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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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ASOULTZ Pistol, Double-Barrel 1840s JMD-1120321056 - ASOULTZ Pistol, Double-Barrel 1840s JMD-11203
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This pistol is marked "ASOULTZ, J. Mathias Gihs." with a 4 in. barrel. It is a SxS double barrel percussion pistol. From the 1850's. S...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for 281.25
 
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Belgian Pistol, Double-Barrel 1850s JMD-1128021057 - Belgian Pistol, Double-Barrel 1850s JMD-11280
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, Belgian, Pocket Double barrel. 4Ó-barrel, dual hammer/trigger, wood grip, SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 587, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for 150.00
 
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Belgian Pistol, Double-Barrel 1860s JMD-1133621058 - Belgian Pistol, Double-Barrel 1860s JMD-11336
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, Double-Barrel, Belgian, Double barrel, checkered grips and engraved nickel plated. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 4250, Condition: Excellent, >
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to R****0 for 593.75
 
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D.S Turmnsuhl Pistol, Double-Barrel 1840s JMD-1118921059 - D.S Turmnsuhl Pistol, Double-Barrel 1840s JMD-11189
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a double barrel pistol, marked "D.S. Tumnsuhl". The barrels are 4.5-in long and bored to about .42 cal. This gun would be worth ow...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to d*******r for 488.00
 
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Hoda Pistol, Double-Barrel 1840s JMD-1117121060 - Hoda Pistol, Double-Barrel 1840s JMD-11171
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a double-barrel Houda pistol in .85 cal. Set in a walnut stock percussion lock and about 12 in. overall length. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 2572, C
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to p**********n for 366.00
 
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Kimmel Pistol, Double-Barrel 1840s JMD-1141021061 - Kimmel Pistol, Double-Barrel 1840s JMD-11410
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, SxS barrel, Kimmel, double hammers/triggers, ramrod, engraved hammer plates, checkered pistol rip, Highly ornate. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 1465,
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to j******0 for 1,000.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Pistol, Double-Barrel 1840s JMD-1147521062 - Unknown mfr. Pistol, Double-Barrel 1840s JMD-11475
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, Double-Barrel, double triggers, Percussion Black Powder, wood grips. SN: 178, JMD Oval Tag: 10472, Condition: Good, >
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Unknown mfr. Pistol, Double-Barrel 1840s JMD-1148321063 - Unknown mfr. Pistol, Double-Barrel 1840s JMD-11483
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Percussion pistol, double-barrel, SxS octagon barrels, double hammers/triggers, wood pistol grip, Percussion black-powder. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 475,
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to r*********y for 187.50
 
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Unknown mfr. Pistol, Double-Barrel 1850s JMD-1117621064 - Unknown mfr. Pistol, Double-Barrel 1850s JMD-11176
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a double barrel percussion pistol, maker unknown. In about .63 cal. and 16 in. overall length in walnut stocks. C. 1850. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to p**********n for 244.00
 
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Unknown mfr. possibly Scottish Pistol, Double-Barrel 1790s JMD-1125621065 - Unknown mfr. possibly Scottish Pistol, Double-Barrel 1790s JMD-11256
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, Unknown, Over/Under Flintlock, possibly a Scottish double barrel over /under 5.50 caliber Flintlock Pistol. Most flintlocks were updated to pe
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to s******0 for 1,159.00
 
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