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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 98 Rifle with scope or sight 1940s JMD-1184510610 - Mauser 98 Rifle with scope or sight 1940s JMD-11845
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mauser, 98, 30-06 (confirm chambering), Mauser action, sporterized, checkered fore/pistol grip, mounted United 7X31 coated scope, metal butt plate, Sc
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to H****l for (400.00 + 100.00BP) = 500.00
 
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Mauser 98 Rifle with scope or sight 1943 JMD-1014310611 - Mauser 98 Rifle with scope or sight 1943 JMD-10143
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Sporterized Mauser 98 chambered in .220 Swift. with heavy barrel and long-range scope. Fine checkering SN: 7724, JMD Oval Tag: 8294, >> FFL IS...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 1,800.00
Sold to d******K for (750.00 + 165.00BP) = 915.00
 
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Mauser 98 Rifle with scope or sight 1950s JMD-1074710612 - Mauser 98 Rifle with scope or sight 1950s JMD-10747
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Mauser, 98, chambered in .25-06 with scope in good condition. SN: 11670, JMD Oval Tag: 4688, Condition: Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to m********Q for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
 
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Mauser 98 Rifle with scope or sight 1950s JMD-1077010613 - Mauser 98 Rifle with scope or sight 1950s JMD-10770
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a scoped Mauser, 98, chambered in 7.9 mm, has double set triggers and sporterized. SN: 6580, JMD Oval Tag: 4753, Condition: Good, >> F...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 800.00
Sold to m********Q for (190.00 + 47.50BP) = 237.50
 
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Mauser 98 Rifle with scope or sight 1950s JMD-1078410614 - Mauser 98 Rifle with scope or sight 1950s JMD-10784
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a sporterized Mauser, 98, with a scope chambered in .30-06. It has engraved magazine floor plate and trigger guard, double-set triggers. SN: 1
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (300.00 + 75.00BP) = 375.00
 
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Mauser 98 Rifle with scope or sight 1950s JMD-1079010615 - Mauser 98 Rifle with scope or sight 1950s JMD-10790
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a sporterized Mauser 98, target rifle with a bull barrel and scope in .219 cal. Double set triggers. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 8306, Condition: E
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Estimate : 300.00 - 800.00
Sold to D*********1 for (350.00 + 77.00BP) = 427.00
 
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Mauser 98 Rifle with scope or sight 1950s JMD-1081010616 - Mauser 98 Rifle with scope or sight 1950s JMD-10810
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a sporterized Mauser 98, with iron sights. Chambered in 7.9 mm. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 3765, Condition: Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <&...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to x********s.. for (110.00 + 24.20BP) = 134.20
 
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Mauser 98 Rifle with scope or sight 1950s JMD-1081510617 - Mauser 98 Rifle with scope or sight 1950s JMD-10815
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Mauser model 98, with Belgian markings in about 25 cal. SN: 25023, JMD Oval Tag: 9485, Condition: Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <<
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to b********d.. for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
 
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Mauser 98 Rifle with scope or sight 1950s JMD-1081710618 - Mauser 98 Rifle with scope or sight 1950s JMD-10817
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a sporterized Mauser model 98, made in Belgium in 8 mm and a jeweled bolt. SN: 3656, JMD Oval Tag: 8666, Condition: Good, >> FFL IS RE...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to B*********l for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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Mauser 98 Rifle with scope or sight 1950s JMD-1081910619 - Mauser 98 Rifle with scope or sight 1950s JMD-10819
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Mauser model 98, chambered in 88 mm with Nazi markings. SN: 9094, JMD Oval Tag: 8355, Condition: Very Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <&...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to x********s.. for (150.00 + 33.00BP) = 183.00
 
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