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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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Unknown mfr. Pistol 1790s JMD-1132821016 - Unknown mfr. Pistol 1790s JMD-11328
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, Unknown manufacturer.52, 12" barrel. Flintlock, has been re-stocked. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 2575, Condition: Excellent, >
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
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Unknown mfr. Pistol 1790s JMD-1148121017 - Unknown mfr. Pistol 1790s JMD-11481
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Pistol, Flintlock Black Powder, octagon barrel, wood stock, ramrod, ornate side plates. A restocked cutie. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 2568, Condition: Goo
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to p**********n for 549.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Pistol 1830s JMD-1129421018 - Unknown mfr. Pistol 1830s JMD-11294
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Pistol, Unknown manufacturer, Brass barrel and accents, Pocket Flintlock. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 613, Condition: Excellent, >
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to b********d.. for 976.00
 
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Unknown mfr. Pistol 1840s JMD-1115621020 - Unknown mfr. Pistol 1840s JMD-11156
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a pistol, maker unknown. Percussion ignition at about .72 cal. SN: G177, JMD Oval Tag: 450, Condition: Fair, >
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to y********o.. for 225.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Pistol 1840s JMD-1116221021 - Unknown mfr. Pistol 1840s JMD-11162
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a incomplete gun that was never intended to function. Explanation: When you go into battle and there is not enough weapons to go around; you l
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 37.50
 
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Unknown mfr. Pistol 1840s JMD-1119621022 - Unknown mfr. Pistol 1840s JMD-11196
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Belgian made pocket pistol in about.32 caliber. It is cleverly made where the barrel is unscrewed at the breach and loaded with a round ball
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to d*******r for 305.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Pistol 1840s JMD-1122421023 - Unknown mfr. Pistol 1840s JMD-11224
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, Unknown manufacturer.50 cal, Excellent and rare swivel octagon to round barrel two shot percussion pistol, ramrod, brass side plate and pistol
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 5***v for 2,625.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Pistol 1840s JMD-1131321024 - Unknown mfr. Pistol 1840s JMD-11313
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A percussion revolver with a 5 in. barrel, wood grips, natural steel. SN: 5447, JMD Oval Tag: 384, Condition: Good, >
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Unknown mfr. Pistol 1840s JMD-1132121025 - Unknown mfr. Pistol 1840s JMD-11321
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This is a percussion derringer with a 2 in barrel, with silver inlays. fair condition. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 5470, Condition: Fair, >
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 625.00
 
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