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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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Parkhurst Heavy Barrel Rifle 1880 JMD-1022520290 - Parkhurst Heavy Barrel Rifle 1880 JMD-10225
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a HH. Parkhurst target rifle. This caliber is .45 with a tip forward barrel. The release is a button on the left side of the receiver. It wear
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to s******0 for (650.00 + 143.00BP) = 793.00
 
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Partridge Warrant Half-Stock Kentucky Rifle 1840's JMD-1057520291 - Partridge Warrant Half-Stock Kentucky Rifle 1840's JMD-10575
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Kentucky half-stock rifle in walnut. It wears a Partridge lock and is bored for .50 cal. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 6202, Condition: Excellent,
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Estimate : 500.00 - 800.00
Sold to b*******e for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
 
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Peabody Rifle 1862 JMD-1089620292 - Peabody Rifle 1862 JMD-10896
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Peabody rifle chambered in .45-70. A falling-block design. A rare find. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 4962, Condition: Good, >
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Peiper Falling Block Rifle 1890s JMD-1173620293 - Peiper Falling Block Rifle 1890s JMD-11736
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Belgian H. Peiper rolling block.22, bead front/notch rear sight, octagon barrel. SN: 9340, JMD Oval Tag: 6778, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to x********s.. for (95.00 + 20.90BP) = 115.90
 
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Petersen Christainia Breach Rifle 1853 JMD-1049720294 - Petersen Christainia Breach Rifle 1853 JMD-10497
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a very rare and unique breach loading rifle. The Peteresens of Christiania, Norway were dry goods merchants that branched into other areas. Th
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Phoenix Rifle 1874 JMD-1111320295 - Phoenix Rifle 1874 JMD-11113
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a swing-block rifle, made by Phoenix, in .44 black-powder. Condition is fair. SN: 1575, JMD Oval Tag: 1248, Condition: Fair, >
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to l****J for (425.00 + 93.50BP) = 518.50
 
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Pittsburg Kentucky Rifle 1850s JMD-1114120296 - Pittsburg Kentucky Rifle 1850s JMD-11141
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a full-stock Kentucky rifle with a Pittsburgh, Pa. percussion lock, maker unknown. The wood is a tiger stripe maple in a light honey color woo
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to d*******f for (275.00 + 68.75BP) = 343.75
 
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Possible British Rifle 1900 JMD-1109820297 - Possible British Rifle 1900 JMD-11098
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a bolt-action shotgun in 12 ga. of possible UK origin. Maker unknown. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 3121, Condition: Poor, >
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to x********s.. for (100.00 + 22.00BP) = 122.00
 
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Prototype Early Drop Reach Cartridge Rifle 1850-55 JMD-1054520298 - Prototype Early Drop Reach Cartridge Rifle 1850-55 JMD-10545
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An extremely rare prototype cartridge heavy octagon barrel rifle. This looks to be an attempt at a heavy barrel paper combustible envelope cartridge K
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 10,000.00
Sold to s******0 for (1,050.00 + 231.00BP) = 1,281.00
 
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Providence Tool Co Peabody & Martini Rifle 1880s JMD-1178220299 - Providence Tool Co Peabody & Martini Rifle 1880s JMD-11782
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Providence Tool Co, Peabody & Martini.450/11.4mm, built for Turkish govt. between 1873-1882. Turkish proof mark on handle, Star OVER Moon OVER B...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to n*****0 for (450.00 + 112.50BP) = 562.50
 
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