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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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Unknown mfr. Mauser 98 Rifle 1950s JMD-1183010520 - Unknown mfr. Mauser 98 Rifle 1950s JMD-11830
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mauser 98, sporterized.220 swift, Winchester Model 70 Barrel, Mauser Action, smooth fore/pistol grip, raised dovetail front/adjustable rear sight, lar
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Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to d*******f for 281.25
 
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Unknown mfr. Mauser Mauser 98 Rifle 1950s JMD-1250210521 - Unknown mfr. Mauser Mauser 98 Rifle 1950s JMD-12502
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Mauser, Mauser 98, Sporterized Mauser, blade front, notch rear sight, sights, Butterknifed (polished) Bolt, Double Set Trigger, engraving on breach ar
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to x********s.. for 170.80
 
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US Rock Island Arsenal 1903 Rifle 1950s JMD-1078010522 - US Rock Island Arsenal 1903 Rifle 1950s JMD-10780
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This is a US Rock Island Arsenal, 1903, chambered in .30-06. Sporterized. SN: 515111, JMD Oval Tag: 3827, Condition: Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRED ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 800.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 225.00
 
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US Springfield 1898 Rifle 1898 JMD-1071810523 - US Springfield 1898 Rifle 1898 JMD-10718
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a model 1898 Springfield rifle chambered in .30-40 Krag. SN: 240982, JMD Oval Tag: 6625, Condition: Fair, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <<
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to x********s.. for 207.40
 
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US Springfield 1903 Rifle 1950s JMD-1082010524 - US Springfield 1903 Rifle 1950s JMD-10820
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a sporterized 1903 Springfield, chambered in .30-06. SN: 1197064, JMD Oval Tag: 3772, Condition: Very Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <<
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Estimate : 300.00 - 800.00
Sold to r*****G for 312.50
 
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US Springfield 1903 Rifle 1950s JMD-1084610525 - US Springfield 1903 Rifle 1950s JMD-10846
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a sporterized 1903 Springfield, chambered in .30-338 in very good condition. SN: 1007255, JMD Oval Tag: 3812, Condition: Very Good, >>...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 800.00
Sold to f********l.. for 231.80
 
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US Springfield 1903 Rifle 1950s JMD-1084810526 - US Springfield 1903 Rifle 1950s JMD-10848
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This is a sporterized 1903 Springfield, chambered in .30-06 still Parkerized. SN: 1453024, JMD Oval Tag: 6447, Condition: Good, >> FFL IS REQU...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 800.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 281.25
 
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US Springfield 1903 Rifle 1950s JMD-1085410527 - US Springfield 1903 Rifle 1950s JMD-10854
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a sporterized 1903 Springfield rifle, chambered in .22, bull barrel. SN: 928111, JMD Oval Tag: 3973, Condition: Very Good, >> FFL IS R...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 800.00
Sold to x********s.. for 146.40
 
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US Springfield 1903 Rifle 1950s JMD-1086210528 - US Springfield 1903 Rifle 1950s JMD-10862
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a sporterized 1903 Springfield rifle, chambered in 7.62 mm SN: 116840, JMD Oval Tag: 3805, Condition: Very Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRED &l...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 800.00
Sold to w********s.. for 225.00
 
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US Springfield Armory 1894 Rifle 1894 JMD-1071610529 - US Springfield Armory 1894 Rifle 1894 JMD-10716
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a model 1898 Springfield Armory sporterized in .30-40 Krag. SN: 1123, JMD Oval Tag: 3818, Condition: Very Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to x********s.. for 207.40
 
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