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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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Eig-Eibar Shotgun 1920's JMD-1185710800 - Eig-Eibar Shotgun 1920's JMD-11857
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Eig-Eibar, Spain.410, single barrel, Engraved retriever left/right side plate, smooth fore/checkered pistol grip, plastic butt plate. SN: 41146, JMD O
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to b*****7 for 137.50
 
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Electric City Shotgun 1920s JMD-1168610801 - Electric City Shotgun 1920s JMD-11686
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Electric City, 12 ga, single barrel, bead front/no rear sight, smooth fore/checkered pistol grip, rubber butt plate. SN: 1806, JMD Oval Tag: 2521, Con
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d**********1 for 62.50
 
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European SxS Shotgun 1930s JMD-1174410802 - European SxS Shotgun 1930s JMD-11744
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Shotgun, SxS, 16 Ga, hammerless, dual triggers, checkered fore/pistol grip, engraving breech and side plates, sling swivels, rubber butt plate. SN: 21
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 312.50
 
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Ewehr Stahl Shotgun 1890's JMD-1186910803 - Ewehr Stahl Shotgun 1890's JMD-11869
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Ewehr Stahl, 20 gauge, half octagon half round barrel. SN: 11989, JMD Oval Tag: 2006, Condition: Very Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRED <<
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 406.25
 
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Fine Arms. Co./Crescent Fire Arms Co SxS Shotgun 1920's JMD-1245410804 - Fine Arms. Co./Crescent Fire Arms Co SxS Shotgun 1920's JMD-12454
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No. 60 Empire Hammerless. . 12 ga., SxS, with Double Triggers with extractors, sidelock. Front sight bead missing. Fine Arms. Co (Trade Name Co) Manuf
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 106.25
 
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German Shotgun 1950s JMD-1110210805 - German Shotgun 1950s JMD-11102
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a German made semi-automatic shotgun in 12 ga. Maker unknown. SN: 5174, JMD Oval Tag: 4409, Condition: Very Good, >> FFL IS REQUIRED &...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 200.00
 
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GEW EHRFABRIK-LIEPZIG & Son Drilling Shotgun 1920s JMD-1093510806 - GEW EHRFABRIK-LIEPZIG & Son Drilling Shotgun 1920s JMD-10935
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very Unique 16-gauge over 8mm German or Austrian Drilling. This piece has exposed cocking levers instead of hammers. It also has a bone trigger guard.
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 1,312.50
 
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Hawthorne Viking EJN 450 Shotgun 1960s JMD-1202410807 - Hawthorne Viking EJN 450 Shotgun 1960s JMD-12024
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hawthorne Viking, Model EJN350, bead front sight, smooth fore/pistol grip, copper colored receiver, padded butt plate Manufactured by LaSalle Gun Co,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to b*******e for 125.00
 
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Hopkins & Allen Arms Company SxS Hammer Shotgun 1880s JMD-1255310808 - Hopkins & Allen Arms Company SxS Hammer Shotgun 1880s JMD-12553
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Hopkins & Allen Arms Company, SxS 12-gauge hammerless shotgun, bead front sight, checkered pistol grip, rubber butt plate. SN: 1949, JMD Oval Ta...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to b********o for 162.50
 
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LOT WITHDRAWN10809 - LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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Start Price : 5.00 | Estimate : 5.00 - 10.00
 
 
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