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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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Ross Rifle Co 1910 Rifle 1910s JMD-1187410400 - Ross Rifle Co 1910 Rifle 1910s JMD-11874
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Ross Rifle Co., 1905, Ross Rifle Co., M-10, bolt-action sporterized carbine.303 cal, smooth fore/checkered pistol grip. Blade front/flip and notch rea
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to t******m for 195.20
 
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Ross Rifle Co Enfield Rifle 1950s JMD-1182210401 - Ross Rifle Co Enfield Rifle 1950s JMD-11822
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Ross Rifle Co, Enfield.303 British, hooded front/flip rear sight, smooth fore/pistol grip, rubber butt plate. SN: Cl 74, JMD Oval Tag: 3515, Condition
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to s******0 for 158.60
 
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Ross Rifle Co Enfield Rifle 1950s JMD-1182410402 - Ross Rifle Co Enfield Rifle 1950s JMD-11824
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Rifle, Ross Rifle Co, Enfield, .280 Ross, blade front, rubber butt plate. SN: *007, JMD Oval Tag: 820, Condition: Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <...
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Sold to t******m for 457.50
 
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Ross Rifle Co. 1905 Rifle 1920's JMD-1185310403 - Ross Rifle Co. 1905 Rifle 1920's JMD-11853
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Ross Rifle Co., 1905, Ross Rifle Co., M-10, bolt-action sporterized carbine.303 cal, smooth fore/pistol grip. Blade front/ladder rear sight, metal but
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to t******m for 170.80
 
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Ross Rifle Co. M-10 Rifle 1940s JMD-1185110404 - Ross Rifle Co. M-10 Rifle 1940s JMD-11851
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Ross Rifle Co., M-10, sporterized carbine.280 Ross cal. Blade front/ladder rear sight, interesting action. SN: 17508, JMD Oval Tag: 6627, Condition: V
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to t******m for 518.50
 
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Rudoph Haemmerli-CIE- SWISS Anschutz Rifle 1930 JMD-1031510405 - Rudoph Haemmerli-CIE- SWISS Anschutz Rifle 1930 JMD-10315
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This is an unusual Schutzen style target gun chambered in 7.7 mm. This gun is full of unusual contraptions to find accuracy. SN: 1179, JMD Oval Tag: 7
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to f**********k for 1,281.00
 
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Russian Budapest Rifle 1940 JMD-1079810406 - Russian Budapest Rifle 1940 JMD-10798
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This is a bolt-action rifle of Russian origin. Budapest markings from WW11, In 8 mm. SN: C 14353, JMD Oval Tag: 7987, Condition: Good, >> FFL ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 687.50
 
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Russian Mauser 98 Rifle 1950s JMD-1081810407 - Russian Mauser 98 Rifle 1950s JMD-10818
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This is a Russian made Mauser 98, chambered in .22-250 with an engraved receiver and a bull barrel. SN: 9174D1, JMD Oval Tag: 4752, Condition: Excelle
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Estimate : 300.00 - 800.00
Sold to C*******5 for 250.00
 
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Santa Fe 1949 Rifle 1940s JMD-1176710408 - Santa Fe 1949 Rifle 1940s JMD-11767
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Rifle, Santa Fe, Mod. 1936, sporterized, French Mas 7.5 Carbine, bolt-action, blade front/ladder adjustable rear sight, sling swivel front and cut w/b
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to x********s.. for 122.00
 
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Sears, Robuck & Co Ranger Rifle 1950s JMD-1178810409 - Sears, Robuck & Co Ranger Rifle 1950s JMD-11788
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Sears, Roebuck & Co, Ranger.22 S, L, L.R., pump action, blade front/leaf adjustable rear sight, ribbed fore/smooth pistol grip, plastic butt pla...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 187.50
 
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