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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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Winchester 77 Rifle 1956 JMD-1013310560 - Winchester 77 Rifle 1956 JMD-10133
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Excellent Winchester magazine-fed .22 caliber semiautomatic rifle. SN: 26578, JMD Oval Tag: 3690, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <<
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to j*****y for 305.00
 
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Winchester 77 Rifle 1956 JMD-1013410561 - Winchester 77 Rifle 1956 JMD-10134
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Almost new Mode 77 .22 caliber magazine fed semiautomatic rifle. SN: 60793, JMD Oval Tag: 10371, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <<
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to j*****y for 305.00
 
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Winchester Falling Block Rifle 1890s JMD-1112110562 - Winchester Falling Block Rifle 1890s JMD-11121
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Winchester, model 1885 low wall target rifle in .22. A falling-block action with an upgraded butt stock. Target sight. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag
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Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to j*****y for 610.00
 
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Wurzincer Vertilli Austrian Swing-Lock Target Rifle 1960s JMD-1021610563 - Wurzincer Vertilli Austrian Swing-Lock Target Rifle 1960s JMD-10216
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a swing action rifle with a Mannlicher stock chambered in 5.5 mm. SN: 869, JMD Oval Tag: 3172, Condition: Excellent, >> FFL IS REQUIRE...
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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ZBROJOVKA BRNO 8x573 Rifle 1950s JMD-1152110564 - ZBROJOVKA BRNO 8x573 Rifle 1950s JMD-11521
Holabird Western Americana Collections
ZBROJOVKA BRNO, 7.9 mm, blade front/ notch rear sight, Mannlicher stock, checkered pistol grip, cheek rest, sling attached, rubber butt plate. SN: 199
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to H****l for 750.00
 
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Erfurt 88 Rifle with Scabbard 1940s JMD-1102410565 - Erfurt 88 Rifle with Scabbard 1940s JMD-11024
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Erfurt, model 88, bolt-action carbine rifle with a Mannlicher stock. Chambered in 7.9 mm. SN: 6659, JMD Oval Tag: 2728, Condition: Good, &...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to J********m.. for 343.75
 
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Arisaka 99 Rifle with scope or sight 1940s JMD-1222310566 - Arisaka 99 Rifle with scope or sight 1940s JMD-12223
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Arisaka, Mod 99.30-06, sporterized, bolt-action, mounted scope, polished bolt, cheek rest, padded butt plate. SN: 423456, JMD Oval Tag: 4737, Conditio
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d******2 for 237.50
 
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Arisaka 99 Rifle with scope or sight 1940s JMD-1222510567 - Arisaka 99 Rifle with scope or sight 1940s JMD-12225
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Arisaka, Mod 99, 7.65 mm, sporterized, bolt-action, mounted scope, checkered fore and pistol grip, imbedded oak(?) in walnut stock. cheek rest, padded
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to D*****3 for 225.00
 
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Arisaka 99 Rifle with scope or sight 1940s JMD-1223510568 - Arisaka 99 Rifle with scope or sight 1940s JMD-12235
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Arisaka, Mod 99, 7.65 mm, sporterized, bolt-action, mounted scope, checkered fore and pistol grip, cheek rest, metal but plate. SN: 989, JMD Oval Tag:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d******2 for 162.50
 
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Arisaka 99 Rifle with scope or sight 1940s JMD-1224110569 - Arisaka 99 Rifle with scope or sight 1940s JMD-12241
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Arisaka, Mod 99, 7.65 mm, sporterized, bolt-action, mounted scope, checkered fore and pistol grip, cheek rest, metal but plate. SN: 5951, JMD Oval Tag
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to j******k for 200.00
 
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