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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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Kirland and Co. Kentucky Shotgun, Single-Barrel 1840's JMD-1020520866 - Kirland and Co. Kentucky Shotgun, Single-Barrel 1840's JMD-10205
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a 12 ga. fowler in percussion. The lockplate is marked Ketland and appears to be originally a flintlock conversion. It has a half-stock constr
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to u********e.. for (300.00 + 66.00BP) = 366.00
 
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Lindberg Grand Rapids Side Release Shotgun, Single-Barrel 1875 JMD-1107320867 - Lindberg Grand Rapids Side Release Shotgun, Single-Barrel 1875 JMD-11073
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a black-powder cartridge rifle made by Lindberg of Grand Rapids c. 1870's, side release lever on a heavy octagon barrel in .40 cal. Cond...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to t******1 for (325.00 + 81.25BP) = 406.25
 
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NA Fowler Shotgun, Single-Barrel 1840's JMD-1038320868 - NA Fowler Shotgun, Single-Barrel 1840's JMD-10383
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a single-shot muzzle-loading shotgun SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 6297, Condition: Poor, >
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to h********h.. for (130.00 + 28.60BP) = 158.60
 
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Perry Patent Arms Co, Newark, NJ Shotgun, Single-Barrel 1860s JMD-1192020869 - Perry Patent Arms Co, Newark, NJ Shotgun, Single-Barrel 1860s JMD-11920
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Perry Patent Arms Co, Newark, NJ.64, carbine, 31" octagon to round barrel, bead front/adjustable notch rear sight, metal butt plate. Features a...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to b*********e for (300.00 + 66.00BP) = 366.00
 
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Stevens 1888 Shotgun, Single-Barrel 1888 JMD-1037220870 - Stevens 1888 Shotgun, Single-Barrel 1888 JMD-10372
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Stevens SxS 10 ga. shotgun in good condition. The forearm has been replaced. C.1888 with hammers. SN: 28299, JMD Oval Tag: 8217, Condition:
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (190.00 + 47.50BP) = 237.50
 
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Unknown mfr. Boy's Shotgun, Single-Barrel 1850s JMD-1032620871 - Unknown mfr. Boy's Shotgun, Single-Barrel 1850s JMD-10326
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A boy's .410 percussion shotgun. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 6797, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to j******4 for (140.00 + 35.00BP) = 175.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Fowler Shotgun, Single-Barrel 1840's JMD-1037120872 - Unknown mfr. Fowler Shotgun, Single-Barrel 1840's JMD-10371
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Kentucky half-stock fowler in 20 ga. in fair condition. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 6328, Condition: Fair, >
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to b******g for (140.00 + 35.00BP) = 175.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Fowler Shotgun, Single-Barrel 1840's JMD-1037720873 - Unknown mfr. Fowler Shotgun, Single-Barrel 1840's JMD-10377
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a 16 ga. fowler of the 1840's. Percussion ignition in very good condition from half octagon to round barrel with a wedding band. SN: N/A...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to t*******l for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Half-Stock Percussion Fowler Shotgun, Single-Barrel 1850 JMD-1035620874 - Unknown mfr. Half-Stock Percussion Fowler Shotgun, Single-Barrel 1850 JMD-10356
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a half-stock percussion fowler in about .28 ga. in fair condition. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 7430, Condition: Fair, >
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to m***n for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Kentucky Fowler Shotgun, Single-Barrel 1840 JMD-1034720875 - Unknown mfr. Kentucky Fowler Shotgun, Single-Barrel 1840 JMD-10347
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This half-stock fowler is a marriage of parts. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 7301, Condition: Poor, >
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to t*******l for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
 
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