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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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Nitro Hunter, Bell Nap Hardware Falling Block Rifle 1890 JMD-1153120280 - Nitro Hunter, Bell Nap Hardware Falling Block Rifle 1890 JMD-11531
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Nitro Hunter.22, Bell Nap Hardware, Falling Block, Poor condition. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 2847, >
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
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no name Rifle 1880s JMD-1178420281 - no name Rifle 1880s JMD-11784
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unknown manufacturer.38 rimfire, octagon barrel, blade front/notch rear sight. Swing-Block Single-Shot Target Rifle, smooth fore/pistol grip, no butt
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to r*******0 for 281.25
 
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P Foster, xxunton, Mass Rifle 1860s JMD-1192820282 - P Foster, xxunton, Mass Rifle 1860s JMD-11928
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A G. P. Foster rifle, of Trunton, Mass, octagon barrel, ramrod, blade front/notch fixed rear sight, crescent butt plate. Replaced stock with new desig
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to r*******0 for 225.00
 
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P. Smith Kentucky Rifle 1840's JMD-1043920283 - P. Smith Kentucky Rifle 1840's JMD-10439
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This a heavy barrel half-stock Kentucky rifle with a P. Smith lock (marked P. Smith of Buffalo). This is Peter Smith of Huntingdon County, Penn. lock.
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 312.50
 
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P.S. J. and Co. Half-Stock Kentucky Rifle 1840's JMD-1058720284 - P.S. J. and Co. Half-Stock Kentucky Rifle 1840's JMD-10587
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This is a half-stock rifle marked E.C. Gurden on the barrel and wears a P.S. J. and Co. lock. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 2015, Condition: Fair, >
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to y********m.. for 195.20
 
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P.S. J. and Co. Kentucky Rifle 1840's JMD-1054120285 - P.S. J. and Co. Kentucky Rifle 1840's JMD-10541
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This is a shortened full-stock and now half-stock Kentucky rifle. In about .50 cal. The lock is marked "J. Henry and Sons". SN: N/A, JMD O...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
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P.S. J. and Co. Kentucky Rifle 1840's JMD-1056320286 - P.S. J. and Co. Kentucky Rifle 1840's JMD-10563
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This is a half-stock Kentucky rifle in about .30 cal. marked P.S.J. and Co. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 2076, Condition: Very Good, >
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to m***n for 281.25
 
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P.W. Porter Underhammer Percussion Rifle 1851 JMD-1035220287 - P.W. Porter Underhammer Percussion Rifle 1851 JMD-10352
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This is a very unique percussion firearm. It has an under-hammer design signed "P.W. PORTER PATENTED 1851." No results have been found for...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
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Parker Snow Breach-Loading Carbine Rifle JMD-1038720288 - Parker Snow Breach-Loading Carbine Rifle JMD-10387
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This is a beautiful Parker Snow .58 cal. carbine of the Civil War era. Parker Snow is the predesessor to the Parker Bros. shotgun company. SN: N/A, JM
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Start Price : 450.00 | Estimate : 900.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Parker Snow Two-Band musket Rifle 1864 JMD-1036620289 - Parker Snow Two-Band musket Rifle 1864 JMD-10366
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This is a Parker Snow musket built by contract for the Civil War. Dated on the lock at 1864. Parker Snow is the predecessor of the Parker Bros. compan
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Estimate : 900.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to f********l.. for 793.00
 
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