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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 1903 Rifle with scope or sight 1950s JMD-1084410710 - US Springfield 1903 Rifle with scope or sight 1950s JMD-10844
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a sporterized rifle chambered in .30-06 SN: 1035779, JMD Oval Tag: 3732, Condition: Very Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <<
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Estimate : 300.00 - 800.00
Sold to d*******f for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
 
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US Springfield 1903 Rifle with scope or sight 1950s JMD-1085810711 - US Springfield 1903 Rifle with scope or sight 1950s JMD-10858
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a sporterized 1903 Springfield rifle, chambered in .30-06 SN: 1248886, JMD Oval Tag: 4167, Condition: Very Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRED &l...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 800.00
Sold to k*******2 for (1,600.00 + 352.00BP) = 1,952.00
 
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US Springfield 1903 Rifle with scope or sight 1950s JMD-1086010712 - US Springfield 1903 Rifle with scope or sight 1950s JMD-10860
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a sporterized 1903 Springfield rifle, with scope, jeweled bolt and receiver. Color contrasting spacers for trim. Chambered in .30-06. SN: 4997
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Estimate : 400.00 - 900.00
Sold to d*******f for (500.00 + 125.00BP) = 625.00
 
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US Springfield 1917 Eddystone Rifle with scope or sight 1940s JMD-1152010713 - US Springfield 1917 Eddystone Rifle with scope or sight 1940s JMD-11520
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Springfield, 1903, .30-06 cal, Bolt-Action Sporterized, blade front/mounted scope cheek rest stock, padded butt plate. SN: 1033148, JMD Oval Tag: 4129
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for (425.00 + 106.25BP) = 531.25
 
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US Springfield 1922 MI. Rifle with scope or sight 1950s JMD-1085010714 - US Springfield 1922 MI. Rifle with scope or sight 1950s JMD-10850
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a sporterized model 1922 M1, US Springfield, 1922 MI. chambered in .22 Long rifle. SN: 20811, JMD Oval Tag: 3985, Condition: Very Good, >...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 800.00
Sold to m********8 for (1,000.00 + 220.00BP) = 1,220.00
 
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US Springfield 3 Rifle with scope or sight 1960s JMD-1201610715 - US Springfield 3 Rifle with scope or sight 1960s JMD-12016
Holabird Western Americana Collections
US Springfield, 03, 30-06. "30 NEWTON" stamped on barrel, bolt-action, sporterized, checkered fore/pistol grip, mounted scope, padded butt...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to B*********l for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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US Springfield Model 1898 Krag Jorgensen Rifle with scope or sight 1930s JMD-1258210716 - US Springfield Model 1898 Krag Jorgensen Rifle with scope or sight 1930s JMD-12582
Holabird Western Americana Collections
US Springfield, model 1898 Krag Jorgensen, 30-40 Krag, bolt-action w/ internal magazine, sporterized, blade front sight w/mounted scope, rubberized bu
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (325.00 + 81.25BP) = 406.25
 
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US Springfield Rifle with scope or sight 1940s JMD-1152610717 - US Springfield Rifle with scope or sight 1940s JMD-11526
Holabird Western Americana Collections
US Springfield, 30-6, blade front/rear notch sight, mounted scope, sling attached (damage), metal butt plate. SN: 2024, JMD Oval Tag: 6450, Condition:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to d*******f for (275.00 + 68.75BP) = 343.75
 
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WA-ZUAKLLE-Phoneiz Action Rifle with scope or sight 1960s JMD-1071510718 - WA-ZUAKLLE-Phoneiz Action Rifle with scope or sight 1960s JMD-10715
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is WA- ZUAKLLE-Phoneiz, Action with scope. Chambered in .220 Swift SN: RESEARCH, JMD Oval Tag: 8678, Condition: Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRED ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to d*******f for (400.00 + 100.00BP) = 500.00
 
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Wallace Smith 22-250 Rifle with scope or sight 1950s JMD-1156610719 - Wallace Smith 22-250 Rifle with scope or sight 1950s JMD-11566
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Wallace Smith, 22-250, sporterized, mounted scope, padded butt plate. SN: 1820329, JMD Oval Tag: 4657, Condition: Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
 
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