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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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Springfield 1864 Rifle 1868 JMD-1041320340 - Springfield 1864 Rifle 1868 JMD-10413
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a model 1884 Springfield in good condition. SN: 179967, JMD Oval Tag: 2261, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to x********s.. for (300.00 + 66.00BP) = 366.00
 
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Springfield 1865 Rifle 1865 JMD-1009520341 - Springfield 1865 Rifle 1865 JMD-10095
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A 2 Banned Musket marked 1865 and converted by Springfield Armory to a trapdoor 50-70 caliber used until about 1874. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 9018, Cond
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to f********l.. for (450.00 + 99.00BP) = 549.00
 
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Springfield 1865 Rifle 1865 JMD-1010020342 - Springfield 1865 Rifle 1865 JMD-10100
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Nice original 50-70 trapdoor early Indian wars musket Stock cracked at wrist. Needs some stock work. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 6360, Condition: Fair, &...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 800.00
Sold to u*****L for (375.00 + 93.75BP) = 468.75
 
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Springfield 1865 Rifle 1867 JMD-1041720343 - Springfield 1865 Rifle 1867 JMD-10417
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a model 1865 Springfield musket chambered in .50-70. Full length. SN: 1255, JMD Oval Tag: 8944, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to h********@.. for (425.00 + 106.25BP) = 531.25
 
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Springfield 1869 Rifle 1869 JMD-1151720344 - Springfield 1869 Rifle 1869 JMD-11517
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Springfield, 1869, trapdoor, 45-70, blade front. adjustable rear sight, ramrod, sling swivels, metal butt plate. SN: 11583, JMD Oval Tag: 8982, Condit
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to V****3 for (400.00 + 100.00BP) = 500.00
 
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Springfield 1871 Rifle 1859-71 JMD-1030720345 - Springfield 1871 Rifle 1859-71 JMD-10307
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This was an experimental carbine made by Springfield using the James Burton patented improvements. That design included a bolt-action that was novel a
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Springfield 1873 Rifle 1867 JMD-1041920346 - Springfield 1873 Rifle 1867 JMD-10419
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a model 1873 trapdoor Springfield in very good condition. Made in 1886. Full length two-band. SN: 297178, JMD Oval Tag: 2293, Condition: Very
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,600.00
Sold to f********q.. for (425.00 + 106.25BP) = 531.25
 
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Springfield 1873 Rifle 1873 JMD-1009220347 - Springfield 1873 Rifle 1873 JMD-10092
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a full-length model 1873 Springfield musket converted to carbine and chambered in .45-70. Notice the sling swivels and longer barrel. SN: 4336
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Estimate : 600.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (325.00 + 81.25BP) = 406.25
 
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Springfield 1873 Rifle 1873 JMD-1009320348 - Springfield 1873 Rifle 1873 JMD-10093
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is 2 Banded Springfield Musket model trapdoor 1873. Chambered in .45-70 full length with swivels. SN: 12069, JMD Oval Tag: 7308, Condition: Excel
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Estimate : 600.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to t********a.. for (550.00 + 137.50BP) = 687.50
 
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Springfield 1873 Rifle 1873 JMD-1012120349 - Springfield 1873 Rifle 1873 JMD-10121
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is an excellent condition 1873 trapdoor Springfield carbine .45-70 cal. First-year production at. One of the first 1500 made. Includes the saddle
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Estimate : 1,400.00 - 1,800.00
Sold to r*****7 for (1,800.00 + 450.00BP) = 2,250.00
 
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