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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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A.O. Niedner Rifle 1950s JMD-1167010060 - A.O. Niedner Rifle 1950s JMD-11670
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A.O. Niedner.22, Falling Block Target Rifle, double set riggers, scope mounts, sling attachments, c=smooth fore/pistol grip, rubber butt plate. SN: 10
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to j********f for 812.50
 
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Arisaka 199-38 Rifle 1943 JMD-1014210061 - Arisaka 199-38 Rifle 1943 JMD-10142
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Arisaka WW2 Japanese battle rifle. Bolt action used in all Japanese theaters of WW2. SN: 24809, JMD Oval Tag: 7985, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <<
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to g********4 for 312.50
 
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Arisaka 99 1940s JMD-1222110062 - Arisaka 99 1940s JMD-12221
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Arisaka, Mod 99, 7.65 mm, sporterized, bolt-action, blade front sight w. ladder rear sight, butt plate. SN: 89479, JMD Oval Tag: 4590, >> FFL ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to R*****s for 150.00
 
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Arisaka 99 Rifle 1940 JMD-1158710063 - Arisaka 99 Rifle 1940 JMD-11587
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Arisaka, Mod 99, 7.65 mm, military stock, bolt-action, cleaning rod, blade front sight w. ladder rear sight, sling attachments, sling swivels, steel b
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to R*****s for 343.75
 
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Arisaka 99 Rifle 1940s JMD-1158510064 - Arisaka 99 Rifle 1940s JMD-11585
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Arisaka, Mod 99, 7.65 mm, original stock, cleaning rod, bolt-action, blade front sight w. ladder rear sight, sling swivels, steel butt plate. SN: 6797
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 281.25
 
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Arisaka 99 Rifle 1940s JMD-1158910065 - Arisaka 99 Rifle 1940s JMD-11589
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Arisaka, Mod 99, 7.65 mm, original stock, bolt-action, blade front sight w. ladder rear sight, sling attachments, sling swivels, steel butt plate. SN:
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to R*****s for 281.25
 
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Arisaka 99 Rifle 1940s JMD-1159110066 - Arisaka 99 Rifle 1940s JMD-11591
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Arisaka, Mod 99, 7.65 mm, shortened original stock, bolt-action, blade front sight w. ladder rear sight, sling attachments, steel butt plate. SN: 1566
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to x********s.. for 146.40
 
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Arisaka 99 Rifle 1940s JMD-1159310067 - Arisaka 99 Rifle 1940s JMD-11593
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Arisaka, Mod 99, 7.65 mm, shortened original stock, bolt-action, blade front sight w. ladder rear sight, sling attachments, sling swivels, steel butt
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to R*****2 for 158.60
 
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Arisaka 99 Rifle 1940s JMD-1159510068 - Arisaka 99 Rifle 1940s JMD-11595
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Arisaka, Mod 99, 7.65 mm, original stock, bolt-action, blade front sight w. ladder rear sight, sling attachments, sling swivels, steel butt plate. The
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to M********l.. for 125.00
 
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Arisaka 99 Rifle 1940s JMD-1159710069 - Arisaka 99 Rifle 1940s JMD-11597
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Arisaka, Mod 99, 7.65 mm, sporterized, bolt-action, blade front sight/adjustable rear sight, rubber butt plate. cheek rest, SN: 15179, JMD Oval Tag: 4
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to x********s.. for 122.00
 
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