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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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Nitro Hunter (Crescent Firearms?) SxS Shotgun 1920's JMD-1246210820 - Nitro Hunter (Crescent Firearms?) SxS Shotgun 1920's JMD-12462
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nitro Hunter is a trade name shotgun offered in 12 ga, SxS, hammerless, front site intact. Manufactured by Crescent Firearms for the Belknap Hardware
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 125.00
 
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Palmetto Arms, Philadelphia Shotgun 1920s JMD-1169410821 - Palmetto Arms, Philadelphia Shotgun 1920s JMD-11694
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Palmetto Arms, Philadelphia, 12 ga, single-shot, bead front/ no rear sight, smooth fore/pistol grip, rubber butt stock. SN: 137AT, JMD Oval Tag: 2516,
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to b*******e for 62.50
 
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R Guigman Shotgun 1950s JMD-1189010822 - R Guigman Shotgun 1950s JMD-11890
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A shotgun made by R Guigman, Top break action, bead front sight, gauge unknown, rubber butt plate. SN: 8539, JMD Oval Tag: 4196, Condition: Very Good,
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Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to b*********e for 146.40
 
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Rheinmetall No. 4 Shotgun 1930s JMD-1209810823 - Rheinmetall No. 4 Shotgun 1930s JMD-12098
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Rheinmetall, no.4, 16 GA, semi-automictic, bead front sight, checkered fore/pistol grip, cheek rest stock, rubber butt plate. SN: 2109, JMD Oval Tag:
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to n**********4 for 200.00
 
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Rheinmetall No. 4 Shotgun 1930s JMD-1210010824 - Rheinmetall No. 4 Shotgun 1930s JMD-12100
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Rheinmetall, no.4, 16 GA, semi-automatic, tube magazine, smooth fore/checkered pistol grip, sling attachments, cheek rest stock, rubber butt plate SN:
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to j*0 for 187.50
 
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Rheinmetall No. 4 Shotgun 1930s JMD-1210210825 - Rheinmetall No. 4 Shotgun 1930s JMD-12102
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Rheinmetall, no.4, Semi-Automatic, bead front/no rear sight, checkered fore/pistol grip, cheek rest stock, padded butt stock. SN: 1579, JMD Oval Tag:
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Riverside Arms Shotgun 1940s JMD-1176310826 - Riverside Arms Shotgun 1940s JMD-11763
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Shotgun, Riverside Arms, 12 Ga, single barrel, smooth fore/pistol grip, Plastic butt plate (broken). SN: 799A, JMD Oval Tag: 4375, >> FFL IS R...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to b*****7 for 68.75
 
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Sears & Roebuck Ranger Shotgun 1950s JMD-1076110827 - Sears & Roebuck Ranger Shotgun 1950s JMD-10761
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This a Sears & Roebuck, Ranger shotgun chambered for 16 ga. In good condition SN: RESEARCH, JMD Oval Tag: 3019, Condition: Good, >> FFL IS...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to f********i for 122.00
 
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Sears and Roebuck and Co. SxS Shotgun 1960s JMD-1018110828 - Sears and Roebuck and Co. SxS Shotgun 1960s JMD-10181
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This 16 ga. shotgun was built in the 1960's and shows some handling wear otherwise good condition. The 16 ga. is a gauge that never caught-on bu...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 187.50
 
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Springfield 1898 Shotgun 1898 JMD-1068310829 - Springfield 1898 Shotgun 1898 JMD-10683
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a sporterized model 1898 Springfield, in .30-40 Krag. SN: 382207, JMD Oval Tag: 4038, Condition: Excellent, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <<
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to x********s.. for 183.00
 
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