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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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Swiss Vetterli Terni Bolt-Action Carbine Rifle 1920's JMD-1011210490 - Swiss Vetterli Terni Bolt-Action Carbine Rifle 1920's JMD-10112
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This a Carcano battle carbine invented by Stephen Carcano in 1890 and produced between 1891 and 1945; used by Italian, Japanese, and German forces in
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to w********s.. for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
 
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Swiss Vetterli Terni Bolt-Action Carbine Rifle 1920's JMD-1011310491 - Swiss Vetterli Terni Bolt-Action Carbine Rifle 1920's JMD-10113
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This a Carcano battle rifle invented by Stephen Carcano in 1890 and produced between 1891 and 1945; used by Italian, Japanese, and German forces in bo
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to d*******f for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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Swiss Vetterli Terni Bolt-Action Carbine Rifle 1938 JMD-1011910492 - Swiss Vetterli Terni Bolt-Action Carbine Rifle 1938 JMD-10119
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This a Carcano battle carbine invented by Stephen Carcano in 1890 and produced between 1891 and 1945; used by Italian, Japanese, and German forces in
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold to x********s.. for (100.00 + 22.00BP) = 122.00
 
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Swiss Vetterli Terni Bolt-Action Carbine Rifle 1940 JMD-1011810493 - Swiss Vetterli Terni Bolt-Action Carbine Rifle 1940 JMD-10118
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This a Carcano battle carbine invented by Stephen Carcano in 1890 and produced between 1891 and 1945; used by Italian, Japanese, and German forces in
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold to S*********u for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Swiss Vetterli Terni Bolt-Action Carbine Rifle 1941 JMD-1012010494 - Swiss Vetterli Terni Bolt-Action Carbine Rifle 1941 JMD-10120
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This a Carcano battle rifle invented by Stephen Carcano in 1890 and produced between 1891 and 1945; used by Italian, Japanese, and German forces in bo
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold to x********s.. for (100.00 + 22.00BP) = 122.00
 
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Terni 88 Rifle 1890s JMD-1102610495 - Terni 88 Rifle 1890s JMD-11026
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Terni, model 88, bolt-action rifle in 8 mm. SN: 5258, JMD Oval Tag: 833, Condition: Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <<
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to W*********4 for (425.00 + 106.25BP) = 531.25
 
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Terni 88 Rifle 1911 JMD-1101510496 - Terni 88 Rifle 1911 JMD-11015
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Terni, model 88, bolt-action rifle in 8 mm. SN: 8290J, JMD Oval Tag: 6383, Condition: Excellent, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <<
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to t******m for (150.00 + 33.00BP) = 183.00
 
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Terni 88 Rifle 1917 JMD-1101310497 - Terni 88 Rifle 1917 JMD-11013
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Terni, model 88, bolt-action rifle in 8 mm. SN: 952A, JMD Oval Tag: 7736, Condition: Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <<
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to t******m for (150.00 + 33.00BP) = 183.00
 
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Terni Battle Carbine Rifle 1942 JMD-1078310498 - Terni Battle Carbine Rifle 1942 JMD-10783
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Terni, Battle Carbine, all original. SN: FL7218, JMD Oval Tag: 2637, Condition: Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <<
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to d*******f for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Terni Bolt-Action Rifle 1939 JMD-1079210499 - Terni Bolt-Action Rifle 1939 JMD-10792
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Terni, bolt-action rifle, chambered in 7.35 mm. Crudely checkered in good condition. SN: 233, JMD Oval Tag: 2665, Condition: Good, >>...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to x********s.. for (90.00 + 19.80BP) = 109.80
 
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