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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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W.M.H Half-Stock Kentucky Rifle 1850s JMD-1191720616 - W.M.H Half-Stock Kentucky Rifle 1850s JMD-11917
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W.M.H, Kentucky, 1/2 STOCK, .32, octagon barrel, bead front/fixed rear sight, ramrod, cheek rest stock, brass crescent butt plate. SN: 2, JMD Oval Tag
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Walter Adams backaction lock Percussion rifle Rifle 1850s JMD-1027020617 - Walter Adams backaction lock Percussion rifle Rifle 1850s JMD-10270
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This is a half-stock percussion Kentucky rifle with a Walker Adams London barrel. Possibly the gunsmith. Excellent condition and craftsmanship. SN: N/
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to k*******2 for (425.00 + 93.50BP) = 518.50
 
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Warners Patent Revolving Rifle 1839-45 JMD-1066920618 - Warners Patent Revolving Rifle 1839-45 JMD-10669
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This is a revolving rifle by James Warners Patient, under Springfield arms. Experimental design. 21 in. barrel. .40 cal. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 7981,
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Warrington Percussion Half-Stock Rifle 1860 JMD-1035020619 - Warrington Percussion Half-Stock Rifle 1860 JMD-10350
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This is a half-stock rifle with a European origin. It has an interesting rifling design. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 7725, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 300.00 - 800.00
Sold to x********s.. for (140.00 + 30.80BP) = 170.80
 
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WC Metzler Rifle 1880s JMD-1257420620 - WC Metzler Rifle 1880s JMD-12574
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WC Metzler, octagon barrel, some engraving, blade front sight, flip rear sight, checkered pistol grip, sling strap attachments, cheek rest stock. SN:
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to k*******2 for (600.00 + 132.00BP) = 732.00
 
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Wesson Rifle 1870 JMD-1114220621 - Wesson Rifle 1870 JMD-11142
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This is a Wesson tip up rifle It is chambered in .32 rimfire. SN: 963, JMD Oval Tag: 7091, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (400.00 + 100.00BP) = 500.00
 
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Wesson Rifle 1870 JMD-1114420622 - Wesson Rifle 1870 JMD-11144
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This is a Wesson tip-up rifle; bore in unknown. Target rifle in good condition. SN: 306, JMD Oval Tag: 6367, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to t******m for (325.00 + 71.50BP) = 396.50
 
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Whitney Arms, C. Howard, patented 1862 Rifle 1862 JMD-1195020623 - Whitney Arms, C. Howard, patented 1862 Rifle 1862 JMD-11950
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A Whitney Arms rifle, C. Howard, patented, Howard Thunderbolt model, blade front/flip rear sight.44 henry cal, here appear to be less than 1, 700 Howa
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Estimate : 400.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to t********r.. for (500.00 + 110.00BP) = 610.00
 
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Whitney Kennedy, CT 1875 Rifle 1875 JMD-1194820624 - Whitney Kennedy, CT 1875 Rifle 1875 JMD-11948
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Rifle, Whitney Kennedy, CT, 1875, Lever-Action Centerfire, .44 wcf cal, blade front/adjustable rear sight, smooth fore/pistol grip, metal butt plate.
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to b********d.. for (1,050.00 + 231.00BP) = 1,281.00
 
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Winchester 1877, mfg 1879 Rifle 1870s JMD-1208420625 - Winchester 1877, mfg 1879 Rifle 1870s JMD-12084
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Winchester, 1877, Winchester-Hotchkiss 1879 (First Model) Carbine.45-70, tubular in-stock magazine, six-shot capacity. Original Stock/cleaning rod, Bl
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Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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