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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 In Person PreviewPreview will be at our Auction Location,

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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 43 Rifle with scope or sight 1950's JMD-1012710720 - Winchester 43 Rifle with scope or sight 1950's JMD-10127
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Redfield scope with excellent blueing this 1940s-50s era Model 43 Winchester is in 22. Hornet is a wonderful small game or target rifle. SN: 37813A, J
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to d*******f for 750.00
 
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Winchester 70 Rifle with scope or sight 1950s JMD-1038410721 - Winchester 70 Rifle with scope or sight 1950s JMD-10384
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This is a WInchester sporting rifle with a Manlicher stock design chambered in .25-3000 cal. and scoped. Customized in the 1950's. SN: 5660, JMD...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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WR Weaver 330 Rifle with scope or sight 1940s JMD-1158610723 - WR Weaver 330 Rifle with scope or sight 1940s JMD-11586
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WR Weaver, 330.30-06, Bolt-Action Sporterized Rifle. SN: 753670, JMD Oval Tag: 6858, 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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Zbrojovka-Brno ZKW465 Rifle with scope or sight 1950s JMD-1110610724 - Zbrojovka-Brno ZKW465 Rifle with scope or sight 1950s JMD-11106
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Czch. made Zbrojovka-Brno, model ZKW465, bolt-action .22 with scope. SN: 14448, JMD Oval Tag: 8539, Condition: Very Good, >> FFL IS ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to H****l for 1,000.00
 
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Arisaka 99 Rifle, Carbine 1940s JMD-1226110725 - Arisaka 99 Rifle, Carbine 1940s JMD-12261
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Arisaka, Mod 99, 7.65 mm, sporterized, bolt-action, blade front sight w. ladder rear sight, rubber pad replaced steel butt plate. SN: 1519127, JMD Ova
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to r*****G for 175.00
 
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Standard Arms &Co. Pump Action Rifle, Carbine 1906 JMD-1108310726 - Standard Arms &Co. Pump Action Rifle, Carbine 1906 JMD-11083
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This rifle in carbine form made by Standard Arms &Co.is a pump action, new model 1862 in .25 cal. Condition is fair. SN: 9376, JMD Oval Tag: 892...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to d*******f for 375.00
 
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Daniel Fraser & Co. SxS Rifle, Double-Barrel 1900 JMD-1091810727 - Daniel Fraser & Co. SxS Rifle, Double-Barrel 1900 JMD-10918
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This is a double-barrel rifle made by Daniel Fraser & Co., SxS in 9 mm. SN: 13732, JMD Oval Tag: 3414, Condition: Very Good, >> FFL IS REQ...
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Estimate : 900.00 - 1,800.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 3,250.00
 
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Eduard Kettner 0.41 Rifle, Double-Barrel 1920s JMD-1179210728 - Eduard Kettner 0.41 Rifle, Double-Barrel 1920s JMD-11792
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Eduard Kettner .11mm, SxS, shotgun/rifle, dual hammers/triggers, blade front/notch rear sight, checkered fore/pistol grip, engraving on most of the me
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Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to k*******2 for 1,037.00
 
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Eduard Kettner Rifle, Double-Barrel 1920s JMD-1179810729 - Eduard Kettner Rifle, Double-Barrel 1920s JMD-11798
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Eduard Kettner, SxS, shotgun, blade front/ notch rear sight, scope mount, hammerless/dual triggers, checkered front/pistol grip, sling swivels, cheek
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Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to t******m for 2,440.00
 
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