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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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Stevens Crackshot 26 Rifle 1880s JMD-1095220386 - Stevens Crackshot 26 Rifle 1880s JMD-10952
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Stevens, Crackshot model 26, from the c.1880's in .22 black-powder. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 2446, Condition: Fair, >
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 162.50
 
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Stevens Falling Block Rifle 1890s JMD-1173220387 - Stevens Falling Block Rifle 1890s JMD-11732
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Steven's Arms Company, 44 TARGET.22, single-shot falling-block, Blade front sight w/rear leaf adjustable sight. smooth fore/pistol grip, crescen...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to D*******y for 281.25
 
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Stevens Falling Block Rifle 1890s JMD-1173420388 - Stevens Falling Block Rifle 1890s JMD-11734
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Steven's Arms Company Favorite.32 long, single-shot falling-block, combination octagon/round barrel, blade front sight /notch rear sight, Swiss ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 150.00
 
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Stevens Falling Block Rifle 1894 JMD-1095620389 - Stevens Falling Block Rifle 1894 JMD-10956
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Stevens, falling-block falling-block rifle. The model is Favorite in .25 Stevens. Condition is good. SN: 799, JMD Oval Tag: 2447, Condition:
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 162.50
 
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Stevens Lever-Action Single-Shot Rifle 1894 JMD-1094620390 - Stevens Lever-Action Single-Shot Rifle 1894 JMD-10946
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This is a Stevens rifle, lever-action single-shot in .32 long rifle. SN: 459, JMD Oval Tag: 3059, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to A*********s for 212.50
 
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Stevens Rifle 1890s JMD-1223220391 - Stevens Rifle 1890s JMD-12232
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Stevens model Favorite.32 rimfire, single heavy octagon barrel, falling-block hammer, blade front/rear sight, metal butt plate. SN: 1683, JMD Oval Tag
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 225.00
 
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Stevens Tip-Barrel, Take Down Rifle 1890s JMD-1176220392 - Stevens Tip-Barrel, Take Down Rifle 1890s JMD-11762
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Rifle, Stevens, Tip barrel, takedown.44 short, bead front/no rear sight, rubber butt plate. SN: 727, JMD Oval Tag: 6583, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to d*******f for 250.00
 
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Swiss/Vetterli Target Rifle 1870s JMD-1251520393 - Swiss/Vetterli Target Rifle 1870s JMD-12515
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Swiss/Vetterli, single-shot, bolt-action 16 mm target rifle, octagon barrel, blade front sight, adjustable rear sight, checkered pistol grip, metal bu
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to t******m for 518.50
 
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T Davidson and Co. Kentucky Rifle 1840's JMD-1033520394 - T Davidson and Co. Kentucky Rifle 1840's JMD-10335
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This is an artificially striped maple stock by burning a stripe into the stock. This looks to be a half-stock extended to look like a full-stock rifle
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to x********s.. for 305.00
 
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T. Morse Kentucky Rifle 1860s JMD-1189320395 - T. Morse Kentucky Rifle 1860s JMD-11893
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Unknown manufacturer, Kentucky Percussion Half-Stock, octagon heavy barrel, blade front/ V rear sight, metal butt plate, stamped T. Morse hammer plate
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for 281.25
 
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