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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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Mauser 98 Rifle 1940s JMD-1153410250 - Mauser 98 Rifle 1940s JMD-11534
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mauser, 98, sporterized, 8mm, bolt-action, blade front/leaf rear sight, sling swivels, brass mounted grommet on stock, metal butt plate. SN: 5976, JMD
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to x********s.. for 158.60
 
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Mauser 98 Rifle 1940s JMD-1154210251 - Mauser 98 Rifle 1940s JMD-11542
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mauser, 98, sporterized, 8mm, bolt-action, hooded front/ladder rear sight, checkered pistol grip, metal butt plate. SN: 4075S, JMD Oval Tag: 7595, Con
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to b********d.. for 162.50
 
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Mauser 98 Rifle 1940s JMD-1155110252 - Mauser 98 Rifle 1940s JMD-11551
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mauser 98, Sporterized, blade front/ladder rear sights, smooth fore/pistol grip, sling attached, cheek rest stock, plastic butt plate. Nazi markings,
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to R*****2 for 244.00
 
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Mauser 98 Rifle 1940s JMD-1156310253 - Mauser 98 Rifle 1940s JMD-11563
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mauser, 98, sporterized, 8mm, bolt-action, Double set triggers, blade front/ladder rear sight, sling swivels, metal butt plate. SN: RESEARCH, JMD Oval
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to R******y for 187.50
 
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Mauser 98 Rifle 1940s JMD-1156710254 - Mauser 98 Rifle 1940s JMD-11567
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mauser, 98.270 cal, scope mount no sights, stock good condition, cheek rest, padded butt plate. SN: 6566, JMD Oval Tag: 6522, Condition: Good, >&...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to f********w.. for 212.50
 
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Mauser 98 Rifle 1940s JMD-1157110255 - Mauser 98 Rifle 1940s JMD-11571
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mauser 98, Sporterized blade front/ladder rear sights, smooth fore/pistol grip, cheek rest stock, padded butt plate. SN: 3780, JMD Oval Tag: 7312, Con
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to x********s.. for 158.60
 
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Mauser 98 Rifle 1940s JMD-1157510256 - Mauser 98 Rifle 1940s JMD-11575
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mauser, 98, sporterized, 8mm, bolt-action, blade front/ladder rear sight, sling swivels, metal butt plate. SN: 19, JMD Oval Tag: 6860, Condition: Good
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to b********d.. for 187.50
 
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Mauser 98 Rifle 1940s JMD-1157710257 - Mauser 98 Rifle 1940s JMD-11577
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mauser, 98, sporterized, 8mm, bolt-action, blade front/ladder rear sight, sling swivels, metal butt plate. SN: 3761, JMD Oval Tag: 6521, Condition: Go
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to x********s.. for 122.00
 
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Mauser 98 Rifle 1941 JMD-1155010258 - Mauser 98 Rifle 1941 JMD-11550
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mauser, 98, military, 8mm, bolt-action, original military stock/sights, sling swivels, metal butt plate. SN: 8980, JMD Oval Tag: 8029, Condition: Good
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 375.00
 
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Mauser 98 Rifle 1942 JMD-1026310259 - Mauser 98 Rifle 1942 JMD-10263
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Condition is good to very good on this WWII Mauser. It includes a Nazi marking which was quite collectible after the war. It appears to be unaltered o
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to 5*****r for 1,125.00
 
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