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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

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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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Haevel Lever-Action Rifle 1950s JMD-1099610180 - Haevel Lever-Action Rifle 1950s JMD-10996
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Haevel, lever-action rifle in .22 SN: 940, JMD Oval Tag: 3276, Condition: Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <<
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to t******m for 549.00
 
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Hamilton Rifle & Co. Bicycle Gun Rifle 1900s JMD-1190110181 - Hamilton Rifle & Co. Bicycle Gun Rifle 1900s JMD-11901
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hamilton Rifle & Co., Bicycle Gun, produced from 1901 to 1910, Chambered for .22 Short, with 8" brass lined barrel. Walnut stock. Design wa...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Hanel Rifle 1950s JMD-1098910182 - Hanel Rifle 1950s JMD-10989
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Hanel target rifle. Model sport KK in .22 cal., SN: 4272, JMD Oval Tag: 3274, Condition: Excellent, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <<
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Estimate : 500.00 - 800.00
Sold to t******m for 671.00
 
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Harrington & Richardson 550 Rifle 1950s JMD-1080010183 - Harrington & Richardson 550 Rifle 1950s JMD-10800
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This rifle is a Harrington & Richardson, model 550, chambered in .22 sort, long, long rifle. SN: 2183, JMD Oval Tag: 6604, Condition: Very Good,...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 162.50
 
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Harrington & Richardson 765 Rifle 1960s JMD-1110410184 - Harrington & Richardson 765 Rifle 1960s JMD-11104
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Harrington & Richardson, model 765 Pioneer .22 bolt-action .22 SN: 12520, JMD Oval Tag: 6605, Condition: Very Good, >> FFL IS RE...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to f********e for 79.30
 
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Harrington and Richards Arms Co. Rifle 1950s JMD-1082910185 - Harrington and Richards Arms Co. Rifle 1950s JMD-10829
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Harrington and Richards Arms Co. .22 Long rifle in good condition. May have been used a a military training rifle. SN: 2646, JMD Oval Tag: 7
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to d*******f for 406.25
 
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Hawthorne M825 Rifle 1950s JMD-1112810186 - Hawthorne M825 Rifle 1950s JMD-11128
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Hawthorne, model M825 bolt-action rifle. In .22 long rifle., SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 6619, Condition: Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <<
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to f********e for 97.60
 
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Heckler & Koch G43 Rifle 1950's JMD-1014010187 - Heckler & Koch G43 Rifle 1950's JMD-10140
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Excellent G43 German Semi-automatic battle rifle G 43 SEMIAUTOMATIC IN .8mm Caliber. Made between 1943-45. German semi-automatic clip fed battle rifle
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to d*******f for 2,125.00
 
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Heckler & Koch K43 Rifle 1943 JMD-1014110188 - Heckler & Koch K43 Rifle 1943 JMD-10141
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WWII German G/K. Gewehr 43 WW2 semiautomatic battle rifle 1943-45 SN: 4756, JMD Oval Tag: 2685, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <<
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to 2**********y for 2,125.00
 
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Hemburg Mannlicher Carbine Rifle 1918 JMD-1254210189 - Hemburg Mannlicher Carbine Rifle 1918 JMD-12542
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1918 Hemburg, Dutch Mannlicher Carbine, 6.5 mm. Iron sights, sling swivels attached. Dated Hemberg 1918 made in the last year of WW1. The cavalry carb
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to d*******f for 343.75
 
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