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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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Mauser KAX-98 Rifle 1950s JMD-1074310310 - Mauser KAX-98 Rifle 1950s JMD-10743
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Mauser, KAX-98, in 7.9 mm Excellent condition. SN: 3257, JMD Oval Tag: 3780, Condition: Excellent, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <<
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to R******y for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
 
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Mauser Loewe Rifle 1940s JMD-1101410311 - Mauser Loewe Rifle 1940s JMD-11014
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Mauser, Loewe model rifle. Chambered in 8 mm. SN: A3409, JMD Oval Tag: 3173, Condition: Fair, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <<
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to x********s.. for (100.00 + 22.00BP) = 122.00
 
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Mauser M43 Bolt-Action German Rifle 1940 JMD-1024610312 - Mauser M43 Bolt-Action German Rifle 1940 JMD-10246
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a German Mauser M43 bolt-action sporting rifle. Chambered in 8 mm and in good condition. SN: 10816, JMD Oval Tag: 2742, Condition: Good, >...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to x********s.. for (100.00 + 22.00BP) = 122.00
 
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Mauser Manchter Rifle 1940 JMD-1028310313 - Mauser Manchter Rifle 1940 JMD-10283
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a sporterized Mauser action bolt-action rifle. Tastefully sporterized and in excellent condition. SN: 79651, JMD Oval Tag: 9509, Condition: Ex
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to K*******9 for (700.00 + 175.00BP) = 875.00
 
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Mauser Manlicher Rifle 1950s JMD-1079510314 - Mauser Manlicher Rifle 1950s JMD-10795
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a sporterized Mauser 98, with a Mannlicher style stock chambered in 6.5 X57 mm. SN: 11946, JMD Oval Tag: 3119, Condition: Very Good, >>...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 900.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (550.00 + 137.50BP) = 687.50
 
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Mauser Mannlicher Rifle 1940s JMD-1187910315 - Mauser Mannlicher Rifle 1940s JMD-11879
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mauser, MANNLICHER SCHOENAUER.257 Remington, sporterized, double set triggers, full length stock, checkered fore/pistol grip, blade front/fixed rear s
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to k*******2 for (650.00 + 143.00BP) = 793.00
 
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Mauser Mannlicher Rifle 1940s JMD-1188110316 - Mauser Mannlicher Rifle 1940s JMD-11881
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mauser, Mannlicher, 30-06 cal, sporterized. SN: 16452, JMD Oval Tag: 3117, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <<
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to t******m for (650.00 + 143.00BP) = 793.00
 
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Mauser Patrone Rifle 1940s JMD-1227110317 - Mauser Patrone Rifle 1940s JMD-12271
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mauser, Patrone, 22 LR, blade front sight, ladder rear sight, padded butt plate, stock in good condition SN: 13262, JMD Oval Tag: 10076, Condition: Ve
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to G******7 for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Mauser Patrone Rifle 1940s JMD-1228310318 - Mauser Patrone Rifle 1940s JMD-12283
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mauser Patrone, bolt-action, .22 long rifle. The front sight is a blade on a ramp, and the rear is an elevation adjustable tangent, walnut stock has c
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to b********d.. for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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Mauser Patrone Rifle 1950s JMD-1079110319 - Mauser Patrone Rifle 1950s JMD-10791
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Mauser, Patrone rifle marked ideal 44 Schutzen in .22 long rifle, SN: 133534, JMD Oval Tag: 7715, Condition: Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRE...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to t******m for (150.00 + 33.00BP) = 183.00
 
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