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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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US Springfield Armory 1895 Rifle 1895 JMD-1071410530 - US Springfield Armory 1895 Rifle 1895 JMD-10714
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a model 1898 Springfield chambered for.30-40 Krag. Only lightly sporterized. SN: 26681, JMD Oval Tag: 8916, Condition: Very Good, >> F...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (900.00 + 225.00BP) = 1,125.00
 
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US Springfield Armory 1898 Rifle 1898 JMD-1072210531 - US Springfield Armory 1898 Rifle 1898 JMD-10722
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Springfield model 1898, in .30-40 Krag sporterized in very good condition. SN: 125529, JMD Oval Tag: 6515, Condition: Very Good, >> ...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to M********e for (170.00 + 42.50BP) = 212.50
 
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US Springfield Armory 1898 Rifle 1898 JMD-1072410532 - US Springfield Armory 1898 Rifle 1898 JMD-10724
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a model 1898 Springfield in .30-40 Krag. Missing the bolt with a beautiful 1902 cartouche on the stock. SN: 332901, JMD Oval Tag: 7032, Condit
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to x********s.. for (100.00 + 22.00BP) = 122.00
 
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US Springfield Armory 1903 Rifle 1903 JMD-1072610533 - US Springfield Armory 1903 Rifle 1903 JMD-10726
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Springfield Armory, 1903, in military dress unmolested rifle. SN: 114978, JMD Oval Tag: 11416, Condition: Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRED &...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 800.00
Sold to w********s.. for (400.00 + 100.00BP) = 500.00
 
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US Springfield Krag Jorgensen Rifle 1910s JMD-1230510534 - US Springfield Krag Jorgensen Rifle 1910s JMD-12305
Holabird Western Americana Collections
US Springfield Krag-Jorgensen Model 1898 .30-40 Krag bolt-action rifle. covered front sight w/adjustable rear sight, stock in excellent condition. App
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to K*******9 for (475.00 + 118.75BP) = 593.75
 
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US Springfield Model 1896 Krag Jorgensen Rifle 1910s JMD-1258110535 - US Springfield Model 1896 Krag Jorgensen Rifle 1910s JMD-12581
Holabird Western Americana Collections
US Springfield, model 1898 Krag Jorgensen, 30-40 Krag, bolt-action w/ internal magazine, sporterized, blade front sight w/ rear peep sight, scope moun
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for (190.00 + 47.50BP) = 237.50
 
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US Springfield Model 1898 Krag Jorgensen Rifle 1910s JMD-1258310536 - US Springfield Model 1898 Krag Jorgensen Rifle 1910s JMD-12583
Holabird Western Americana Collections
US Springfield, model 1898 Krag Jorgensen, 30-40 Krag, bolt-action w/ internal magazine, blade front sight w/ folding ladder sight, attachments for sl
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 900.00
Sold to x********s.. for (180.00 + 39.60BP) = 219.60
 
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US Springfield Model 1898 Krag Jorgensen Rifle 1910s JMD-1258510537 - US Springfield Model 1898 Krag Jorgensen Rifle 1910s JMD-12585
Holabird Western Americana Collections
US Springfield, model 1898 Krag Jorgensen, 30-40 Krag, bolt-action w/ internal magazine, sporterized, blade front sight w/ rear peep sight, checkered
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to j*****y for (200.00 + 44.00BP) = 244.00
 
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V CHR Schilling, suhl, Germany Rifle JMD-1178010538 - V CHR Schilling, suhl, Germany Rifle JMD-11780
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rifle, V CHR Schilling, Suhl, Germany, 8mm, bolt-action target rifle, double set triggers, Blade front/ mounted military rear target sight, Stag head
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to H****l for (1,000.00 + 250.00BP) = 1,250.00
 
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Vetterli, Swiss Bolt-Action Rifle c1900 JMD-1175610539 - Vetterli, Swiss Bolt-Action Rifle c1900 JMD-11756
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rifle, Italian Vetterli-Vitali, Fucil mod. 1870/87, 10.4mm cal, bolt-action, safety catch behind bolt handle, unique four round magazine, adjustable s
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to x********s.. for (50.00 + 11.00BP) = 61.00
 
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