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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 1870s JMD-1143221036 - Unknown mfr. Pistol 1870s JMD-11432
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, Unknown manufacturer, 8mm, octagon to round barrel, checkered wood grips, blade front/notch rear sight. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 619, Condition:
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to w********6 for 274.50
 
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Unknown mfr. Pistol 1880s JMD-1127421037 - Unknown mfr. Pistol 1880s JMD-11274
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, Unknown manufacturer, 10 shot. Possibly starter gun. Pocket Revolver. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 8778, Condition: Poor, >
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to f*****E for 50.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Pistol 1880s JMD-1134621038 - Unknown mfr. Pistol 1880s JMD-11346
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Pistol, Unknown, .22, Four shot, Palm Gun. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 10488, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for 875.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Pistol 1880s JMD-1135821039 - Unknown mfr. Pistol 1880s JMD-11358
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, Unknown manufacturer .22, Swing-barrel, spur trigger. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 11468, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to H*********k for 687.50
 
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Unknown mfr. Pistol 1882 JMD-1134221040 - Unknown mfr. Pistol 1882 JMD-11342
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Pistol, Unknown manufacturer, Pocket Revolver .38, bad shape. Dug up SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 8777, Condition: Poor, >
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 68.75
 
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Unknown mfr. Pistol 1960s JMD-1133021041 - Unknown mfr. Pistol 1960s JMD-11330
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, Unknown, Saw handle. 10Ó-barrel, Replica Percussion Pistol, checkered pistol grip. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 1618, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to h******0 for 125.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Pistol 1960s/ 1840s JMD-1133421042 - Unknown mfr. Pistol 1960s/ 1840s JMD-11334
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, Unknown manufacturer, .42 cal, 12" barrel. Restocked. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 616, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to b********t.. for 87.50
 
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Unknown mfr. Rifle, Double-Barrel and Pistol 1940s JMD-1140421043 - Unknown mfr. Rifle, Double-Barrel and Pistol 1940s JMD-11404
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, Unknown manufacturer .28, Lot of 2. Hammer percussion., 16" Highly ornate. Plus, a mini percussion pistol dated 1792, 5" long. SN:...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to f********l.. for 1,037.00
 
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Victor Pistol 1872 JMD-1144621044 - Victor Pistol 1872 JMD-11446
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1872 Victor No 2.22, Revolver, Seven shot BP cartridge, no trigger guard, wood grips. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 5558, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to s******0 for 158.60
 
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W.G. Steyb 1891 Pistol 1891 JMD-1015021045 - W.G. Steyb 1891 Pistol 1891 JMD-10150
Holabird Western Americana Collections
WG Steyr, Austrian GEW88, model 1890, 8MM military rifle, good condition. SN: 5132, JMD Oval Tag: 1792, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,800.00
Sold to K*******9 for 468.75
 
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