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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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Stevens 238a Shotgun 1930s JMD-1167610840 - Stevens 238a Shotgun 1930s JMD-11676
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Stevens, 238a, 20 ga, bolt-action. SN: RESEARCH, JMD Oval Tag: 2983, Condition: Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <<
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Stevens Arms & Tool Co 200 Shotgun 1920s JMD-1100210841 - Stevens Arms & Tool Co 200 Shotgun 1920s JMD-11002
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This is a Stevens Arms & Tool Co, model 200 shotgun in 12ga. SN: 17579, JMD Oval Tag: 7895, Condition: Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <<
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to b*******e for 200.00
 
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Stevens Arms & Tool Co Shotgun 1900 JMD-1169010842 - Stevens Arms & Tool Co Shotgun 1900 JMD-11690
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Stevens Arms & Tool Co, 12 ga, single-shot, bead front/no rear sight, smooth fore/pistol grip, rubber butt plate. SN: 31, JMD Oval Tag: 2519, Co...
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Stevens Arms & Tool Co Shotgun 1920s JMD-1174810843 - Stevens Arms & Tool Co Shotgun 1920s JMD-11748
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Shotgun, Stevens Arms & Tool Co 12ga., bead front/no rear sight, checkered fore/pistol grip, rubber butt plate. SN: 751YA, JMD Oval Tag: 2507, C...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
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Stevens Dreadnaught Shotgun 1920s JMD-1169210844 - Stevens Dreadnaught Shotgun 1920s JMD-11692
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Stevens, Dreadnaught, 12 ga, single heavy barrel, bead front/no rear sight, smooth fore/checkered pistol grip, rubber butt plate. SN: 505JU, JMD Oval
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
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Stevens Model 200 Shotgun 1930s JMD-1253510845 - Stevens Model 200 Shotgun 1930s JMD-12535
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Stevens, Model 200, 16 GA, PUMP ACTION, ribbed fore grip, plain rear stock. SN: 1701, JMD Oval Tag: 9357, Condition: Poor, >> FFL IS REQUIRED ...
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Stevens, J. Shotgun 1880s JMD-1169610846 - Stevens, J. Shotgun 1880s JMD-11696
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Stevens, J., 12 ga, tip up, bead front/no rear sight, rubber butt plate SN: 320, JMD Oval Tag: 997, Condition: Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <<
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Syracuse Arms SxS Shotgun 1905 JMD-1163410847 - Syracuse Arms SxS Shotgun 1905 JMD-11634
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Syracuse Arms, SxS, 12 ga, 28 " barrels, SN: 27600, JMD Oval Tag: 7423, Condition: Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <<
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
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Unknown mfr. 12 Shotgun 1920's JMD-1186310848 - Unknown mfr. 12 Shotgun 1920's JMD-11863
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Shotgun, Unknown manufacturer, 12 GA, bead front, checkered fore/pistol grip, engraved, sling attached, metal butt plate. SN: 1539, JMD Oval Tag: 2518
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for 343.75
 
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Unknown mfr. Shotgun 1930s JMD-1168410849 - Unknown mfr. Shotgun 1930s JMD-11684
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Shotgun, Unknown, 16 ga., break top, bead front/no rear sight, smooth fore/pistol grip, padded butt plate. SN: JG, JMD Oval Tag: 3616, Condition: Good
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 62.50
 
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