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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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St. Louis Arms Co. SxS Hammer Shotgun 1920s JMD-1255210830 - St. Louis Arms Co. SxS Hammer Shotgun 1920s JMD-12552
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St. Louis Arms Co. (Trade name), SxS, 12-gauge Hammer Shotgun, some engraving. Sold by Shapleigh Hardware of St Louis and also by Sears Roebuck. SN: 6
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Steven's Arms Company 238-A Shotgun 1950s JMD-1078110831 - Steven's Arms Company 238-A Shotgun 1950s JMD-10781
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Shotgun, Steven's Arms Company, 238-A, in good condition. SN: RESEARCH, JMD Oval Tag: 7688, Condition: Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <<
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Steven's Arms Company 39-A Shotgun 1960s JMD-1099110832 - Steven's Arms Company 39-A Shotgun 1960s JMD-10991
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This is a Steven's Arms Company, model 39-A shotgun. in .410 (gauge). SN: RESEARCH, JMD Oval Tag: 6574, Condition: Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRE...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to s******0 for (100.00 + 22.00BP) = 122.00
 
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Steven's Arms Company 94 Shotgun 1900s JMD-1174710833 - Steven's Arms Company 94 Shotgun 1900s JMD-11747
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Shotgun, Steven's Arms Company, 16 GA, bead front/no rear sight, smooth fore/checkered pistol grip, rubber butt plate. SN: 94B, JMD Oval Tag: 25...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to b********o for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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Steven's Arms Company Shotgun 1900s JMD-1173310834 - Steven's Arms Company Shotgun 1900s JMD-11733
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Shotgun, Steven's Arms Company, 20 GA, bead front/no rear sight, checkered fore/pistol grip, rubber butt plate. SN: 377JB, JMD Oval Tag: 2525, C...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d*******f for (90.00 + 22.50BP) = 112.50
 
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Steven's Arms Company Shotgun 1900s JMD-1173710835 - Steven's Arms Company Shotgun 1900s JMD-11737
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Shotgun, Steven's Arms Company, 20 Ga. 2 /4 chamber, Top-Break Single-Shot with Ejector, walnut stock, smooth fore/pistol grip, rubber butt plat...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 7**9 for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Steven's Arms Company Shotgun 1900s JMD-1174110836 - Steven's Arms Company Shotgun 1900s JMD-11741
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shotgun, Steven's Arms Company.410, break top, smooth fore/pistol grip, no sights, rubber butt plate. SN: 495V, JMD Oval Tag: 1343, Condition: G...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to s******0 for (85.00 + 18.70BP) = 103.70
 
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Steven's Arms Company Shotgun 1900s JMD-1174310837 - Steven's Arms Company Shotgun 1900s JMD-11743
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Shotgun, Steven's Arms Company, 28 GA, bead front/notch rib rear sight, smooth fore/pistol grip, rubber butt plate. SN: ROPR, JMD Oval Tag: 2455...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to s******0 for (100.00 + 22.00BP) = 122.00
 
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Steven's Arms Company Shotgun 1900s JMD-1174510838 - Steven's Arms Company Shotgun 1900s JMD-11745
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Shotgun, Steven's Arms Company .410 Ga, break top, smooth fore/pistol grip, no sights, rubber butt plate. SN: 278G1, JMD Oval Tag: 2454, Conditi...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to s******0 for (70.00 + 15.40BP) = 85.40
 
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Steven's Arms Company Shotgun 1920's JMD-1175310839 - Steven's Arms Company Shotgun 1920's JMD-11753
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Shotgun, Steven's Arms Company, 10 Ga, break top single barrel, bead front/no rear sight, smooth fore/pistol grip, rubber butt stock SN: 887T1, ...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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