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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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Cannon JMD-1247420886 - Cannon JMD-12474
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Cannon, SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 8814, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to J******d for (375.00 + 82.50BP) = 457.50
 
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Cannon JMD-1247520887 - Cannon JMD-12475
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Cannon, SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 6125, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to f********l.. for (300.00 + 66.00BP) = 366.00
 
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Cannon JMD-1248320889 - Cannon JMD-12483
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17th or 18th century bronze swivel signal cannon. Caliber is 1.22. Black powder percussion. 39 in long. All cannons are not recommended without compet
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to b********d.. for (1,000.00 + 220.00BP) = 1,220.00
 
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Jenkins Cannon Ignitor Cannon Lighter 1835 JMD-1146720890 - Jenkins Cannon Ignitor Cannon Lighter 1835 JMD-11467
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Cannon Lighter, Flintlock Black Powder, Rare, JENKINS, SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 11390, Condition: Very Good, >
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Cane Gun 1850s JMD-1135720891 - Cane Gun 1850s JMD-11357
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Percussion cane gun, about .560 cal. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 9960, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 300.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to m*********l for (550.00 + 121.00BP) = 671.00
 
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Cane Gun 1850s JMD-1135920892 - Cane Gun 1850s JMD-11359
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This is a percussion cane gun, in poor condition, shot gun, 28 Ga. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 9962, Condition: Poor, >
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Estimate : 100.00 - 500.00
Sold to m*********l for (650.00 + 143.00BP) = 793.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Cane Gun 1850s JMD-1131020893 - Unknown mfr. Cane Gun 1850s JMD-11310
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Cane Gun, Unknown manufacturer, percussion. with stock. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 9958, Condition: Fair, >
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Estimate : 300.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to m*********l for (425.00 + 93.50BP) = 518.50
 
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Unknown mfr. Cane Gun 1870s JMD-1130620894 - Unknown mfr. Cane Gun 1870s JMD-11306
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Cane Gun, Unknown manufacturer, metal, made from a gas pipe. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 9961, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to m*********l for (600.00 + 132.00BP) = 732.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Cane Gun (registered) 1870s JMD-1130820895 - Unknown mfr. Cane Gun (registered) 1870s JMD-11308
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Cane Gun (registered), Unknown manufacturer, percussion shotgun, with stock. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 1064, Condition: Excellent, >
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Start Price : 400.00 | Estimate : 800.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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