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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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Eig-Derringer Derringer 1840s JMD-1145320896 - Eig-Derringer Derringer 1840s JMD-11453
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Derringer, Eig-Derringer, 41, Black Powder Percussion. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 595, >
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Sold to d*******f for 312.50
 
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Philadelphia Derringer 1860s JMD-1127620897 - Philadelphia Derringer 1860s JMD-11276
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Derringer, Philadelphia, .38 cal, 3" barrel. Engraved, brass barrel lock, checkered pistol grip. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 596, Condition: Good, &...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for 812.50
 
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Unknown mfr. Derringer 1860s JMD-1119220898 - Unknown mfr. Derringer 1860s JMD-11192
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This is a derringer, maker unknown. It is about .37 cal. A single-shot percussion pocket gun. This is the same model of pistol that John Wilkes Booth
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C.C c1870s JMD-1198120899 - C.C c1870s JMD-11981
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unusual parlor gun, shot a rod by spring action, no powder. adjustable rear sight, smooth stock, one sling attachment, metal butt plate. Has the initi
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to j***d for 183.00
 
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Misc. Black Powder 1840's-1870's JMD-1067520900 - Misc. Black Powder 1840's-1870's JMD-10675
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Misc. black-powder guns. Parts guns lot of 10. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: None, Condition: Poor/Parts Gun, >
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Estimate : 500.00 - 800.00
Sold to s******0 for 427.00
 
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Double-Barrel Pistol 1840s JMD-1140520901 - Double-Barrel Pistol 1840s JMD-11405
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Pistol, Folding trigger pin fire, wood grips, no trigger guard. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 106, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8***6 for 375.00
 
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A Waters Mulberry Pistol 1839 JMD-1118620902 - A Waters Mulberry Pistol 1839 JMD-11186
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This is a rare Asa Waters contract flintlock pistol. Waters had a several U.S. contracts for muskets and filled those orders until 1837 when he then b
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Estimate : 600.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to b********d.. for 1,281.00
 
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A.S.T. Hep Pistol 1840s JMD-1132320903 - A.S.T. Hep Pistol 1840s JMD-11323
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This pistol is marked " A.S.T., Hep", 2 in, Derringer Percussion Pistol SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 140, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to t******m for 274.50
 
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