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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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V.Chr. Schlling Full-Stock Kentucky Rifle 1840s JMD-1204520606 - V.Chr. Schlling Full-Stock Kentucky Rifle 1840s JMD-12045
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V.Chr. Schlling, Kentucky full-stock, hammered, single-shot.54, octagon barrel, iron sights, Fancy scrolled iron trig.gd., carving on pistol grip, sto
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 1,062.50
 
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Verndl Con 1855 Rifle 1867 JMD-1014920607 - Verndl Con 1855 Rifle 1867 JMD-10149
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1, 200-yard sight. Bayonet lug. In the whiteRotary-block breech, with an external hammer, Caliber: 11x42mm rimmed, ramp-and-leaf sight graduated from
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,800.00
Sold to t********r.. for 488.00
 
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virginia manufactory Richmond 1809 Rifle 1830s JMD-1256420608 - virginia manufactory Richmond 1809 Rifle 1830s JMD-12564
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Virginia Manufactory, Richmond 1809, cut down Kentucky short rifle, converted flint lock to percussion, originally dated 1809. 18" barrel SN: N...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to j******0 for 375.00
 
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W Wufflein Percussion Half-Stock Rifle 1850s JMD-1190020609 - W Wufflein Percussion Half-Stock Rifle 1850s JMD-11900
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W. Wufflein percussion rifle, octagon barrel, no front sight (missing)/ V notch rear sight, checkered pistol grip, cheek rest, brass crescent but plat
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to h********@.. for 150.00
 
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W. M. Gardner Kentucky Rifle 1840's JMD-1049320610 - W. M. Gardner Kentucky Rifle 1840's JMD-10493
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William Gardner was a gunsmith in Logan Co., Ohio in the 1850's. This example is in percussion with fine tiger stripe maple and a lock with a hu...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to h********@.. for 406.25
 
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W. Meter Woosted Kentucky Rifle 1850s JMD-1195320611 - W. Meter Woosted Kentucky Rifle 1850s JMD-11953
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W. Meter Woosted marked rifle, Kentucky Half-Stock, octagon heavy barrel, blade front/notch fixed rear sight, smooth fore/pistol grip, brass butt plat
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to h********@.. for 225.00
 
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W. Packard Percussion Half-Stock Rifle 1850s JMD-1047820612 - W. Packard Percussion Half-Stock Rifle 1850s JMD-10478
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This is a half-stock Kentucky rifle in percussion. Overall condition is fair. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 6252, Condition: Fair, >
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to d*******f for 150.00
 
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W. W. Urffelin, Philadelphia Rifle 1890s JMD-1200420613 - W. W. Urffelin, Philadelphia Rifle 1890s JMD-12004
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W. W. Urffelin, Philadelphia, .177 pellet, Model Saloon. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 3592, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 343.75
 
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W.H. Brown Percussion Half-Stock Rifle 1850s JMD-1058420614 - W.H. Brown Percussion Half-Stock Rifle 1850s JMD-10584
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This is a half-stock rifle bored at about .45 cal. marked W.H. Brown in fair condition. It looks to be restocked. W.H. Brown worked on Main St. in Day
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Estimate : 200.00 - 800.00
Sold to d*******f for 125.00
 
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W.J. Kentucky Rifle 1850s JMD-1026420615 - W.J. Kentucky Rifle 1850s JMD-10264
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This is a full-stock Kentucky rifle with later Pennsylvania architecture. It has a warranted Phili. lock. Good condition and appears to be all origina
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Estimate : 800.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to b********d.. for 335.50
 
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