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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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Stevens Arms & Tool Co Rifle 1910s JMD-1208210480 - Stevens Arms & Tool Co Rifle 1910s JMD-12082
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Steven's Arms Company, IDEAL 44 TARGET .22, single-shot falling-block. The front sight covered w/rear Stevens Vernier tang sight. scope mounts, ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to l****J for 732.00
 
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Stevens Bull Barrel Rifle 1960s JMD-1149810481 - Stevens Bull Barrel Rifle 1960s JMD-11498
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Stevens, Bull Barrel.22, blade front/Stevens rear target sight, Lever action, falling-block, Schutzen butt stock. SN: 11647, JMD Oval Tag: 1598, Condi
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to l****J for 854.00
 
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Stevens Drop Block Rifle 1920s JMD-1170010482 - Stevens Drop Block Rifle 1920s JMD-11700
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Stevens, IDEAL #44 ARMORY, falling-block, .25-20, blade front/target rear sight, scope mounts, sling swivels, rubber butt plate. SN: 71599, JMD Oval T
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for 343.75
 
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Stevens Falling Block Rifle 1896 JMD-1148610483 - Stevens Falling Block Rifle 1896 JMD-11486
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Rifle, Stevens, Falling block.22, Lyman Tang sight. Falling block. Schutzen butt stock. SN: 10634, JMD Oval Tag: 1607, Condition: Excellent, >>...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to d*******f for 562.50
 
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Steves Falling Block Rifle 1910 JMD-1100510484 - Steves Falling Block Rifle 1910 JMD-11005
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This is a Steves, Falling Block rifle. Target rifle set up in .22 cal. SN: RESEARCH, JMD Oval Tag: 7715, Condition: Excellent, >> FFL IS REQUI...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to d*******f for 468.75
 
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Steyer 1908 Rifle 1940s JMD-1188310485 - Steyer 1908 Rifle 1940s JMD-11883
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Steyer, 1908 MANNLICHER SCHOENAUER (spool magazine), sporterized, bolt-action, 7mm, no rear sight. SN: 12555, JMD Oval Tag: 4101, Condition: Very Good
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to j****d for 671.00
 
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Steyr 1914 Rifle 1915 JMD-1102210486 - Steyr 1914 Rifle 1915 JMD-11022
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This is a Steyr, model 1914, in 8 mm. SN: 1840C, JMD Oval Tag: 7392, Condition: Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <<
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to b********d.. for 437.50
 
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Steyr 95 Rifle 1910 JMD-1093010487 - Steyr 95 Rifle 1910 JMD-10930
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This is a Steyr bolt-action M 95 rifle in 8 mm. SN: 5186O, JMD Oval Tag: 7800, Condition: Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <<
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Estimate : 300.00 - 800.00
Sold to x********s.. for 122.00
 
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Steyr Steyr 1912 Rifle 1950s JMD-1191610488 - Steyr Steyr 1912 Rifle 1950s JMD-11916
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Steyr, 7mm, sporterized custom stock, blade front/flip rear sight, checkered fore/pistol grip, embedded design rear of stock, padded butt plate. SN: 5
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Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to b********d.. for 562.50
 
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Swiss Vetterli Terni Bolt Action Rifle 1922 JMD-1011110489 - Swiss Vetterli Terni Bolt Action Rifle 1922 JMD-10111
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Cartouche on stock.Carcano Bolt action rifles were used as Military Rifles by the Italians, Germans and the Japanese.They were invented by Stephen Car
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to x********s.. for 146.40
 
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