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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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Frank Wesson Rifle 1875 JMD-1149420170 - Frank Wesson Rifle 1875 JMD-11494
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Frank Wesson.34 rim fire, octagon barrel, blade front/ adjustable notch rear sight, no fore grip, metal butt plate. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 1222, Condi
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to p**********n for (300.00 + 66.00BP) = 366.00
 
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Frank Wesson Rifle 1885 JMD-1149020171 - Frank Wesson Rifle 1885 JMD-11490
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Rifle, Frank Wesson.30 rimfire, Tilt barrel. Engraved, silver plated. Octagon barrel. Target sights. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 3335, Condition: Excellent
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to d*******f for (1,900.00 + 475.00BP) = 2,375.00
 
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G Wilheilm Kentucky Percusion Rifle 1830's JMD-1021320172 - G Wilheilm Kentucky Percusion Rifle 1830's JMD-10213
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is an early half-stock Kentucky rifle. The lock appears to be original to this gun and the architecture is possibly North Carolina due to the len
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to s******0 for (600.00 + 132.00BP) = 732.00
 
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G. (British crown) Rifle 1850s JMD-1197520173 - G. (British crown) Rifle 1850s JMD-11975
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G. (British crown).77, swivel musket, rare design, barrel length 37.5", breech loader, possibly one of the first breech loader muskets. Leaf ta...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to k*******2 for (3,100.00 + 682.00BP) = 3,782.00
 
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G. Goulcher Kentucky Rifle 1840s JMD-1112520174 - G. Goulcher Kentucky Rifle 1840s JMD-11125
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a full-stock Kentucky rifle in .30 cal. with a Geo. Golcher lock. Possibly an Ohio gun. In rough condition. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 2120, Condi
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to b********d.. for (225.00 + 49.50BP) = 274.50
 
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G. Goulcher Kentucky Rifle 1850s JMD-1113120175 - G. Goulcher Kentucky Rifle 1850s JMD-11131
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This is a full-stock Kentucky rifle with a curl maple stock and a G. Golcher lock. The architecture and patchbox indicate Western Pennsylvania possibl
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Estimate : 300.00 - 800.00
Sold to d***c for (1,000.00 + 250.00BP) = 1,250.00
 
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G. P. Foster Kentucky Rifle 1840s JMD-1190920176 - G. P. Foster Kentucky Rifle 1840s JMD-11909
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G. P. Foster, Kentucky rifle.42 cal, S/N "157" on barrel, SN: 157, JMD Oval Tag: 6144, >
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to j*****e for (375.00 + 93.75BP) = 468.75
 
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G. P. Foster Kentucky Rifle 1850s JMD-1191320177 - G. P. Foster Kentucky Rifle 1850s JMD-11913
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G. P. Foster, Kentucky Rifle, blade front/ V notch fixed rear sight, engraved, no ramrod, crescent, metal butt plate. SN: 211, JMD Oval Tag: 1968, Con
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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G. P. S. Full-Stock Kentucky Rifle 1850s JMD-1061420178 - G. P. S. Full-Stock Kentucky Rifle 1850s JMD-10614
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This rifle is marked "G. P. S." a percussion full-stock, with a repaired patchbox. The patchbox has been repaired with copper rather than ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (350.00 + 87.50BP) = 437.50
 
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GD&W Percussion Full-Stock Rifle 1840s JMD-1031620179 - GD&W Percussion Full-Stock Rifle 1840s JMD-10316
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a rifle made by G.D. Rifle works in Cin., Ohio. The gun is in fair condition with repairs near the lock mortice. This is an attractive gun but
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,800.00
Sold to b*********v for (475.00 + 118.75BP) = 593.75
 
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