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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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Pistol 1840s JMD-1127120976 - Pistol 1840s JMD-11271
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, Percussion Cap Pistol, wood stock, brass trigger guard and pistol butt. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 1477, Condition: Good, >
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Sold to d*******f for 312.50
 
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Pistol 1840s JMD-1127920977 - Pistol 1840s JMD-11279
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This percussion pistol has a metal side plate and butt of the 1830's-1840's military contract rifles and pistols., No identifying markings. ...
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Sold to 8********l.. for 343.75
 
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Pistol 1840s JMD-1147920978 - Pistol 1840s JMD-11479
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, Percussion Pistol, Black Powder, ramrod. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 1448, Condition: Fair, >
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Sold to d*******f for 281.25
 
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Pistol 1840s JMD-1125520979 - Pistol 1840s JMD-11255
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, Percussion Pistol, wood grips. SN: 461, JMD Oval Tag: 11124, >
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Sold to H*********k for 1,000.00
 
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Pistol 1840s JMD-1132520980 - Pistol 1840s JMD-11325
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, .44 cal, Derringer Percussion Pistol SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 409, >
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Sold to d*******f for 468.75
 
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Pistol 1840s JMD-1137720981 - Pistol 1840s JMD-11377
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A percussion pistol, octagon barrel, brass barrel wedge, blade front/leaf rear sight. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 1640, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to a********j for 207.40
 
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Pistol 1840s JMD-1137920982 - Pistol 1840s JMD-11379
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, Percussion Pistol, wood stock, SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 1628, Condition: Good, >
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Sold to b********t.. for 81.25
 
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Pistol 1850s JMD-1119920983 - Pistol 1850s JMD-11199
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a percussion pocket pistol from the 1850's with a 4.5 in. barrel at .38 cal. Brass frame and barrel with a brass belt hook. A brass muzz...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to t******m for 457.50
 
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Pistol 1880's JMD-1141720984 - Pistol 1880's JMD-11417
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, 20 Gauge Percussion, cap SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 1482, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for 175.00
 
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Pistol 1880s (Belgian?) JMD-1198920985 - Pistol 1880s (Belgian?) JMD-11989
Holabird Western Americana Collections
unknown manufacturer (Belgian?), 8mm/.22, fixed sights, no fore grip, cheek rest stock, metal butt plate. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 4228, Condition: Good
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to s******0 for 231.80
 
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