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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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Philadelphia Pistol 1840s JMD-1121620956 - Philadelphia Pistol 1840s JMD-11216
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a derringer pocket pistol in.41 caliber marked P (in a circle) Philadelphia. 2.5 in. barrel in good condition. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 9577, Co
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to d*******f for (650.00 + 162.50BP) = 812.50
 
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Philadelphia Pistol 1850s JMD-1121820957 - Philadelphia Pistol 1850s JMD-11218
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a derringer pocket pistol marked "Philadelphia" in .40 cal. 2-in. barrel with a German silver inlay on the escutcheon side. SN: N/...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to d*******f for (1,500.00 + 375.00BP) = 1,875.00
 
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Philadelphia Pistol 1860s JMD-1127820958 - Philadelphia Pistol 1860s JMD-11278
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, Philadelphia, 3Ó-barrel, Derringer, checkered pistol grip. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 599, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for (800.00 + 200.00BP) = 1,000.00
 
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Pistol 1640s JMD-1117320959 - Pistol 1640s JMD-11173
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a snap-haunch pistol of European origin that has been repaired in the Mediterranean area. Used aboard ships and may have seen duty in the merc
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Pistol 1790s JMD-1118520960 - Pistol 1790s JMD-11185
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a flintlock pistol in .58 caliber. Maker and origin unknown. About 20 in. long with a 16 in round barrel; in an unaltered state. It has a cast
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (700.00 + 175.00BP) = 875.00
 
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Pistol 1790s JMD-1119320961 - Pistol 1790s JMD-11193
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a French contract military pistol in about .69 cal. The barrel is round 10 in. long and overall length is 18 in. Original flintlock condition
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (900.00 + 225.00BP) = 1,125.00
 
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Pistol 1790s JMD-1127720962 - Pistol 1790s JMD-11277
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This little flintlock pistol is chambered for .60 cal. A real gem of a pocket pistol about 1790's. Black Powder, ramrod, engraved side plate. SN...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for (750.00 + 187.50BP) = 937.50
 
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Pistol 1790s JMD-1138120963 - Pistol 1790s JMD-11381
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A flintlock pistol, octagon barrel. Left hand looks to be a marriage of parts., ramrod. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 1479, Condition: Fair, >
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to D*****6 for (140.00 + 35.00BP) = 175.00
 
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Pistol 1820s JMD-1116120964 - Pistol 1820s JMD-11161
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a very beautiful flintlock dueling pistol; one of a pair? It is cased in European walnut and curiously without a ramrod. There would not be a
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (1,000.00 + 250.00BP) = 1,250.00
 
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Pistol 1830s JMD-1127320965 - Pistol 1830s JMD-11273
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a flintlock pistol brass side plate and pistol butt. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 11347, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (700.00 + 175.00BP) = 875.00
 
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