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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 341 Rifle 1940s JMD-1208110360 - Remington 341 Rifle 1940s JMD-12081
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Remington, 341.22 LR, Short Long. Remington, bolt-action, single-shot, tube magazine, blade front/ladder rear sights, smooth fore/pistol grip stock, r
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Remington 41 Rifle 1930's JMD-1168710361 - Remington 41 Rifle 1930's JMD-11687
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Remington, 41 TARGET MASTER.22 S, L, LR, blade front/leaf adjustable rear sight, smooth fore/pistol grip, rubber butt plate. SN: 2954, JMD Oval Tag: 4
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Sold to R******y for 137.50
 
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Remington 41P Rifle 1940s JMD-1210510362 - Remington 41P Rifle 1940s JMD-12105
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Remington, 41P.22 S, LR, Targetmaster single-shot bolt-action rifle, hooded front sight, missing rear sight. Sling attached. Smooth fore/pistol grip,
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Remington 510 Rifle 1940s JMD-1167110363 - Remington 510 Rifle 1940s JMD-11671
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510B TARGETMASTER.22 S, L, LR, bolt-action single-shot, blade front/no rear sight, smooth fore/pistol grip, rubber butt plate. SN: EH, JMD Oval Tag: 3
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Sold to R******y for 118.75
 
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Remington 510 Rifle 1940s JMD-1167310364 - Remington 510 Rifle 1940s JMD-11673
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510B TARGETMASTER.22 S, L, LR, bolt-action single-shot, blade front/no rear sight, smooth fore/pistol grip, rubber butt plate. SN: PK, JMD Oval Tag: 2
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Sold to j*****e for 100.00
 
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Remington 511 Rifle 1940s JMD-1209310365 - Remington 511 Rifle 1940s JMD-12093
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Remington, SCOREMASTER 511.22 LR, Long, Short. bolt-action, single-shot, detachable magazine, blade front/ notch rear sight, smooth fore/pistol grip s
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Sold to B*********l for 137.50
 
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Remington 512 Rifle 1940s JMD-1209710366 - Remington 512 Rifle 1940s JMD-12097
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Remington, SPORTMASTER 512, 22 S, LR. bolt-action, single-shot, tube magazine, blade front/notch rear sights, smooth fore/pistol grip stock, rubber bu
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Sold to x********s.. for 109.80
 
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Remington 512 Rifle 1940s JMD-1210110367 - Remington 512 Rifle 1940s JMD-12101
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Remington, SPORTMASTER 512, 22 S, LR. Tube mag fed bolt-action, blade front sight, smooth fore/pistol grip, rubber butt plate. One of the most accurat
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Remington 513-T Rifle 1940s JMD-1208710368 - Remington 513-T Rifle 1940s JMD-12087
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Remington, 513-T, Match Master, 22 LR. bolt-action, single-shot, hood front sight, missing rear target peep sight, smooth fore/pistol grip, rubber but
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Sold to t******m for 335.50
 
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Remington 513-T Rifle 1940s JMD-1208910369 - Remington 513-T Rifle 1940s JMD-12089
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Remington, 513-T, Match Master, 22 LR. bolt-action, single-shot, hooded front/missing rear target peep sight, detachable magazine, smooth fore/pistol
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to t******m for 274.50
 
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