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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 1960s JMD-1075410290 - Mauser 98 Rifle 1960s JMD-10754
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Mauser, 98 rifle sporterized. It has an octagon to round barrel, a hinged floor plate, double set triggers, and a Schnabel forearm. SN: 1831
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Estimate : 300.00 - 800.00
Sold to t******m for 396.50
 
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Mauser 98 Rifle 1960s JMD-1075810291 - Mauser 98 Rifle 1960s JMD-10758
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Mauser, 98 rifle, chambered in 7.9 mm beautiful wood in good condition. SN: 3745, JMD Oval Tag: 3736, Condition: Good, >> FFL IS REQ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 800.00
Sold to G******7 for 225.00
 
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Mauser 98Action Rifle 1950s JMD-1078710292 - Mauser 98Action Rifle 1950s JMD-10787
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Mauser 98, sporterized and chambered in 7 mm. SN: M 9098, JMD Oval Tag: 10248, Condition: Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <<
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to b*********9 for 187.50
 
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Mauser Action Rifle 1950s JMD-1073910293 - Mauser Action Rifle 1950s JMD-10739
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Mauser 98 action, possibly 8 mm. Custom ramp on barrel top. SN: RESEARCH, JMD Oval Tag: 6781, Condition: Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRED &l...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to x********s.. for 122.00
 
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Mauser Action Rifle 1950s JMD-1074510294 - Mauser Action Rifle 1950s JMD-10745
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Mauser 98 action, in .270 cal. Sporterized with a jeweled bolt. Swedish. SN: 201923, JMD Oval Tag: 3799, Condition: Very Good, >> FF...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to d*******f for 406.25
 
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Mauser Action Rifle 1950s JMD-1076710295 - Mauser Action Rifle 1950s JMD-10767
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This Mauser, 98 is chambered in .22-250. Sporterized with a bull barrel. SN: V2065, JMD Oval Tag: 3756, Condition: Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRED &l...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to B*********l for 225.00
 
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Mauser Action Rifle 1950s JMD-1077310296 - Mauser Action Rifle 1950s JMD-10773
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is rifle is a Mauser 98. Sporterized and with double-set triggers. SN: 2803, JMD Oval Tag: 3791, Condition: Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to x********s.. for 170.80
 
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Mauser Action Rifle 1950s JMD-1080310297 - Mauser Action Rifle 1950s JMD-10803
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Mauser 98, chambered in 8 mm. SN: 1252K1, JMD Oval Tag: 3759, Condition: Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <<
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 162.50
 
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Mauser Action Rifle 1960s JMD-1070310298 - Mauser Action Rifle 1960s JMD-10703
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a sporterized Mauser action in 8mm with set triggers. SN: 5865, JMD Oval Tag: 6405, Condition: Very Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <<
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to b********d.. for 212.50
 
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Mauser Action Rifle 1960s JMD-1071110299 - Mauser Action Rifle 1960s JMD-10711
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a sporterized Mauser action in 7.9 mm. SN: 41696, JMD Oval Tag: 3730, Condition: Excellent, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <<
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to g********w.. for 175.00
 
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