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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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Made by Loewe -Berlin Argentino 1891 Rifle 1891 JMD-1171510220 - Made by Loewe -Berlin Argentino 1891 Rifle 1891 JMD-11715
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Mauser, Argentine 1891, 7.63mm, bolt-action, sporterized, five-shot, blade front/ladder target rear sight, single-stack box magazine, sling swivels, m
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to b*********J for 134.20
 
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Manlichter Rifle 1910 JMD-1161410221 - Manlichter Rifle 1910 JMD-11614
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MANLICHER SPORTER 1895, bolt-action, 8mm, Original. Double set triggers. SN: 843, JMD Oval Tag: 3121, Condition: Very Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRED...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to C*******5 for 468.75
 
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Manlichter Rifle 1910 JMD-1161610222 - Manlichter Rifle 1910 JMD-11616
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MANLICHER 1895, bolt-action, 8mm, Original. Double set triggers. blade front sight/ notch rear sight, checkered pistol grip, cheek rest stock, metal b
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Estimate : 600.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to b********d.. for 375.00
 
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Manufacture DÕArmes MLE 1886 Rifle 1922 JMD-1189410223 - Manufacture DÕArmes MLE 1886 Rifle 1922 JMD-11894
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Manufacture DÕArmes, MLE 1886, 8mm, bolt-action also known as Fusil Mie 1886 M93. tube magazine, sporterized, raised blade front/peep rear sigh...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 343.75
 
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Marbels Gladstone Bolt-Action Rifle 1940s JMD-1096010224 - Marbels Gladstone Bolt-Action Rifle 1940s JMD-10960
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This is a Marbels Gladstone, bolt-action rifle model 38. C. 1940's., SN: 671917, JMD Oval Tag: 4473, Condition: Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRED &...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 250.00
 
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Marlin 25 Rifle 1917 JMD-1011010225 - Marlin 25 Rifle 1917 JMD-10110
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Takedown model. Excellent original finish. Tube load. 23-inch barrel. Made between 1913-1917. 22 Caliber short, and CB Caps SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 922
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Estimate : 500.00 - 600.00
Sold to d*******f for 312.50
 
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Marlin 98 Rifle 1941 JMD-1028910226 - Marlin 98 Rifle 1941 JMD-10289
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This is sporterized Mauser action chambered for 8 mm. It is in very good condition and with Nazi markings. SN: 8886, JMD Oval Tag: 10170, Condition: E
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to k*******2 for 225.00
 
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Marlin Ballard Rifle 1890's JMD-1153910227 - Marlin Ballard Rifle 1890's JMD-11539
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Marlin, Ballard.22, Target rifle, Tilt Barrel SN: 6064, JMD Oval Tag: 1606, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <<
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to g*******t for 593.75
 
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Marlin Long Rifle Rifle 1950 JMD-1028510228 - Marlin Long Rifle Rifle 1950 JMD-10285
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In very good condition; a Western Field .22 long rifle marketed through Montgomery Ward. SN: 121316K, JMD Oval Tag: 4892, Condition: Very Good, >...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 800.00
Sold to B*********l for 187.50
 
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Martini KFC Rifle 1920s JMD-1167210229 - Martini KFC Rifle 1920s JMD-11672
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Martini-Action Rifle, KFC, 11mm, no front/ladder adjustable rear sight/ smooth fore/pistol grips, rubber butt plate. SN: 5142, JMD Oval Tag: 6776, Con
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to m*****h for 200.00
 
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