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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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Unknown mfr. .32 Special Combo, Rifle/Shotgun 1910 JMD-1088510770 - Unknown mfr. .32 Special Combo, Rifle/Shotgun 1910 JMD-10885
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a combination rifle/shotgun chambered in 20 ga. and 32 spl. SN: 34381, JMD Oval Tag: 8444, Condition: Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <<
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to q********l.. for (300.00 + 75.00BP) = 375.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Combo, Rifle/Shotgun 1920s JMD-1230210771 - Unknown mfr. Combo, Rifle/Shotgun 1920s JMD-12302
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Shotgun, Unknown manufacturer, 20 gauge, nicely carved floral pattern on fore stock, engraving on trigger guard, checkered hand grip area. SN: 17839,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to x********s.. for (160.00 + 35.20BP) = 195.20
 
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Unknown mfr. German Combo, Rifle/Shotgun 1910 JMD-1088310772 - Unknown mfr. German Combo, Rifle/Shotgun 1910 JMD-10883
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a combination gun; drilling rifle/shotgun, Unknown maker, German. 16 ga. / 6 mm. SN: 1636G, JMD Oval Tag: 8432, Condition: Good, >> FF...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to H****l for (500.00 + 125.00BP) = 625.00
 
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Unknown mfr. SxS Combo Combo, Rifle/Shotgun 1900 JMD-1092210773 - Unknown mfr. SxS Combo Combo, Rifle/Shotgun 1900 JMD-10922
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a combination rifle/ shotgun, maker unknown. In 16 ga./ 9 mm SN: 4538, JMD Oval Tag: 7427, Condition: Fair, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <<
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 800.00
Sold to d*******f for (275.00 + 68.75BP) = 343.75
 
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Unknown mfr. SxS Combo Combo, Rifle/Shotgun 1910 JMD-1082410774 - Unknown mfr. SxS Combo Combo, Rifle/Shotgun 1910 JMD-10824
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a combination Rifle/Shotgun, maker Unknown, a SxS combo in 20 ga. and 9 mm. SN: 18550, JMD Oval Tag: 8428, Condition: Very Good, >> FF...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 800.00
Sold to d*******f for (325.00 + 81.25BP) = 406.25
 
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ENGELBERT Clever nachf. Coln Combo Combo, Rifle/Shotgun, Over/Under 1920s JMD-1094510775 - ENGELBERT Clever nachf. Coln Combo Combo, Rifle/Shotgun, Over/Under 1920s JMD-10945
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a combination rifle/shotgun made by ENGELBERT Clever nachf. Coln. Chambered in 16 ga. and7.5 mm. Made in the 1920's. High grade. SN: 144...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to r*****c for (700.00 + 154.00BP) = 854.00
 
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Greifelt & Co. Over/Under Combo Combo, Rifle/Shotgun, Over/Under 1900 JMD-1090010776 - Greifelt & Co. Over/Under Combo Combo, Rifle/Shotgun, Over/Under 1900 JMD-10900
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a combination rifle/shotgun, Over/Under, made by Greifelt & Co., 16 ga. over 7.8 mm in very good condition. SN: 36018, JMD Oval Tag: 626...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to H****l for (650.00 + 162.50BP) = 812.50
 
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Unknown mfr. Combo Combo, Rifle/Shotgun, Over/Under 1910 JMD-1089910777 - Unknown mfr. Combo Combo, Rifle/Shotgun, Over/Under 1910 JMD-10899
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a combination rifle /shotgun Over/Under, maker Unknown. This is a highly ornate hammer gun. Heavily relief engraved scenes. on lockplate and f
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to H****l for (1,050.00 + 262.50BP) = 1,312.50
 
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W. Collath & Sohene Over/Under Combo Combo, Rifle/Shotgun, Over/Under 1900 JMD-1089810778 - W. Collath & Sohene Over/Under Combo Combo, Rifle/Shotgun, Over/Under 1900 JMD-10898
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a combination rifle/shotgun, Over/Under, made by W. Collath & Sohene. Engraved receiver and trapdoor in the toe of the butt plate. SN: 1...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to x********s.. for (600.00 + 132.00BP) = 732.00
 
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Rook Single-Shot Shotgun? 1890S JMD-1032510779 - Rook Single-Shot Shotgun? 1890S JMD-10325
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A smooth bore Rook rifle in .49 cal. SN: 552, JMD Oval Tag: 7027, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <<
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to b*********e for (100.00 + 22.00BP) = 122.00
 
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