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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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Winchester 1878 Rifle 1870s JMD-1203220626 - Winchester 1878 Rifle 1870s JMD-12032
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Rifle, Winchester, 1878, .45-70 cartouche, Bolt-Action Single-Shot Carbine. SN: 14967HN, JMD Oval Tag: 4985, Condition: Poor, >
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Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Winchester Black Powder Rifle 1879 JMD-1110720627 - Winchester Black Powder Rifle 1879 JMD-11107
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This is a Winchester, lever-action .22 black-powder rifle. C. 1879. SN: 2342, JMD Oval Tag: 7829, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 400.00 - 900.00
Sold to 5******t for 122.00
 
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Wright Gun Co. Kentucky Rifle 1840s JMD-1188720628 - Wright Gun Co. Kentucky Rifle 1840s JMD-11887
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Wright Gun Co, Kentucky Percussion Full-Stock, blade front/V notch rear sight, cheek rest stock, Crescent brass butt plate. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 125
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to r*********y for 212.50
 
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Wufflein 1884 Rifle 1884 JMD-1153520629 - Wufflein 1884 Rifle 1884 JMD-11535
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Wufflein, 1884.22 black-powder, octagon tilt barrel, blade front/ notch rear sight, no fore grip, crescent metal butt plate. SN: 5079, 79, JMD Oval Ta
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to w********6 for 335.50
 
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WW Back-Action Percussion Half-Stock Rifle 1850s JMD-1057020630 - WW Back-Action Percussion Half-Stock Rifle 1850s JMD-10570
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This is a half-stock Kentucky rifle with a back-action lock on a dark honey maple stock. The barrel is 44 in. long and bored to about .40 cal. Maker i
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Estimate : 300.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to d*******f for 281.25
 
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xxogecher (illeg) Rifle 1850s JMD-1197620631 - xxogecher (illeg) Rifle 1850s JMD-11976
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Rifle, xxogecher (illegible) .40, Kentucky Short Rifle, blade front/notch rear sight, ramrod, engraved hunting scene hammer plate, tiger stripe wood,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to h********@.. for 200.00
 
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xxtridge Rifle 1850s JMD-1006220632 - xxtridge Rifle 1850s JMD-10062
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Kentucky full-stock percussion rifle. Stock has been shortened condition fair. Capbox in stock. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 2104, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to M********e for 162.50
 
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xxx gahen, Lyon; webley & son, birmingham Rifle 1890s JMD-1228220633 - xxx gahen, Lyon; webley & son, birmingham Rifle 1890s JMD-12282
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Gahen, Lyon; Webley & Son, Birmingham, bolt-action Target Rifle, front and bladed rear sight, cheek rest on stock, metal butt plate, inscribed t...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to w********6 for 488.00
 
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Young and Co. Flintlock Rifle 1800 JMD-1035920634 - Young and Co. Flintlock Rifle 1800 JMD-10359
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This is a full-stock flintlock Kentucky rifle in very good condition. about .47 cal. Marked Young and Co. Tiger stripe maple, checkering at the wrist,
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to b********d.. for 1,952.00
 
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Springfield 1884 Rifle with Bayonet 1891 JMD-1009620635 - Springfield 1884 Rifle with Bayonet 1891 JMD-10096
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This two-banded Springfield musket is in fine antique condition. Military markings are present with good bluing remaining. Cartouched stock including
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to b******C for 1,000.00
 
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