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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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Vetterli, Swiss Bolt-Action Rifle c1900 JMD-1175810540 - Vetterli, Swiss Bolt-Action Rifle c1900 JMD-11758
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Rifle, Italian Vetterli-Vitali, Fucil mod. 1870/87, 10.4mm cal, bolt-action, safety catch behind bolt handle, unique four round magazine, adjustable s
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Sold to x********s.. for 115.90
 
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Vetterli, Swiss Mod 1893 Rifle 1910s JMD-1211010541 - Vetterli, Swiss Mod 1893 Rifle 1910s JMD-12110
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Vetterli, Swiss, MANNLICHER MOD. 1893, battle rifle, 8mm, full original stock, single bolt-action, blade front/ adjustable rear sight, sling swivels a
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 312.50
 
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Vetterli,Italy Fucil mod. 1870/87 Rifle c1900 JMD-1175410542 - Vetterli,Italy Fucil mod. 1870/87 Rifle c1900 JMD-11754
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Rifle, Italian Vetterli-Vitali, Fucil mod. 1870/87, 10.35 mm cal, bolt-action, safety catch behind bolt handle, unique four round magazine, adjustable
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Sold to x********s.. for 103.70
 
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W.J. Jeffrey & Co 1903 Rifle 1950s JMD-1191410543 - W.J. Jeffrey & Co 1903 Rifle 1950s JMD-11914
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W.J. Jeffrey & Co, 1903 Mauser action, butter knife bolt handle, blade front/flip rear sight, checkered fore/pistol grip, rubber butt plate. Spo...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to p********m for 593.75
 
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Waffenfabric Bern 78 Rifle 1917 JMD-1157910544 - Waffenfabric Bern 78 Rifle 1917 JMD-11579
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Waffenfabric Bern, M78 Cadet.41 cal rimfire, twelve-round tubular magazine, cleaning rod, blade front, shielded ladder rear sight, sling swivels, meta
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Waffenfabrik Bern 78 Rifle 1917 JMD-1153810545 - Waffenfabrik Bern 78 Rifle 1917 JMD-11538
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Waffenfabrik Bern, 78, .41 Swiss, bolt-action, Swiss WWI army. SN: 140559, JMD Oval Tag: 4997, Condition: Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <<
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to x********s.. for 158.60
 
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Waffenfabrik Bern 78 Rifle 1917 JMD-1154010546 - Waffenfabrik Bern 78 Rifle 1917 JMD-11540
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Rifle, Waffenfabrik Bern, 78.41 Swiss, original military stock and sights, metal butt plate, sling swivels. SN: 153244, JMD Oval Tag: 2672, Condition:
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Sold to x********s.. for 158.60
 
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Waffenfabrik Bern 78 Rifle 1917 JMD-1154410547 - Waffenfabrik Bern 78 Rifle 1917 JMD-11544
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Waffenfabrik Bern, 78.41 Swiss cal, military stock and sights, metal butt plate. SN: 15441, JMD Oval Tag: 4982, Condition: Good, >> FFL IS REQ...
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Waffenfabrik Walther Bolt-Action Rifle 1940s JMD-1097010548 - Waffenfabrik Walther Bolt-Action Rifle 1940s JMD-10970
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This is a Waffenfabrik Walther, bolt-action rifle in .22. Sport model V in excellent condition., SN: 33422W, JMD Oval Tag: 7184, Condition: Excellent,
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to n**********9 for 437.50
 
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Walther Rifle 1940-60s JMD-1159810549 - Walther Rifle 1940-60s JMD-11598
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> Walther.22 LE blade front/ladder rear sight, sling swivels, rubber butt plate. Original as from factory. SN: 10370, JMD Oval Tag: 10071, Condit...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to c********l for 274.50
 
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