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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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Allen & Wheel Lock Pistol 1850s JMD-1123920906 - Allen & Wheel Lock Pistol 1850s JMD-11239
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, Allen & Wheel Lock, Double action only 5 shot percussion pocket revolver. With streamline hammer for quick, no hammer spur hang-up retri...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for 625.00
 
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Allen Pistol 1845 JMD-1122020907 - Allen Pistol 1845 JMD-11220
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is an Allen "Gamblers" model pocket pistol chambered for .36 cal. It is a screw type barrel for lading with Ivory grips. SN: N/A, JMD...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 800.00
Sold to b********d.. for 366.00
 
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Ally Pistol 1840s JMD-1128320908 - Ally Pistol 1840s JMD-11283
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a percussion civilian pistol, marked "Ally", 8 in barrel, Black Powder Percussion, wood grips, SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 1700, Condit...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to b********d.. for 610.00
 
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B.A. and Company Pistol 1860's JMD-1123320909 - B.A. and Company Pistol 1860's JMD-11233
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, B. A and Company, A beautiful little factory engraved and rare. 32 caliber spur trigger pocket pistol burl wood grips, possibly silver-plated
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to m********8 for 976.00
 
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Belgian or German Pistol 1885 JMD-1127020910 - Belgian or German Pistol 1885 JMD-11270
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, Belgian or German.62, cal, Single shot. Flare barrel. High end rifling. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 2767, Condition: Very Good, >
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Estimate : 200.00 - 700.00
Sold to t****r for 3,375.00
 
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Belgian Pistol 1840s JMD-1138620911 - Belgian Pistol 1840s JMD-11386
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, Belgian, .22, Percussion Pistol, Re-handled. Has three kill notches on the barrel. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 4547, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to R*****2 for 170.80
 
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Belgian Pistol 1870-90s JMD-1126620912 - Belgian Pistol 1870-90s JMD-11266
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, Belgian, .22, Ornate and original. 10Ó-barrel, wood grips, octagon Tilt-Barrel SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 3371, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to s******0 for 219.60
 
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Belgian Pistol 1875 JMD-1136820913 - Belgian Pistol 1875 JMD-11368
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, Belgian, .44 rimfire, Engraved Rusted & Pitted (the whole gun), Copy of double derringer. 3" barrel. Very rare SN none SN: N/A, JMD...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to j*****y for 305.00
 
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Belgian Pistol 1880s JMD-1135420914 - Belgian Pistol 1880s JMD-11354
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, Belgian, .22, Single shot, wood grips, SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 1645, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to b*********v for 175.00
 
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Belgian Pistol 1880s JMD-1135620915 - Belgian Pistol 1880s JMD-11356
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, Belgian, 3mm, Single shot, Pocket Pistol, wood grips, MIN. VEST POCKET. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 1627, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to s******0 for 134.20
 
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