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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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Steven's Arms Company Bolt-Action Rifle 1960 JMD-1109510460 - Steven's Arms Company Bolt-Action Rifle 1960 JMD-11095
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This is a Steven's Arms Company, Bolt Action .22 rifle. Chambered in .22 short, long, and long rifle. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 4390, Condition: Fa...
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Steven's Arms Company Falling Block Rifle 1906 JMD-1100910461 - Steven's Arms Company Falling Block Rifle 1906 JMD-11009
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This is a Steven's Arms Company, Falling Block .22 cal. Rifle. SN: A03897, JMD Oval Tag: 9012, Condition: Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <<
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to s******0 for 146.40
 
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Steven's Arms Company Falling Block Rifle 1907 JMD-1103310462 - Steven's Arms Company Falling Block Rifle 1907 JMD-11033
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This is a Steven's Arms Company, Falling Block rifle in .22 long rifle. SN: RESEARCH, JMD Oval Tag: 759, Condition: Good, >> FFL IS REQUIR...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to S*****n for 125.00
 
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Steven's Arms Company Favorite Rifle 1915 JMD-1229310463 - Steven's Arms Company Favorite Rifle 1915 JMD-12293
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Steven's Arms Company, 22 long rifle, single-shot falling-block, combination octagon/round barrel, The front sight is a thin blade held in a slo...
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Sold to 5******t for 195.20
 
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Steven's Arms Company Heavy Barrel Rifle 1890's JMD-1180710464 - Steven's Arms Company Heavy Barrel Rifle 1890's JMD-11807
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Steven's Arms Company, Heavy Barrel.22 rimfire, single-shot falling-block, blade front sight /leaf adjustable rear sight, smooth fore/pistol gri...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d*******f for 468.75
 
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Steven's Arms Company Rifle 1920's JMD-1152910465 - Steven's Arms Company Rifle 1920's JMD-11529
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Steven's Arms Company, .22 LR, covered front target/ Stevens ladder rear sight, target fore grip, sling attached, metal butt plate, Drilled for ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to S*******n for 492.00
 
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Steven's Arms Company Tube Fed Rifle 1950s JMD-1109910466 - Steven's Arms Company Tube Fed Rifle 1950s JMD-11099
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This is a Steven's Arms Company, Tube fed .22 cal. bolt-action. Artificially stained and finished. SN: RESEARCH, JMD Oval Tag: 7116, Condition: ...
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Sold to n*******E for 91.50
 
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Steven's Arms Company Walnut Hill Rifle 1930 JMD-1151910467 - Steven's Arms Company Walnut Hill Rifle 1930 JMD-11519
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Steven's Arms Company, Walnut Hill.22, falling-block, blade front-fixed rear sight, scope mounts, sling swivels, plate. SN: 389, JMD Oval Tag: 1...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to g*******t for 687.50
 
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Stevens & Co Rifle 1894 JMD-1223410468 - Stevens & Co Rifle 1894 JMD-12234
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Stevens & Co, 32" half octagon/ half round, Tilt-up .22 Target Rifle, crescent shoulder metal butt plate. Blade front w/notch rear sight. S...
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Sold to B*********l for 200.00
 
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Stevens & Co Rifle 1930s JMD-1222810469 - Stevens & Co Rifle 1930s JMD-12228
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Stevens Model Ideal 44., Single-Shot Falling Block Action .22, 26 barrel sight. Rifle utilizes a 19th Century brass and iron tip-up adjustable peep si
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to l****J for 305.00
 
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