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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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Mauser-Werke A.G. Oberndorf Amneckar 22129 Rifle with scope or sight 1930s JMD-1161010660 - Mauser-Werke A.G. Oberndorf Amneckar 22129 Rifle with scope or sight 1930s JMD-11610
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Mauser-Werke A.G. Oberndorf Amneckar, 8mm, Original Mauser with double set triggers. Lehman scope w/leather lens covers, checkered pistol grip, sling
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to H****l for 2,500.00
 
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Mosin nagant Rifle with scope or sight 1970s JMD-1210810661 - Mosin nagant Rifle with scope or sight 1970s JMD-12108
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Mosin Nagant, Russian.765x54, iron sights w/ Mounted scope. Engraving on breech, magazine. Checkered Fore/pistol grip, polished bolt, padded butt plat
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to O*****t for 457.50
 
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Mossberg 44-US-d Rifle with scope or sight 1930s JMD-1174010662 - Mossberg 44-US-d Rifle with scope or sight 1930s JMD-11740
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Mossberg 44 US(d) .22 bolt-action rifle with a 26” barrel. Mounted scope. The model D of the 44s had a square stock on the front and an adjustable sli
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to k*******2 for 175.00
 
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Mossberg Bolt-Action Rifle with scope or sight 1950s JMD-1172010663 - Mossberg Bolt-Action Rifle with scope or sight 1950s JMD-11720
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Mossberg Mossberg 146B-A bolt-action military training rifle in 22 LR, tube fed, front hooded/mounted rear Mossberg S-130 peep sight, stock walnut w/o
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to d*******f for 312.50
 
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NA Rifle with scope or sight 1970s JMD-1018910664 - NA Rifle with scope or sight 1970s JMD-10189
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This rifle is set up for target work with an IMP scope chambered in .25-06. In VG condition. The bolt and part of the action are jeweled. SN: 104956,
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to d*******f for 937.50
 
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Oester Waffenfarr-Ges Steyer 1903 Rifle with scope or sight 1903 Model JMD-1191210665 - Oester Waffenfarr-Ges Steyer 1903 Rifle with scope or sight 1903 Model JMD-11912
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A sporterized, 9.5 mm, blade front/flip rear notch sight w/mounted scope, checkered fore/pistol grip, cheek rest stock, padded butt plate. SN: 18066,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to b********d.. for 437.50
 
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Remington 41 Rifle with scope or sight 1940s JMD-1167710666 - Remington 41 Rifle with scope or sight 1940s JMD-11677
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Remington, 41.2S, L, LR, single-shot, smooth fore/pistol grip, mounted Weaver scope, plastic butt plate. SN: RESEARCH, JMD Oval Tag: 4413, Condition:
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to l****y for 125.00
 
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Remington 512 Rifle with scope or sight 1940s JMD-1207910667 - Remington 512 Rifle with scope or sight 1940s JMD-12079
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Remington, SPORTMASTER 512, 22 S, LR. bolt-action, single-shot, tube magazine, iron sights and mounted scope, , smooth fore/pistol grip stock, rubber
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for 137.50
 
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Remington 512-T Rifle with scope or sight 1940s JMD-1208310668 - Remington 512-T Rifle with scope or sight 1940s JMD-12083
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Remington, SPORTMASTER 512, 22 S, LR. bolt-action, single-shot, blade front/Lyman 57RS rear peep sight, smooth fore/pistol grip stock, sling attached,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to H****6 for 137.50
 
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Remington 513-T Rifle with scope or sight 1940s JMD-1209510669 - Remington 513-T Rifle with scope or sight 1940s JMD-12095
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Remington, 513-T, Match Master, 22 LR. bolt-action, single-shot, detachable magazine, mounted scope, smooth fore/pistol grip stock, no cheek rest, sli
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for 225.00
 
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