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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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Chelsea Pistol Flash Photo 1870's JMD-1131521050 - Chelsea Pistol Flash Photo 1870's JMD-11315
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol Flash Photo, Chelsea, Probably for photography. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 232, Condition: Very Good, >
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to t****r for 212.50
 
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J. Griffith Cinn Kentucky Pistol from Rifle (registered) 1840's JMD-1056721051 - J. Griffith Cinn Kentucky Pistol from Rifle (registered) 1840's JMD-10567
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a full-stock Ohio gun using a J. Griffith lock. In walnut about .36 cal. Condition is fair with old stock repair. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 1143,
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to u********e.. for 183.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Pistol from Rifle (registered) 1840s JMD-1143021052 - Unknown mfr. Pistol from Rifle (registered) 1840s JMD-11430
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol made from a rifle (registered), Unknown manufacturer.22 Pepperbox black-powder SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 1142, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to b*********e for 793.00
 
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Air pistols, Lot of 6 JMD-1149521053 - Air pistols, Lot of 6 JMD-11495
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Air Pistols, Lot of 6, Webly-Scott, Air Pistols, Junior 177, Ben Franklin, pellet, Brass barrel, pump lever, pot metal construction, Hy-Score target a
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Estimate : 260.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 343.75
 
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Crossman Arms Co, Hyscore Target Model Pistol, Air JMD-1149321054 - Crossman Arms Co, Hyscore Target Model Pistol, Air JMD-11493
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Air Pistols, Lot of 5, includes Crossman Arms Co., JMD Oval Tags 242, 510, 3693, 3696 & 4598. CHECK YOUR LOCAL MUNICIPALITY FOR TRANSFER REQUIRE...
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Estimate : 240.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 343.75
 
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Pistol, Blank 1870's JMD-1140721055 - Pistol, Blank 1870's JMD-11407
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, Blank .22, Pocket Revolver, blanks, 12 shot. SN: 5, JMD Oval Tag: 3394, Condition: Fair, >
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to j******4 for 150.00
 
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ASOULTZ Pistol, Double-Barrel 1840s JMD-1120321056 - ASOULTZ Pistol, Double-Barrel 1840s JMD-11203
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This pistol is marked "ASOULTZ, J. Mathias Gihs." with a 4 in. barrel. It is a SxS double barrel percussion pistol. From the 1850's. S...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for 281.25
 
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Belgian Pistol, Double-Barrel 1850s JMD-1128021057 - Belgian Pistol, Double-Barrel 1850s JMD-11280
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, Belgian, Pocket Double barrel. 4Ó-barrel, dual hammer/trigger, wood grip, SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 587, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for 150.00
 
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Belgian Pistol, Double-Barrel 1860s JMD-1133621058 - Belgian Pistol, Double-Barrel 1860s JMD-11336
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, Double-Barrel, Belgian, Double barrel, checkered grips and engraved nickel plated. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 4250, Condition: Excellent, >
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to R****0 for 593.75
 
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D.S Turmnsuhl Pistol, Double-Barrel 1840s JMD-1118921059 - D.S Turmnsuhl Pistol, Double-Barrel 1840s JMD-11189
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a double barrel pistol, marked "D.S. Tumnsuhl". The barrels are 4.5-in long and bored to about .42 cal. This gun would be worth ow...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to d*******r for 488.00
 
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