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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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Stockerau SxS Shotgun, Double-Barrel 1880s JMD-1157620840 - Stockerau SxS Shotgun, Double-Barrel 1880s JMD-11576
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Double-Barrel, Stockerau, SxS, 20 ga, Sporting arm. Pin fire. High grade. JR Albl is owner's name. Carved Panel hunting scenes. Cheek rest, slin...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to b****t for (350.00 + 87.50BP) = 437.50
 
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Syracuse Forging Gun Co. New Baker Shotgun, Double-Barrel 1880's JMD-1207120841 - Syracuse Forging Gun Co. New Baker Shotgun, Double-Barrel 1880's JMD-12071
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Syracuse Forging Gun Co., New Baker, SxS, 8GA, hammered, double triggers, smooth fore/pistol grip, rubber butt plate. SN: 3827, JMD Oval Tag: 2397, Co
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to f********l.. for (500.00 + 110.00BP) = 610.00
 
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Thomas Parker, British Shotgun, Double-Barrel 1880s JMD-1206020842 - Thomas Parker, British Shotgun, Double-Barrel 1880s JMD-12060
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Thomas Parker, British, 10 GA, hammered, dual triggers, bead front sight, smooth fore/pistol grip, rubber butt plate. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 7156, Con
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to s*******2 for (180.00 + 39.60BP) = 219.60
 
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Unknown mfr. Black Powder Shotgun, Double-Barrel 1870s JMD-1204920843 - Unknown mfr. Black Powder Shotgun, Double-Barrel 1870s JMD-12049
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Unknown manufacturer, Black Powder, 10 GA, Damascus Barrel. SN: 18340, JMD Oval Tag: 7808, Condition: Good, >
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Unknown mfr. Coach Gun Shotgun, Double-Barrel 1850s JMD-1230120844 - Unknown mfr. Coach Gun Shotgun, Double-Barrel 1850s JMD-12301
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unknown manufacturer, 16-gauge, double barrel, Muzzle-Loading Black Powder Hammer Coach Gun possibly around 1850-60's SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 919...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to h********@.. for (350.00 + 87.50BP) = 437.50
 
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Unknown mfr. Fowler Shotgun, Double-Barrel 1850s JMD-1181020845 - Unknown mfr. Fowler Shotgun, Double-Barrel 1850s JMD-11810
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Unknown maker, percussion fowler, SxS, 20 ga., Dual hammer/dual triggers, ramrod, brass plate repair on fore grip, checkered pistol grip, carving on b
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to j*******1 for (300.00 + 75.00BP) = 375.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Fowler Shotgun, Double-Barrel 1850s JMD-1181620846 - Unknown mfr. Fowler Shotgun, Double-Barrel 1850s JMD-11816
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Unknown manufacturer, SxS hammer shotgun16 ga.brass wrist repair. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 9061, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to d*******f for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Unknown mfr. Kentucky Shotgun, Double-Barrel 1850's JMD-1062520847 - Unknown mfr. Kentucky Shotgun, Double-Barrel 1850's JMD-10625
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a South Carolina gun at .50 cal. in a half-stock design. It uses a sideplate of Lancaster, Pennsylvania design and a southern design patchbox.
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to A*********s for (1,700.00 + 425.00BP) = 2,125.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Percusion Shotgun Shotgun, Double-Barrel 1840's JMD-1036920848 - Unknown mfr. Percusion Shotgun Shotgun, Double-Barrel 1840's JMD-10369
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This is a SxS percussion fowler from the 1840's minus the locks. Parts gun or donor gun. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 7094, Condition: Poor/Parts Gun,...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to j******4 for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Shotgun, Double-Barrel 1850s JMD-1185620849 - Unknown mfr. Shotgun, Double-Barrel 1850s JMD-11856
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Double-Barrel, Unknown manufacturer, Fowler 12 GA. SxS Percussion, dual hammer/triggers, ramrod, smooth fore/checkered pistol grip, metal butt plate.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to x********s.. for (110.00 + 24.20BP) = 134.20
 
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