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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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Breda-Brescia Single-Barrel Shotgun 1960s JMD-1040110790 - Breda-Brescia Single-Barrel Shotgun 1960s JMD-10401
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This is a Brescia semi-automatic 12 ga. shotgun in good condition. Imported about 1960's. SN: 104862, JMD Oval Tag: 4831, >> FFL IS REQUIR...
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Browning A5 style Ranger Shotgun 1960s JMD-1204410791 - Browning A5 style Ranger Shotgun 1960s JMD-12044
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Browning A5 style, Ranger, 12 GA, Semi-Automatic Shotgun, beaded front sight, checkered fore/pistol grip, rubber butt plate., The Browning Auto-5 was
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Colt Coltsman Standard Shotgun 1960s JMD-1254110792 - Colt Coltsman Standard Shotgun 1960s JMD-12541
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Colt, Coltsman Standard, 12 GA, PUMP ACTION, plain pistol grip stock and forearm, BEAD FRONT SIGHT. MADE IN FRANCE SN: 66042, JMD Oval Tag: 3849, Cond
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Continental Arms Le Centaure Shotgun 1920's JMD-1203110793 - Continental Arms Le Centaure Shotgun 1920's JMD-12031
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Continental Arms Le Centaure, 16 GA, single-shot, break top, beaded front sight, checkered fore/pistol grip, metal butt plate. SN: 736, JMD Oval Tag:
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Diamond Arms Co. Shotgun 1900s JMD-1173510794 - Diamond Arms Co. Shotgun 1900s JMD-11735
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Shotgun, Diamond Arms Co. .410 ga, bead front/no rear sight, smooth fore/pistol grip, rubber butt plate. SN: 3080V, JMD Oval Tag: 1340, Condition: Goo
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Diamond Arms Co. Shotgun 1900s JMD-1173910795 - Diamond Arms Co. Shotgun 1900s JMD-11739
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Diamond Arms Co., 12 Ga., shotgun. SN: 418, JMD Oval Tag: 4456, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <<
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Sold to j*****e for 62.50
 
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Diamond Arms Co. SxS Shotgun 1920's JMD-1246110797 - Diamond Arms Co. SxS Shotgun 1920's JMD-12461
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Diamond Arms Co.(Trade Name) owned by Shapleigh Hardware, St. Louis Mo. Possibly manufactured by Crescent Arms Co. in the 1920's, 12 ga, SxS. It...
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Eastern Arms Company Shotgun 1910 JMD-1168810798 - Eastern Arms Company Shotgun 1910 JMD-11688
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Eastern Arms Co, 12 ga, single barrel shotgun, bead front/no rear sight, smooth fore/pistol grip, rubber butt plate. SN: 94335, JMD Oval Tag: 639, Con
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Eastern Arms Company Shotgun 1940s JMD-1228510799 - Eastern Arms Company Shotgun 1940s JMD-12285
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Eastern Arms Company, (trade brand name) 12-gauge shotgun, single action, top break, open hammer. Made by several makers including Stevens Arms &...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to b*****7 for 62.50
 
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