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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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M. Scvaas (sp?) Frankfurt Shotgun 1910s JMD-1224010810 - M. Scvaas (sp?) Frankfurt Shotgun 1910s JMD-12240
Holabird Western Americana Collections
M. Scvaas (sp?) Frankfurt, 16-gauge, SxS, hammerless, dual triggers. no front sight, engraved, top lever release. Checkered hand grip. cheek rest on s
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to b*******e for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
 
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Mauser Geha Shotgun 1940s JMD-1162810811 - Mauser Geha Shotgun 1940s JMD-11628
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mauser, Geha, 12.ga, Bolt-Action Shotgun. SN: 5118, JMD Oval Tag: 2744, Condition: Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <<
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to b*******e for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Mauser Geha Shotgun 1940s JMD-1163010812 - Mauser Geha Shotgun 1940s JMD-11630
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mauser, Geha, 12 ga, Bolt-Action Shotgun, no sights, GEHA name plate inlaid rear stock, metal butt plate. SN: RESEARCH, JMD Oval Tag: 2746, Condition:
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to x********s.. for (90.00 + 19.80BP) = 109.80
 
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Mauser Geha Shotgun 1940s JMD-1163210813 - Mauser Geha Shotgun 1940s JMD-11632
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mauser, Geha, 12 ga, Bolt-Action Shotgun, no sights, GEHA name plate inlaid rear stock, metal butt plate. SN: 7046, JMD Oval Tag: 7983, Condition: Goo
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to x********s.. for (95.00 + 20.90BP) = 115.90
 
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Mauser Giha Shotgun 1940s JMD-1166010814 - Mauser Giha Shotgun 1940s JMD-11660
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Shotgun, Mauser, Giha, 12 ga., bead front/notch rear sight, bolt-action shotgun, 26"-barrel, checkered pistol grip, large hole in shoulder stoc...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to x********s.. for (60.00 + 13.20BP) = 73.20
 
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Mauser Giha Shotgun 1950s JMD-1165010815 - Mauser Giha Shotgun 1950s JMD-11650
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mauser, Giha, 12 ga, bolt-action, shotgun, no sights, metal butt plate. SN: 9405, JMD Oval Tag: 2690, Condition: Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (90.00 + 22.50BP) = 112.50
 
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Mauser Giha Shotgun 1950s JMD-1165210816 - Mauser Giha Shotgun 1950s JMD-11652
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mauser, Giha, 12 ga. bolt-action shotgun, bead front sight, metal butt plate. SN: 1635, JMD Oval Tag: 9157, Condition: Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRE...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to r******O for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Mauser Shotgun 1940s JMD-1164210817 - Mauser Shotgun 1940s JMD-11642
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mauser, 12 ga, 26Ó-barrel, bolt-action, bead front sight, metal butt plate. SN: 4042, JMD Oval Tag: 9159, Condition: Good, >> FFL IS REQU...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to R*****2 for (85.00 + 18.70BP) = 103.70
 
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Mississippi Valley Arms Company Single-Shot Shotgun 1930s JMD-1025810818 - Mississippi Valley Arms Company Single-Shot Shotgun 1930s JMD-10258
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Mississippi Valley Arms single-shot 20 ga. shotgun in very good condition. Casehardening is visible on the receiver. SN: 782141, JMD Oval Ta
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to b**********2 for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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Newport Arms SxS Shotgun 1930s JMD-1163810819 - Newport Arms SxS Shotgun 1930s JMD-11638
Holabird Western Americana Collections
SxS side by side, 28 ga, hammerless/double triggers, nickel receiver, blued barrels, rubber butt plate. SN: 36942, JMD Oval Tag: 6869, Condition: Exce
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to t******m for (375.00 + 82.50BP) = 457.50
 
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