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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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J. Janssen Wesel Bolt-Action Rifle 1880s JMD-1022920220 - J. Janssen Wesel Bolt-Action Rifle 1880s JMD-10229
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This a brass frame target rifle. Beautifully engraved receiver and walnut stock with double set triggers. Chambered for 7.6 mm. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag:
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to b*********v for 500.00
 
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J. Kline Full-Stock Kentucky Rifle 1850s JMD-1069620221 - J. Kline Full-Stock Kentucky Rifle 1850s JMD-10696
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a full-stock Kentucky rifle made by " J. Kline" This is a damaged full-stock that has been poorly shortened. The wood is tiger str...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to p********a.. for 488.00
 
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J. Kumpe Rifle 1850s JMD-1186420222 - J. Kumpe Rifle 1850s JMD-11864
Holabird Western Americana Collections
J. Kumpe, Jaeger, Unknown manufacturer, Kentucky short rifle. .67 cal, octagon fluted muzzle, barrel, ramrod, blade front/flip rear sight, smooth fore
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Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to H****l for 937.50
 
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J. Lang London Black Powder Rifle 1867 JMD-1102720223 - J. Lang London Black Powder Rifle 1867 JMD-11027
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rifle, J. Lang London, Black Powder, SN: 2574, JMD Oval Tag: 7338, >
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to b*********v for 312.50
 
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J. M. Ross Kentucky Rifle 1840's JMD-1056520224 - J. M. Ross Kentucky Rifle 1840's JMD-10565
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This is a half-stock rifle built with a pistol grip in a light-colored stock about .36 cal. Condition is fair. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 899, Condition:
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to c******l for 212.50
 
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J. PAP Full-Stock Kentucky Rifle 1840's JMD-1059120225 - J. PAP Full-Stock Kentucky Rifle 1840's JMD-10591
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This is a full-stock Kentucky rifle marked J. PAP bored in .48 cal. In good. This is possibly a North Carolina gun having a very long tang with two sc
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to H***y for 593.75
 
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J. Stevens 1864 Rifle 1860s JMD-1105620226 - J. Stevens 1864 Rifle 1860s JMD-11056
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a single-shot J. Stevens, 1864.22 cal. black-powder gun. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 7293, Condition: Fair, >
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to x********s.. for 170.80
 
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J. Strohl Back-Action Percussion Half-Stock Rifle 1850s JMD-1050820227 - J. Strohl Back-Action Percussion Half-Stock Rifle 1850s JMD-10508
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a back-action lock percussion rifle made by "J. Strohl" of Freemont, Ohio. This rifle could be made as late as the 1860's-1870...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to s*******2 for 305.00
 
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J.W. Batcheller Kentucky Half-Stock with Bull Barrel Rifle 1850's JMD-1063120228 - J.W. Batcheller Kentucky Half-Stock with Bull Barrel Rifle 1850's JMD-10631
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This is a half-stock target rifle made by J.W. Batcheller with a bull Barrel, in .46 cal. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 7015, Condition: Very Good, >
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to p**********n for 610.00
 
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Jaeger Kentucky Rifle 1835 JMD-1053320229 - Jaeger Kentucky Rifle 1835 JMD-10533
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is an interesting gun because it has the architecture of a Kentucky rifle but it also has the execution of a gunsmith with German heritage. Examp
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to 5***v for 750.00
 
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