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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. Kentucky Rifle 1950s JMD-1055120526 - Unknown mfr. Kentucky Rifle 1950s JMD-10551
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a marriage of parts. The gun appears to be a replica of a Berks Co. or Lehigh Co. (Pennsylvania) full-stock Kentucky rifle. Built about 1950...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for (500.00 + 125.00BP) = 625.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Kentucky Rifle 1970 JMD-1029120527 - Unknown mfr. Kentucky Rifle 1970 JMD-10291
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a replica 1863 Springfield musket. Italian made with adjustable rear sights. SN: 32, JMD Oval Tag: 2716, Condition: Very Good, >
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for (190.00 + 47.50BP) = 237.50
 
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Unknown mfr. Kentucky Rifle NA JMD-1020920528 - Unknown mfr. Kentucky Rifle NA JMD-10209
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This gun may be a marriage of parts. In rough condition. Percussion design. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 2226, >
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to d*******f for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Unknown mfr. Mannlicher Rifle 1870-80 JMD-1032320529 - Unknown mfr. Mannlicher Rifle 1870-80 JMD-10323
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This rifle in unique because it has a square bore. The action is missing. 1870's design. SN: 6443, JMD Oval Tag: 2007, Condition: Poor, >
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to t******m for (425.00 + 93.50BP) = 518.50
 
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Unknown mfr. Mule Ear Percussion Half-Stock Rifle 1850s JMD-1060220530 - Unknown mfr. Mule Ear Percussion Half-Stock Rifle 1850s JMD-10602
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a beautiful walnut stocked half-stock Kentucky rifle. Made in Ohio but the maker is unknown. The ignition is from a unique mule ear percussion
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to s******0 for (350.00 + 77.00BP) = 427.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Musket Rifle 1850s JMD-1180820531 - Unknown mfr. Musket Rifle 1850s JMD-11808
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unknown manufact., Musket, full-stock.55 cal, ramrod, blade front/ V-notch rear sight, sling swivels, cheek rest stock, metal butt plate. SN: N/A, JMD
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Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Unknown mfr. Percusion Half-Stock Rifle 1850's JMD-1051720532 - Unknown mfr. Percusion Half-Stock Rifle 1850's JMD-10517
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is an Ohio half-stock rifle with a light wood possibly of beech-wood. About .44 cal. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 965, Condition: Fair, >
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to m***n for (140.00 + 35.00BP) = 175.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Percusion Rifle Rifle 1840's JMD-1037520533 - Unknown mfr. Percusion Rifle Rifle 1840's JMD-10375
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a left handed percussion rifle on a walnut stock. Condition is good, maker unknown. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 5210, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Percusion Rifle Rifle 1850's JMD-1014720534 - Unknown mfr. Percusion Rifle Rifle 1850's JMD-10147
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a smooth bore rifle at about .47 caliber. No identification as to the maker; late long rifle construction from the 1850's. Full stock wo...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to x********s.. for (250.00 + 55.00BP) = 305.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Percusion Rifle Rifle 1850's JMD-1036320535 - Unknown mfr. Percusion Rifle Rifle 1850's JMD-10363
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a heavy barrel half-stock Kentucky rifle possibly from Virginia or Ohio with (acorn silver inlays behind the lock mortise). A total of 16 inla
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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