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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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Lefaucheux Pistol 1880s JMD-1130420946 - Lefaucheux Pistol 1880s JMD-11304
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, Lefaucheux, 9mm, Pocket Pistol, Single-shot. Tilt barrel. Hand engraved. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 2375, Condition: Excellent, >
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to s******0 for 274.50
 
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LEUCHTPISTOLE Pistol 1890's JMD-1142720947 - LEUCHTPISTOLE Pistol 1890's JMD-11427
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, LEUCHTPISTOLE, 12mm, Starting Gun poor condition. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 1481, Condition: Poor, >
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to s******0 for 91.50
 
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Manhattan copy of a Smith and Wesson #1 2nd issue Pistol 1855 JMD-1124320948 - Manhattan copy of a Smith and Wesson #1 2nd issue Pistol 1855 JMD-11243
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Manhattan copy of a Smith & Wesson #1, 2nd issue. Factory engraved .22 caliber black-powder cartridge 12 stop cylinder, brass frame steel barrel...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to f********l.. for 396.50
 
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Marlin Standard 32 Pistol 1875 JMD-1120220949 - Marlin Standard 32 Pistol 1875 JMD-11202
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Marlin, Standard 32 model pocket pistol in .32 caliber. It has a 3 in. barrel and is a copy of the Remington Smoot pistol. In good condition
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to m********8 for 305.00
 
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Metropolitan Arms 51 Navy Pistol 1863 JMD-1123620950 - Metropolitan Arms 51 Navy Pistol 1863 JMD-11236
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, Metropolitan Arms, 51 Navy, Copy of Colt 1851 Navy Percussion revolver. In 1862. Colt Commissioned Metropolitan to make them in 1862 when Colt
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to h********@.. for 1,125.00
 
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Mohawk Brand Pistol 1960s JMD-1131820951 - Mohawk Brand Pistol 1960s JMD-11318
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, Mohawk Brand, Percussion Pistol, Possibly replica SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 10618, Condition: Very Good, >
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to S**********1 for 62.50
 
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Moreita Pistol 1960s JMD-1125420952 - Moreita Pistol 1960s JMD-11254
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Pistol, Moreita, Non- gun replica of 1770s flintlock, ornate. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 563, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to C********s.. for 250.00
 
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NY Pistol 1850s JMD-1122120953 - NY Pistol 1850s JMD-11221
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a pistol marked " NY" model 1XL in .31 caliber from the 1850's. It must be a double action revolver because the hammer has no ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to b********d.. for 610.00
 
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Patdrfge Pistol 1870's JMD-1123120954 - Patdrfge Pistol 1870's JMD-11231
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, Patdrfge, Cap gun toy Vintage. Experimental, Percussion Pistol. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 10876, Condition: Poor, >
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to D******L for 335.50
 
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Philadelphia Pistol 1840s JMD-1121420955 - Philadelphia Pistol 1840s JMD-11214
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is an original "Derringer" marked pistol. (Note the name Derringer with only one "R". Philadelphia, Pa. in .40 cal. and a 4...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to d*******f for 875.00
 
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