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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. Percussion Half-Stock Rifle 1850s JMD-1048820566 - Unknown mfr. Percussion Half-Stock Rifle 1850s JMD-10488
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a half-stock rifle for parts only. Maker unknown. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 1928, Condition: Poor/Parts Gun, >
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to d*******f for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Percussion Half-Stock Rifle 1850s JMD-1049020567 - Unknown mfr. Percussion Half-Stock Rifle 1850s JMD-10490
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Half-stock Kentucky rifle. Poor condition parts gun. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 2185, Condition: Poor/Parts Gun, >
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to d*******f for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Percussion Half-Stock Rifle 1850s JMD-1051620568 - Unknown mfr. Percussion Half-Stock Rifle 1850s JMD-10516
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a percussion half-stock rifle about .58 cal. in fair condition. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 6228, Condition: Fair, >
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Estimate : 200.00 - 800.00
Sold to f*****E for (100.00 + 0.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Percussion Half-Stock Rifle 1850s JMD-1051820569 - Unknown mfr. Percussion Half-Stock Rifle 1850s JMD-10518
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a half-stock percussion target gun built in Ohio. Walnut stock and a Schutzen butt plate. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 6207, Condition: Fair, >
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Estimate : 200.00 - 800.00
Sold to s******0 for (300.00 + 66.00BP) = 366.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Percussion Half-Stock Target Rifle 1850s JMD-1054020570 - Unknown mfr. Percussion Half-Stock Target Rifle 1850s JMD-10540
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a walnut stocked target rifle. Percussion lock and peep tang sights. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 6327, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 800.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to A*********s for (300.00 + 75.00BP) = 375.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Plains Style Half-Stock Rifle 1850 JMD-1065420571 - Unknown mfr. Plains Style Half-Stock Rifle 1850 JMD-10654
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a half-stock Kentucky rifle in a plains rifle design in .60 cal. Walnut stock about 15 lbs. The lock is dated to 1821 with a slide type hammer
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (325.00 + 81.25BP) = 406.25
 
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Unknown mfr. Plains Style Half-Stock Rifle 1850s JMD-1068420572 - Unknown mfr. Plains Style Half-Stock Rifle 1850s JMD-10684
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is an Ohio plains style half-stock rifle. It is fit with a Golcher lock . 42 cal. Beautiful tiger stripe maple stock. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 2040
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to b********d.. for (450.00 + 99.00BP) = 549.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Revolving Rifle 1870 JMD-1066720573 - Unknown mfr. Revolving Rifle 1870 JMD-10667
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is an experimental revolving rifle from the 1870's. Maker unknown in .44 cal. with flash shield on the left side and loading gate on the ri...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to b****t for (2,100.00 + 525.00BP) = 2,625.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Rifle 1840s JMD-1186020574 - Unknown mfr. Rifle 1840s JMD-11860
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unknown manufacturer, Kentucky Short Rifle .38 cal., octagon barrel, ramrod, fixed front/rear sights, cheek rest, metal butt plate. Zebra-striped wood
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Rifle 1850 JMD-1034420575 - Unknown mfr. Rifle 1850 JMD-10344
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a half-stock percussion rifle with a heavy barrel and heavy wrist as well. Stout construction. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 7253, Condition: Fair,...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to s******0 for (130.00 + 28.60BP) = 158.60
 
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