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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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Belgian Pistol, Double-Barrel, Over/Under 1840s JMD-1129621066 - Belgian Pistol, Double-Barrel, Over/Under 1840s JMD-11296
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, Over/Under, Belgian, 10mm, octagon barrels, wood grips w/thumb rest. Dual hammers/triggers. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 1472, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to s******0 for 274.50
 
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Pepper Box Pistol, Four-Barrel 1840s JMD-1117721067 - Pepper Box Pistol, Four-Barrel 1840s JMD-11177
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a four-barrel Pepper Box pistol in excellent condition. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 474, Condition: Excellent, >
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to w********6 for 366.00
 
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Unknown mfr. Pistol, Pepperbox 1850s JMD-1121021068 - Unknown mfr. Pistol, Pepperbox 1850s JMD-11210
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This is a marked, Allen and Thurber pepperbox pistol chambered in .32 caliber. Nicely engraved in good condition. This is the original gun and design.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to x********s.. for 335.50
 
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Stevens Single-Shot Pistol, Shot 1880s JMD-1095821070 - Stevens Single-Shot Pistol, Shot 1880s JMD-10958
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a pistol/ shotgun made by Stevens. A single-shot shotgun, in good condition. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 8960, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to w********6 for 396.50
 
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Steven's Arms Company Pistol, Shot, registered 1870's JMD-1136921071 - Steven's Arms Company Pistol, Shot, registered 1870's JMD-11369
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Steven's Arms Company, .410 pistol, octagon to round barrel, wood pistol grip. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 1194, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 281.25
 
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LEUCHTPISTOLE Pistol, Signal 1890's JMD-1142521072 - LEUCHTPISTOLE Pistol, Signal 1890's JMD-11425
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Pistol, Signal, LEUCHTPISTOLE, 12mm, spur trigger, SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 1674, Condition: Fair, >
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to s******0 for 91.50
 
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Air Pistols, Lot of 5 JMD-1149721073 - Air Pistols, Lot of 5 JMD-11497
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Pistol/Pellet Guns, Lot of 5, Webly-Scott, Ben Franklin, Crossman Mark 1.177 pellet, Brass nickel plate. JMD Oval Tags: 506, 507, 9933, 9941 & 9...
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Estimate : 240.00 - 300.00
Sold to f******4 for 406.25
 
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French Pistol, Spring Air 1880s JMD-1146821074 - French Pistol, Spring Air 1880s JMD-11468
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, Spring Air, French, pellet.177, blade front/v notch rear sight, wood stock, SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 553, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for 750.00
 
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JOC Pistol, Spring Air 1960s JMD-1147021075 - JOC Pistol, Spring Air 1960s JMD-11470
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Pistol, Spring Air, JOC, Lot of 3. Webley comes with orig. box. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tags: 505, 3728 & 5111, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to m******n for 375.00
 
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