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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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Belgian Revolver 1880s JMD-1134021110 - Belgian Revolver 1880s JMD-11340
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Revolver, Belgian, five-shot .22. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 1544, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to D*****6 for 312.50
 
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Belgian Revolver 1880s JMD-1134821111 - Belgian Revolver 1880s JMD-11348
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Revolver, Belgian, Eight shot, folding trigger. Revolving pocket pistol. Same caliber, different bullet heads. SN: 58, JMD Oval Tag: 3396, Condition:
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to a********o.. for 162.50
 
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Blank Firing Starter Revolver 1870's JMD-1134321112 - Blank Firing Starter Revolver 1870's JMD-11343
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Revolver, .22, Pocket Pistol, wood grips, Folding trigger. SN: 262114, JMD Oval Tag: 3390, Condition: Fair, >
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Botkins & Allen Revolver 1850s JMD-1126721113 - Botkins & Allen Revolver 1850s JMD-11267
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Revolver, Botkins & Allen, Percussion Revolver, nickel, wood grips, SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 215, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for 562.50
 
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Colt 1871 Revolver 1870's JMD-1144921114 - Colt 1871 Revolver 1870's JMD-11449
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Revolver, Colt, 1871.22, revolver, wood grips, target gun. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 2385, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to r*****U for 1,062.50
 
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Colt Revolver 1878 JMD-1128221115 - Colt Revolver 1878 JMD-11282
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Revolver, Colt.44-40 cal, Single action army revolver that has been cut down to sheriff's model 44-40, wood grips. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 269, C...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 900.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 1,437.50
 
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Cooper Firearms Revolver 1860's JMD-1126321116 - Cooper Firearms Revolver 1860's JMD-11263
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Cooper percussion revolver with wood grips, natural metal. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 10800, Condition: Poor, >
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to i********n.. for 562.50
 
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Dictator Revolver 1875 JMD-1143821117 - Dictator Revolver 1875 JMD-11438
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Revolver, Dictator, .32, no trigger guard, wood grips. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 324, Condition: Very Good, >
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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E. Whitney Revolver 1845 JMD-1122321118 - E. Whitney Revolver 1845 JMD-11223
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Revolver, E. Whitney, Ivory handle Factory engraved, Percussion Revolver. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 11459, >
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to j*****y for 1,062.50
 
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E. Whitney Revolver 1850s JMD-1123721119 - E. Whitney Revolver 1850s JMD-11237
Holabird Western Americana Collections
E. Whitney, .22 caliber. Black powder cartridge revolver pocket /boot pistol. Used in and after the Civil War Spur trigger and Bird's head grip....
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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