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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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T. Davidson Pistol 1850s JMD-1116821006 - T. Davidson Pistol 1850s JMD-11168
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Kentucky pistol. The lock was made by T. Davidson & Co. of Cincinnati, Oho. (Hustlar p. 29, 57) In percussion ignition. The barrel is ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to b********d.. for 1,098.00
 
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Tower Pistol 1960s JMD-1138321007 - Tower Pistol 1960s JMD-11383
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A flintlock pistol, the lock is marked "Tower GR" black-powder replica, Japanese. SN: E16, JMD Oval Tag: 4607, Condition: Excellent, >
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 237.50
 
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Unknown mfr. Blank Firing Starter or Signal Gun Pistol 1880s JMD-1125021008 - Unknown mfr. Blank Firing Starter or Signal Gun Pistol 1880s JMD-11250
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, Unknown, 12 Gauge Black powder, Antique blank Black powder shot shell starter/ signal gun ejector switch very rare. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 111
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to t******m for 170.80
 
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Unknown mfr. Fowler Pistol 1840's JMD-1057921009 - Unknown mfr. Fowler Pistol 1840's JMD-10579
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Brown Bess that has a second life as a fowler. The flintlock is ornately marked. The architecture is British and the barrel is at .46 in. SN
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to 2*****I for 1,750.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Military Contract Pistol 1840s JMD-1146521010 - Unknown mfr. Military Contract Pistol 1840s JMD-11465
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This percussion pistol, wood stock, and side plate indicate a military contract pistol. Deserves further research. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 629, Conditi
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to p**********n for 457.50
 
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Unknown mfr. Pistol 1690-1750 JMD-1117221011 - Unknown mfr. Pistol 1690-1750 JMD-11172
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Japanese matchlock pistol C. 1600's -1750's. About .39 cal. The date range is deliberately left wide due to the unknown level of t...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to s******0 for 793.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Pistol 1740s JMD-1115821012 - Unknown mfr. Pistol 1740s JMD-11158
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a flintlock pistol of American or possibly of English origin. Good craftsmanship with a 12 in. barrel octagon to round. Maker unknown. Stock r
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Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to h********1.. for 2,000.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Pistol 1770s JMD-1116621013 - Unknown mfr. Pistol 1770s JMD-11166
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a flintlock pistol of the revolutionary period. (1770-1790's). A true Kentucky pistol because it does not fit any contract pistol dimens...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to t**********3 for 3,625.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Pistol 1780s-1790's JMD-1117821014 - Unknown mfr. Pistol 1780s-1790's JMD-11178
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a pistol believed to be a Continental Arsenal Holster Pistol built between 1780-1793. (Reilley p. 193) The pistol could have been built in eit
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to d*******f for 1,187.50
 
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Unknown mfr. Pistol 1790s JMD-1118421015 - Unknown mfr. Pistol 1790s JMD-11184
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a .48 cal. flintlock pocket pistol; maker unknown. It has a rifled 8 in. barrel and well-appointed with checkered wood; German silver hardware
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 1,187.50
 
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