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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 1840s JMD-1139321026 - Unknown mfr. Pistol 1840s JMD-11393
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, Derringer Percussion Pistol, wood grips, SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 206, Condition: Fair, >
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to t****r for (180.00 + 45.00BP) = 225.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Pistol 1840s JMD-1142621027 - Unknown mfr. Pistol 1840s JMD-11426
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, Unknown manufacturer, Percussion Pistol, ramrod, brass side plate, engraving, SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 2576, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to m***x for (325.00 + 81.25BP) = 406.25
 
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Unknown mfr. Pistol 1840s JMD-1143421028 - Unknown mfr. Pistol 1840s JMD-11434
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, Unknown manufacturer, Flintlock Black Powder, ramrod. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 102, Condition: Poor, >
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to h******0 for (140.00 + 35.00BP) = 175.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Pistol 1840s JMD-1146321029 - Unknown mfr. Pistol 1840s JMD-11463
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol.58, Percussion pistol, octagon barrel, ramrod, wood checkered frame, double set triggers. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 422, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (300.00 + 75.00BP) = 375.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Pistol 1840s JMD-1147321030 - Unknown mfr. Pistol 1840s JMD-11473
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, Percussion Black Powder, engraving on barrel, metal scroll work side plates and pistol grip. Of European design. No ramrod. SN: N/A, JMD Oval
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (350.00 + 87.50BP) = 437.50
 
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Unknown mfr. Pistol 1840s-50s JMD-1141221031 - Unknown mfr. Pistol 1840s-50s JMD-11412
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, SxS barrels, Unknown manufacturer, bead front sight, dual hammers/triggers, engraved metal hammer plates, hell of pistol grip, carved pistol g
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to d*******f for (900.00 + 225.00BP) = 1,125.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Pistol 1842 JMD-1127221032 - Unknown mfr. Pistol 1842 JMD-11272
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, Unknown manufacturer, .62 cal rifled, Break front. Experimental. 9" barrel. Marked D.H. R. E. 16 SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 2570, Condition...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to t****r for (1,700.00 + 425.00BP) = 2,125.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Pistol 1850s JMD-1117021033 - Unknown mfr. Pistol 1850s JMD-11170
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a pocket pistol of unknown maker in percussion. About .56 cal. with light walnut stock. 11 in. overall length. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 440, Con
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to p**********n for (250.00 + 55.00BP) = 305.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Pistol 1850s JMD-1142221034 - Unknown mfr. Pistol 1850s JMD-11422
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, Unknown, .32, Break front. wood grips, SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 2371, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to h******0 for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Pistol 1870's JMD-1134121035 - Unknown mfr. Pistol 1870's JMD-11341
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, single-shot target rifle, falling-block, 4-in barrel, Percussion Pistol SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 465, Condition: Good, >
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
 
 
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