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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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Higgins 28 Rifle 1960s JMD-1104810190 - Higgins 28 Rifle 1960s JMD-11048
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a J.C. Higgins, model 28, rifle in .22 SN: 583.71, JMD Oval Tag: 8649, Condition: Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <<
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for 106.25
 
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Higgins 31 Rifle 1960s JMD-1103810191 - Higgins 31 Rifle 1960s JMD-11038
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a J.C. Higgins, model 31, lever actio rifle in .22 . SN: 583.82, JMD Oval Tag: 9968, Condition: Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <<
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to d*******f for 175.00
 
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Higgins 31 Rifle 1960s JMD-1104410192 - Higgins 31 Rifle 1960s JMD-11044
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a J.C. Higgins, model 31, semi-automatic .22 rifle SN: 283.75, JMD Oval Tag: 9996, Condition: Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <<
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for 175.00
 
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Higgins 50 Rifle 1950s JMD-1104010193 - Higgins 50 Rifle 1950s JMD-11040
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a J.C. Higgins, model 50, bolt-action rifle in .30-06. SN: 19184, JMD Oval Tag: 10162, Condition: Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <<
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to b*********e for 134.20
 
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Hopkins & Allen Arms. Black Powder Rifle 1895 JMD-1153310194 - Hopkins & Allen Arms. Black Powder Rifle 1895 JMD-11533
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hopkins & Allen Arms. .22 falling-block, blade front, adjustable rear sight, metal butt plate. SN: 922, JMD Oval Tag: 1365, Condition: Very Good...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to d*******f for 200.00
 
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Hopkins & Allen Arms. Bolt-Action Rifle 1910 JMD-1111510195 - Hopkins & Allen Arms. Bolt-Action Rifle 1910 JMD-11115
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a musket rifle made by Hopkins & Allen Arms., a model 541OD Bolt Action, in .30-06. Condition is good. SN: 5410D, JMD Oval Tag: 8011, Co...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to d*******f for 562.50
 
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Hopkins & Allen Arms. Drop Block Rifle 1890s JMD-1111710196 - Hopkins & Allen Arms. Drop Block Rifle 1890s JMD-11117
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Hopkins & Allen Arms. drop block rifle. in .22 with a Schutzen butt plate., SN: 20, JMD Oval Tag: 4419, Condition: Good, >> FFL ...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to S*******n for 461.25
 
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Hopkins & Allen Arms. Model 922 Rifle 1890's JMD-1200110197 - Hopkins & Allen Arms. Model 922 Rifle 1890's JMD-12001
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hopkins & Allen Arms., drop block.22, fixed sights, metal butt plate. SN: 145, JMD Oval Tag: 7524, Condition: Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for 175.00
 
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Hopkins & Allen Rifle 1950s JMD-1113610198 - Hopkins & Allen Rifle 1950s JMD-11136
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Hopkins & Allen bolt-action rifle model 1889 in 8 mm. SN: 798, JMD Oval Tag: 10042, Condition: Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <<
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to B*********l for 125.00
 
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Iver Johnson Bolt-Action Rifle 1910 JMD-1089410199 - Iver Johnson Bolt-Action Rifle 1910 JMD-10894
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a bolt-action rifle, made by Iver Johnson, Chambered in .22 cal. short, long, and long rifle. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 4418, Condition: Very Goo
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Estimate : 200.00 - 800.00
Sold to f********e for 103.70
 
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