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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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21166 - Depose Set Gun 1840s JMD-11169Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is known as a Set Gun, made by Depose, in about 16 ga. This would be used as a trap cannon. C. 1840's. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 8367, Conditi...
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30000 - 1893 Columbus Print JMD-10014Holabird Western Americana Collections
Printed for the 400th anniversary of Columbus discovering America. Possibly a Columbian Expo. piece. In original frame, 33.5 x 45.5" Water stai...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to v*******v for (45.00 + 9.90BP) = 54.90
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30001 - Eleven Framed Art Pieces JMD-10017Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 11. 1) Biblical chromo litho. 26 x 30" Artist is O. Slemner. 2) Windmill print. Artist unknown. 26 x 21" deep seated frame. 3-4) Tw...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 600.00
Sold to u********m.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
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30005 - Maxfield Parrish Print JMD-10013Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two figures with scenic backdrop. Copyright the House of Art, NY. 22 x 34" original frame, borken glass upper left.
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to v*******v for (35.00 + 7.70BP) = 42.70
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30006 - Three Classic American Prints JMD-10018Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Custer's Last Stand print. 1896. Poor condition with soiling and warping. 29 x 42" Original frame. 2) Framed print of our national capit...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to h********h.. for (70.00 + 15.40BP) = 85.40
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