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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 Patrone Rifle 1950s JMD-1096710320 - Mauser Patrone Rifle 1950s JMD-10967
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Mauser, Patrone model bolt-action rifle. Chambered in .22 long rifle in good condition. SN: 89447, JMD Oval Tag: 7179, Condition: Good, &g...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to t******m for 219.60
 
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Mauser Patrone Rifle 1950s JMD-1096910321 - Mauser Patrone Rifle 1950s JMD-10969
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Mauser, Patrone model in .22 long rifle. SN: 19368, JMD Oval Tag: 7544, Condition: Very Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <<
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to b*********9 for 250.00
 
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Walther Patrone Rifle 1950s JMD-1097110322 - Walther Patrone Rifle 1950s JMD-10971
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Walther, Patrone model .22 long rifle. SN: 341554, JMD Oval Tag: 8336, Condition: Very Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <<
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to t******m for 427.00
 
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Mauser Patrone Rifle 1950s JMD-1100710323 - Mauser Patrone Rifle 1950s JMD-11007
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Mauser, Patrone model .22 bolt-action rifle. SN: 112393, JMD Oval Tag: 8344, Condition: Very Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <<
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to t******m for 305.00
 
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Mauser Rifle 1910s JMD-1209010324 - Mauser Rifle 1910s JMD-12090
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mauser, 8mm, original stock, cleaning rod, metal butt plate, blade front w/ elevated ladder rear sights, sling attached, metal butt plate. SN: E5470,
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Mauser Rifle 1940s JMD-1221710325 - Mauser Rifle 1940s JMD-12217
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mauser Model 1899/1936, bolt-action, 5 round magazine, original stock, bladed front w/elevated ladder rear sight, sling strap swivels installed, metal
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to n***j for 312.50
 
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Mauser Rifle 1950s JMD-1164610326 - Mauser Rifle 1950s JMD-11646
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mauser, US 1917 ENFIELD, 8mm, bolt-action, hooded front/ micro adjust rear sight, scope mounts, checkered fore/pistol grip, sling swivel, metal butt p
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to b********d.. for 312.50
 
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Mauser Santa Fe Field 12012 Rifle 1950s JMD-1080110327 - Mauser Santa Fe Field 12012 Rifle 1950s JMD-10801
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This Mauser 98, is made by Santa Fe Field 12012, chambered in .30 cal. SN: 16667, JMD Oval Tag: 3749, Condition: Excellent, >> FFL IS REQUIRED...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to c********l for 183.00
 
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Mauser, Czechoslovakia VZ24 Rifle 1950s JMD-1204610328 - Mauser, Czechoslovakia VZ24 Rifle 1950s JMD-12046
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mauser, Czechoslovakia, VZ24, 8mm (7.92-57mm Mauser, 7-57mm Mauser, 7.65-53mm Argentine), bolt-action carbine designed and produced in Czechoslovakia
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to d*******f for 281.25
 
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Meriden Firearms Co. 15 Rifle 1920s JMD-1114810329 - Meriden Firearms Co. 15 Rifle 1920s JMD-11148
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Meriden Firearms Co., model 15, pump action .22. Chambered in .22 long rifle. SN: 937, JMD Oval Tag: 8798, Condition: Good, >> FFL I...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to b********d.. for 366.00
 
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