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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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Unknown mfr. Half-Stock Kentucky Rifle 1860s JMD-1067420466 - Unknown mfr. Half-Stock Kentucky Rifle 1860s JMD-10674
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Maker unknown, J. Henry & Son percussion lock. half-stock design with pistol grip 1860's. About .36 cal. in good condition. (James Henry loc...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to b**********f for (170.00 + 37.40BP) = 207.40
 
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Unknown mfr. Half-Stock Percussion rifle Rifle 1850 JMD-1035820467 - Unknown mfr. Half-Stock Percussion rifle Rifle 1850 JMD-10358
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This half-stock rifle is in poor condition due to the crack in the stock at the wrist. Otherwise original SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 2060, Condition: Poor
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to 7**9 for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Heavy Barrel Percussion Combo Rifle 1840s JMD-1053820468 - Unknown mfr. Heavy Barrel Percussion Combo Rifle 1840s JMD-10538
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a two barreled shotgun rifle combination. The shotgun is 16 ga. while the rifle is about .40 cal. This is an Ohio gun and the locks are made b
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Estimate : 600.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to m***n for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
 
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Unknown mfr. Heavy Barrel Rifle 1840's JMD-1035720469 - Unknown mfr. Heavy Barrel Rifle 1840's JMD-10357
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a J.H. Johnston rifle made in Pittsburgh, Ohio. It is currently in half-stock condition. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 2265, Condition: Fair, >
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to m***n for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Heavy Barrel Rifle 1840's JMD-1036520470 - Unknown mfr. Heavy Barrel Rifle 1840's JMD-10365
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a half-stock Kentucky rifle made by Frederick Leatherman. He was a grocer and gunsmith at 1358 West 3 rd St. in Dayton, Ohio in 1874 (Hutslar
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Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to m***n for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
 
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Unknown mfr. Heavy Barrel Rifle 1840s JMD-1107520471 - Unknown mfr. Heavy Barrel Rifle 1840s JMD-11075
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a heavy barrel squirrel rifle in .17 pellet gun. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 7170, Condition: Fair, >
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to m***n for (180.00 + 45.00BP) = 225.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Heavy Barrel Rifle 1840s JMD-1115120472 - Unknown mfr. Heavy Barrel Rifle 1840s JMD-11151
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a full-stock Kentucky rifle, maker unknown. Heavy barrel bored .38 cal. The lockplate is marked R.B. The stock is of walnut with some loss of
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to r*****G for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Japanese Matchlock Smooth-Bore Rifle 1650s JMD-1036420473 - Unknown mfr. Japanese Matchlock Smooth-Bore Rifle 1650s JMD-10364
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Japanese matchlock smooth bore rifle from the C. 1600's. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 9114, Condition: Very Good, >
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Estimate : 300.00 - 800.00
Sold to s******0 for (500.00 + 110.00BP) = 610.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Japanese Rifle 1850s JMD-1036220474 - Unknown mfr. Japanese Rifle 1850s JMD-10362
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a percussion ignition shotgun of Japanese origin. Beautifully detailed wood. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 9115, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 300.00 - 800.00
Sold to s******0 for (550.00 + 121.00BP) = 671.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Kentucky Flint lock Rifle 1840's JMD-1033720475 - Unknown mfr. Kentucky Flint lock Rifle 1840's JMD-10337
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a half-stock Flintlock rifle with repairs to the wrist area on the stock. The lock is made by Finch. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 926, Condition: Fa
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to s******0 for (325.00 + 71.50BP) = 396.50
 
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