Western Pennsylvania and later in Ohio. The patchbox design is of
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to k********G for (450.00 + 112.50BP) = 562.50
 
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Schmalkalden Percussion Full-Stock Rifle 1850s JMD-1052020327 - Schmalkalden Percussion Full-Stock Rifle 1850s JMD-10520
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a well-marked European gun in percussion the maker is Schmalkalden. A 12 ga. fowler in fair condition. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 6324, Condition:
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Estimate : 300.00 - 800.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
 
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Seibert Kentucky Rifle 1840's JMD-1035320328 - Seibert Kentucky Rifle 1840's JMD-10353
Holabird Western Americana Collections
All original Ohio gun made by H. Siebert of 230 Main St. Cin., Ohio. He worked at that location in the mid-1850's (Hutslar p. 187). SN: N/A, JMD...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 800.00
Sold to d*******f for (700.00 + 175.00BP) = 875.00
 
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Sharps 1862 Carbine Rifle 1862 JMD-1013520329 - Sharps 1862 Carbine Rifle 1862 JMD-10135
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Patient 1859 Sharps and Hankins company model 1862 carbine made in 1862 designed by Christian Sharps. Gun .52 caliber rimfire. Was made in Philadelphi
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (750.00 + 187.50BP) = 937.50
 
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Shelvin Phelps & Co Rifle 1850's JMD-1186820330 - Shelvin Phelps & Co Rifle 1850's JMD-11868
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Kentucky Long Rifle, Shelvin Phelps & Co, 37" octagon barrel, silver inlays, possible wood inlay repairs. Brass butt plate. SN: N/A, JMD Ov...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to R****2 for (425.00 + 93.50BP) = 518.50
 
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Slotter & Co. Kentucky Rifle 1840's JMD-1046320331 - Slotter & Co. Kentucky Rifle 1840's JMD-10463
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a haevy barrel back-action percussion rifle with a lock marked "Slotter & Co. ". Origin unknown. In good condition with some w...
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Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Snider Model 1868 Rifle 1868 JMD-1028420332 - Snider Model 1868 Rifle 1868 JMD-10284
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a model 1868 Snider rifle in very good condition. SN: G906, JMD Oval Tag: 7823, Condition: Very Good, >
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to d*******f for (300.00 + 75.00BP) = 375.00
 
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Spandau FG Model 60 Rifle 1860's JMD-1230420333 - Spandau FG Model 60 Rifle 1860's JMD-12304
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Spandau, FG Model 60.64 caliber, Bolt-Action Dreyse Needle, Prussian Needle Gun, blade front sight, target rear sight. SN: 1761, JMD Oval Tag: 9426, C
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Spandau FG Model 60 Rifle 1880s JMD-1257520334 - Spandau FG Model 60 Rifle 1880s JMD-12575
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Spandau, FG Model 60, 15.43mm caliber, FUSILIER NEEDLE RIFLE, Original cleaning rod, Good stock with some normal handling marks, blade front/rear sigh
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Estimate : 700.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to d*******f for (900.00 + 225.00BP) = 1,125.00
 
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Spencer Repeating Rifle 1865 Rifle 1865 JMD-1038820335 - Spencer Repeating Rifle 1865 Rifle 1865 JMD-10388
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This wonderful rifle is the famous 56-56 caliber Spenser repeating rifle. One like this was shown to Abraham Lincoln on the Whitehouse Lawn by Christo
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to f********q.. for (1,150.00 + 287.50BP) = 1,437.50
 
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