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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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Possibly British Pistol 1790s JMD-1126420990 - Possibly British Pistol 1790s JMD-11264
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, Possibly British, 12Ó-barrel, Flintlock Pistol. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 11360, Condition: Fair, >
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Estimate : 300.00 - 700.00
Sold to s******0 for 671.00
 
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Remington Arms Pistol 1870's JMD-1137520991 - Remington Arms Pistol 1870's JMD-11375
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Remington Arms percussion pistol, 8 in barrel in .32 cal., wood stock. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 4627, Condition: Good, >
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Remington Pistol 1860's JMD-1136520992 - Remington Pistol 1860's JMD-11365
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, Remington, 8.5 in, rolling block, blade front sight. leaf rear sight, checkered pistol grip. .22 cal. black-powder SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 1496
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to d*******f for 875.00
 
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Remington Pistol 1870s JMD-1132220993 - Remington Pistol 1870s JMD-11322
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pistol, Remington.40 cal, 5.5" barrel., Pocket Pistol. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 11104, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to b********s for 875.00
 
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Remington Pistol 1880s JMD-1137220994 - Remington Pistol 1880s JMD-11372
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Pistol, Remington.30, 4"BARREL DERRINGER, SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 8783, Condition: Poor/Parts Gun, >
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to s******k for 73.20
 
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Remmington Pistol 1840s JMD-1120720995 - Remmington Pistol 1840s JMD-11207
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a pistol that is marked Remington Arms on the lock. Rare if not an experimental gun. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 9539, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for 250.00
 
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S. Fitchburg 1893 Pistol 1890s JMD-1140820996 - S. Fitchburg 1893 Pistol 1890s JMD-11408
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Pistol, S. Fitchburg, 1893.22, Blade front/ adjustable notch rear sight, heavy target stock. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 1635, Condition: Very Good, >
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to a********j for 122.00
 
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Smith & Wesson 1881 New Frontier Pistol 1881 JMD-1119820997 - Smith & Wesson 1881 New Frontier Pistol 1881 JMD-11198
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is model 1881 New Frontier model Smith & Wesson 5 in. barrel chambered for .44 Russian. Double action break top. Original nickel with pearl...
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Smith & Wesson Pistol 1878 JMD-1128820998 - Smith & Wesson Pistol 1878 JMD-11288
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Pistol, Smith & Wesson.38 cal, Break top, single-action. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 6106, Condition: Poor, >
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to C*******p for 274.50
 
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Spanish Percussion Pistol 1790s JMD-1125820999 - Spanish Percussion Pistol 1790s JMD-11258
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Spanish Flintlock large caliber boarding pistol with bell horn muzzle and .70 caliber bore. This pistol has a rare "BELT CLIP' for quick ac...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 700.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 687.50
 
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