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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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Unknown mfr. Kentucky Rifle, Kentucky-Style 1840's JMD-1048520690 - Unknown mfr. Kentucky Rifle, Kentucky-Style 1840's JMD-10485
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a half-stock Kentucky rifle with its origin of Maryland. It has the Q shaped patchbox. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 6899, Condition: Fair, >
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Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to t******m for (180.00 + 39.60BP) = 219.60
 
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Unknown mfr. Kentucky Rifle, Kentucky-Style 1840's JMD-1053920691 - Unknown mfr. Kentucky Rifle, Kentucky-Style 1840's JMD-10539
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a full-stock rifle from Ohio. Maker unknown. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 7890, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to b********d.. for (170.00 + 37.40BP) = 207.40
 
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Unknown mfr. Kentucky Rifle, Kentucky-Style 1840's JMD-1054720692 - Unknown mfr. Kentucky Rifle, Kentucky-Style 1840's JMD-10547
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Pennsylvania rifle that started as a full-stock but had damage to the forward stock. Now the tiger stripe maple is shorter, but the barrel i
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Estimate : 400.00 - 1,600.00
Sold to d*******f for (350.00 + 87.50BP) = 437.50
 
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Unknown mfr. Kentucky Rifle, Kentucky-Style 1840s JMD-1191920693 - Unknown mfr. Kentucky Rifle, Kentucky-Style 1840s JMD-11919
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unknown manufacturer, Kentucky rifle.39 cal, octagon barrel, blade front/fixed rear sight, ramrod, brass crescent butt plate. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 6
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for (190.00 + 47.50BP) = 237.50
 
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Unknown mfr. Kentucky Rifle, Kentucky-Style 1840s JMD-1194920694 - Unknown mfr. Kentucky Rifle, Kentucky-Style 1840s JMD-11949
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A full-stock Kentucky rifle maker unknown about .45 cal, octagon to round barrel, blade front/notch fixed rear sight, ramrod. Fine tiger stripe maple
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to k********G for (275.00 + 68.75BP) = 343.75
 
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Unknown mfr. Long Rifle Rifle, Kentucky-Style 1800 JMD-1036120695 - Unknown mfr. Long Rifle Rifle, Kentucky-Style 1800 JMD-10361
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a beautiful full-stock Kentucky rifle with a flintlock. It appears to be all original. Maker unknown. Set riggers, a capbox for patches only,
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to 2*****I for (900.00 + 225.00BP) = 1,125.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Percusion Full-Stock Rifle, Kentucky-Style 1850 JMD-1051520696 - Unknown mfr. Percusion Full-Stock Rifle, Kentucky-Style 1850 JMD-10515
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This full-stock Kentucky rifle in .54 cal. from Pennsylvania with a brass patchbox and the side plate is a re-used plate from a 1830's-1840'...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 800.00
Sold to w******p for (1,000.00 + 220.00BP) = 1,220.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Percusion Rifle Rifle, Kentucky-Style 1840's JMD-1036720697 - Unknown mfr. Percusion Rifle Rifle, Kentucky-Style 1840's JMD-10367
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a half-stock Kentucky rifle from the 1840's. The percussion lock and rifle are unmarked. In fair condition with a crack in the stock at ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to S*****n for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Percussion Full-Stock Boys Rifle, Kentucky-Style 1850s JMD-1054220698 - Unknown mfr. Percussion Full-Stock Boys Rifle, Kentucky-Style 1850s JMD-10542
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a full-stock Kentucky rifle that has been shortened in its operating lifetime; often referred to as a boyÕs rifle. This may be a Huntin...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to b*********A for (400.00 + 100.00BP) = 500.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Percussion Full-Stock Rifle, Kentucky-Style 1850s JMD-1043620699 - Unknown mfr. Percussion Full-Stock Rifle, Kentucky-Style 1850s JMD-10436
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a percussion full-stock Kentucky rifle possibly of Pennsylvania origin. Caliber is about .42. Maker is unknown. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 6730, C
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Estimate : 300.00 - 800.00
Sold to b********d.. for (450.00 + 99.00BP) = 549.00
 
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