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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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Springfield 1884 Rifle 1884 JMD-1041120356 - Springfield 1884 Rifle 1884 JMD-10411
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This model 1884 Springfield in in very good condition. The barrel has been shortened. SN: 168546, JMD Oval Tag: 2696, Condition: Very Good, >
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to x********s.. for (425.00 + 93.50BP) = 518.50
 
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Springfield Full-Stock Rifle 1860's JMD-1059320357 - Springfield Full-Stock Rifle 1860's JMD-10593
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a reused Springfield rifle rebuilt in a heavy barrel for target work. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 4900, Condition: Very Good, >
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to x********s.. for (350.00 + 77.00BP) = 427.00
 
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Springfield Model 1871 Rifle 1871 JMD-1028620358 - Springfield Model 1871 Rifle 1871 JMD-10286
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a model 1871 musket with the Ward Burton patent design. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 8979, Condition: Very Good, >
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Springfield Rifle 1861 JMD-1038520359 - Springfield Rifle 1861 JMD-10385
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is the model 1861/1863 Springfield with the Roberts conversion. That conversion was to make the percussion Springfield into a center fire rifle.
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to d*******f for (800.00 + 200.00BP) = 1,000.00
 
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Springfield Trap Door Carbine Rifle 1882 JMD-1031720360 - Springfield Trap Door Carbine Rifle 1882 JMD-10317
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This Springfield is missing to lock. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 2692, Condition: Poor, >
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to x********s.. for (120.00 + 26.40BP) = 146.40
 
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Steven's Arms Company 12 Rifle 1870s JMD-1243320361 - Steven's Arms Company 12 Rifle 1870s JMD-12433
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Steven's Arms Company, 22 LR, half octagon half round barrel, lever-action single-shot falling-block, crescent butt. SN: 10-032, JMD Oval Tag: 9...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Steven's Arms Company 1884 Rifle 1884 JMD-1153720362 - Steven's Arms Company 1884 Rifle 1884 JMD-11537
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Steven's Arms Company, 1884.22, falling-block, blade front/leaf rear sight, crescent metal butt plate. SN: 22665, JMD Oval Tag: 1383, Condition:...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to r*****c for (300.00 + 66.00BP) = 366.00
 
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Steven's Arms Company 1884 Rifle 1884 JMD-1154120363 - Steven's Arms Company 1884 Rifle 1884 JMD-11541
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Steven's Arms Company, 1884.22, tilt barrel, Lyman tang sight marbles globe front sight. SN: 25685, JMD Oval Tag: 1225, >
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Estimate : 300.00 - 700.00
Sold to r*****c for (375.00 + 82.50BP) = 457.50
 
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Steven's Arms Company 1884 Rifle 1890 JMD-1103520364 - Steven's Arms Company 1884 Rifle 1890 JMD-11035
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Steven's Arms Company, model 1884, single-shot rifle in .22 black-powder. SN: 31962, JMD Oval Tag: 7276, Condition: Good, >
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to r*****c for (275.00 + 60.50BP) = 335.50
 
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Steven's Arms Company 1884 Rifle 1890 JMD-1103720365 - Steven's Arms Company 1884 Rifle 1890 JMD-11037
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Steven's Arms Company, model 1884, tip up rifle in .22 shot, or long rifle. SN: 29119, JMD Oval Tag: 6368, Condition: Fair, >
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to A*********s for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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