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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 In Person PreviewPreview will be at our Auction Location,

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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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King Nitro Single-Shot Rifle 1950 JMD-1114710210 - King Nitro Single-Shot Rifle 1950 JMD-11147
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a King Nitro, single-shot bolt-action rifle in .22 long rifle. SN: RESEARCH, JMD Oval Tag: 7676, Condition: Fair, >> FFL IS REQUIRED &...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d*******f for 100.00
 
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KLEINKALIBER BUCHESE Rifle 1950s JMD-1109310211 - KLEINKALIBER BUCHESE Rifle 1950s JMD-11093
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a .22 cal. rifle made by KLEINKALIBER BUCHESE, In target rifle design in fair condition. SN: 3755, JMD Oval Tag: 3085, Condition: Fair, >...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to f********l.. for 396.50
 
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Kodiak 260 Rifle 1960s JMD-1244110212 - Kodiak 260 Rifle 1960s JMD-12441
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Kodiak model 260, 22 wmr cal., manufactured 1960's, nice condition, adjustable iron sights, tube feed. Kodiak was one of the first manufacturers...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for 250.00
 
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Kodiak 260 Rifle 1960s JMD-1244210213 - Kodiak 260 Rifle 1960s JMD-12442
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Kodiak model 260, 22 wmr cal., manufactured 1960's, nice condition, adjustable iron sights, tube feed. Kodiak was one of the first manufacturers...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 5******t for 244.00
 
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Kokura Arsenal Ariska Rifle 1940s JMD-1227510214 - Kokura Arsenal Ariska Rifle 1940s JMD-12275
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Ariska 38 Training rifle, manufacturer Kokura, sporterized, 7.65 mm, elevated target sights, cushioned butt pad, SN: 172, JMD Oval Tag: 6856, Conditio
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to x********s.. for 122.00
 
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Kokura Arsenal of Japan Arisaka 99 Rifle 1940s JMD-12261.210215 - Kokura Arsenal of Japan Arisaka 99 Rifle 1940s JMD-12261.2
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Arisaka, Mod 99, 7.65, sporterized, bolt-action, blade front sight w. ladder rear sight, rubber pad replaced steel butt plate. SN: 509520, JMD Oval Ta
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Krupp-Laufstahl Mauser 98 Haenel - Mannlicher Mauser Rifle 1950s JMD-1251310216 - Krupp-Laufstahl Mauser 98 Haenel - Mannlicher Mauser Rifle 1950s JMD-12513
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Krupp-Laufstahl, Mauser 98, bolt-action, 8 mm, double set triggers, raised front blade sight, rear notch sight, checkered pistol grip, cheek rest stoc
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to n**********9 for 437.50
 
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Lang-fur-bucksen Bolt-Action Rifle 1940s JMD-1097410217 - Lang-fur-bucksen Bolt-Action Rifle 1940s JMD-10974
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a "Lang-fur-bucksen", bolt-action .22 rifle with a form of Schnabel forearm. Very attractive gun. SN: 217399, JMD Oval Tag: 6448, ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to b********d.. for 187.50
 
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Lowe Berling Argentino 1891 Rifle 1891 JMD-1171910218 - Lowe Berling Argentino 1891 Rifle 1891 JMD-11719
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mauser, Argentine 1891, 7.63mm, bolt-action, full military stock w/cleaning rod (good condition), five-shot magazine, blade front/ladder target rear s
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for 250.00
 
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Luca Rifle c1900 JMD-1222410219 - Luca Rifle c1900 JMD-12224
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Luca, double set trigger, blue encased receiver. Octagon barrel, fixed blade front and V rear sights. Checkered pistol grip, cheek rest, metal butt pl
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to H****l for 625.00
 
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