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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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Remington 1917 Rifle 1910s JMD-1169710350 - Remington 1917 Rifle 1910s JMD-11697
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Remington, US 1917 ENFIELD SPORTER, bolt-action, 30-03 cal, blade dovetail front/adjustable rear sight, sling attached, white diamond inlays in stock,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to s******0 for 183.00
 
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Remington 1917 Rifle 1910s JMD-1170510351 - Remington 1917 Rifle 1910s JMD-11705
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Remington, U.S. 1917 PATTERN ENFIELD.30-06, blade front/ ladder adjustable rear sight, cheek rest stock, rubber butt plate. SN: 46213, JMD Oval Tag: 6
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to g*********g for 237.50
 
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Remington 1917 Rifle 1940s JMD-1165910352 - Remington 1917 Rifle 1940s JMD-11659
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Remington, 1917.30-06 cal, blade front/adjustable rear peep sight, Bolt-Action Sporterized, checkered fore/pistol grip, metal butt plate. (Bore chambe
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to x********s.. for 170.80
 
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Remington 1917 Rifle 1950s JMD-1164810353 - Remington 1917 Rifle 1950s JMD-11648
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Remington, 1917.30-06 cal, no sights, specialized stock w/pistol hand & thump grip heavy barrel, target rifle. padded butt plate. SN: 218669, JM...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to f********i for 335.50
 
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Remington 241 Rifle 1930's JMD-1170910354 - Remington 241 Rifle 1930's JMD-11709
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Remington, SPEEDMASTER MOD. 241, semi-auto .22 LR, blade front/leaf adjustable rear sight, checkered pistol grip, metal butt plate. Tube feed from the
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to j********f for 237.50
 
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Remington 30 Express Rifle 1940s JMD-1221510355 - Remington 30 Express Rifle 1940s JMD-12215
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Remington, 30 Express, manufactured from 1921 until 1940, 30-06, covered front sight, "Willliams" style rear sight, checkered pistol grip,...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to b********d.. for 305.00
 
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Remington 314-P Rifle 1940s JMD-1208510356 - Remington 314-P Rifle 1940s JMD-12085
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Remington, SPORTSMASTER 341-P, 22 S, LR. bolt-action, single-shot, tube magazine, covered front/target peep rear sight, smooth fore/pistol grip stock,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to x********s.. for 122.00
 
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Remington 33 Rifle 1940s JMD-1166910357 - Remington 33 Rifle 1940s JMD-11669
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Remington, 33.22 S.L.LR, single-shot, bolt-action. SN: 232765, JMD Oval Tag: 4734, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <<
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 125.00
 
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Remington 34 Rifle 1940s JMD-1207310358 - Remington 34 Rifle 1940s JMD-12073
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Remington, 34, L, S, LR. bolt-action, single-shot, tube magazine, blade front/notch rear sights t), , smooth fore/pistol grip stock, rubber butt plate
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to R******y for 137.50
 
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Remington 34 Rifle 1940s JMD-1207710359 - Remington 34 Rifle 1940s JMD-12077
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Remington, 521T Junior, 22 S, LR. bolt-action, single-shot, 5 rd detachable magazine, blade front sight, Lyman 57RS rear peep sigh), , smooth fore/pis
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to n**********w for 162.50
 
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