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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, SxS 1848 JMD-1118021086 - Unknown mfr. Pistol, SxS 1848 JMD-11180
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a military contract pistol of 1848. In percussion ignition and about .60 cal. It has walnut stocks and a captured ramrod. Maker unknown. 12 ov
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to d*******r for (425.00 + 93.50BP) = 518.50
 
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Unknown mfr. Pistol, SxS 1850s JMD-1118821087 - Unknown mfr. Pistol, SxS 1850s JMD-11188
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a hansom percussion pistol in about .58 cal. The maker is unknown, but the gun has European architecture. The barrel is octagon 8 in. long the
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Estimate : 200.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to R****0 for (375.00 + 93.75BP) = 468.75
 
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Unknown mfr. Pistol, SxS 1850s JMD-1119021088 - Unknown mfr. Pistol, SxS 1850s JMD-11190
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This pistol is about 17 in. long with an 8 in. barrel and is a breach-loading percussion pistol. The maker is unknown. Rare indeed. SN: N/A, JMD Oval
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to p**********n for (300.00 + 66.00BP) = 366.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Pistol, SxS 1850s JMD-1119421089 - Unknown mfr. Pistol, SxS 1850s JMD-11194
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is an under-hammer percussion pistol in about .35 cal. with a 4 in. barrel half octagon to round, highly engraved and in excellent condition. Mak
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to H*********k for (950.00 + 237.50BP) = 1,187.50
 
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Unknown mfr. Pistol, SxS 1850s JMD-1143621090 - Unknown mfr. Pistol, SxS 1850s JMD-11436
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, SxS, Unknown, Percussion Pistol, Black Powder, ramrod, brass fore stock, SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 11595, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to s******0 for (100.00 + 22.00BP) = 122.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Pistol, SxS 1880s JMD-1135021091 - Unknown mfr. Pistol, SxS 1880s JMD-11350
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, Unknown manufacturer, .22, Derringer, Swing barrel, bone handle. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 11410, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (180.00 + 45.00BP) = 225.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Pistol, SxS 1890s JMD-1139021092 - Unknown mfr. Pistol, SxS 1890s JMD-11390
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, Unknown.22, Homemade, single-shot. Stag grips. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 235, Condition: Good, >
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Unknown mfr. Pistol, SxS 1960s JMD-1117421093 - Unknown mfr. Pistol, SxS 1960s JMD-11174
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a replica Kentucky pistol at 18 in. overall length and .38 cal. Percussion ignition. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 9537, Condition: Very Good, >
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to x********s.. for (50.00 + 11.00BP) = 61.00
 
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Webley Senior Model Pistol, SxS 1960s JMD-1147421094 - Webley Senior Model Pistol, SxS 1960s JMD-11474
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pis Webley, Senior Model.22 pellet, plastic grips, semi auto, In original box. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 9475, Condition: Very Good, >
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to m******n for (170.00 + 42.50BP) = 212.50
 
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Willamson Pistol, SxS 1850's JMD-1122921095 - Willamson Pistol, SxS 1850's JMD-11229
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, single-shot, Williamson, A competitor of the famous Henry Derringer, and of the same time period, Derringer Percussion Pistol. SN: N/A, JMD Ov
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to x********s.. for (550.00 + 121.00BP) = 671.00
 
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