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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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Unknown mfr. Percussion Inclined Shotgun, Single-Barrel 1850s JMD-1032820880 - Unknown mfr. Percussion Inclined Shotgun, Single-Barrel 1850s JMD-10328
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This is an inline percussion shotgun in .28 ga. in fair condition. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 7093, Condition: Fair, >
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Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to s******0 for 219.60
 
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Unknown mfr. Single-Shot Shotgun, Single-Barrel 1880's JMD-1105920881 - Unknown mfr. Single-Shot Shotgun, Single-Barrel 1880's JMD-11059
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a single-shot shotgun, maker unknown, it has a 34 in. barrel fair condition. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 2529, Condition: Fair, >
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 162.50
 
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Unknown mfr. Back-Action Percussion Combo shotgun Shotgun, Three-Barrel 1850s JMD-1053620882 - Unknown mfr. Back-Action Percussion Combo shotgun Shotgun, Three-Barrel 1850s JMD-10536
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This is a three barreled shotgun; all 12 ga. black-powder muzzle loader. That's why you need three barrels. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 9180, Conditi...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to s******0 for 549.00
 
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Unknown mfr. (2 Guns) Black Powder 1879-1885 JMD-1079320883 - Unknown mfr. (2 Guns) Black Powder 1879-1885 JMD-10793
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Maker unknown (2 Guns), Black Powder, antique in 12 ga. fair condition. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: None, Condition: Fair, >
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to x********s.. for 195.20
 
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Unknown mfr. Training Training Gun 1915 JMD-1064620884 - Unknown mfr. Training Training Gun 1915 JMD-10646
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This is a training Gun of unknown, origin. Thought to be of WWI vintage. 59 in. long. SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 6240, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 100.00 - 500.00
Sold to x********s.. for 97.60
 
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Cannon JMD-1247320885 - Cannon JMD-12473
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Cannon, SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 294, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to J******d for 396.50
 
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Cannon JMD-1247420886 - Cannon JMD-12474
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Cannon, SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 8814, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to J******d for 457.50
 
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Cannon JMD-1247520887 - Cannon JMD-12475
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Cannon, SN: N/A, JMD Oval Tag: 6125, Condition: Good, >
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to f********l.. for 366.00
 
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Cannon JMD-1248320889 - Cannon JMD-12483
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17th or 18th century bronze swivel signal cannon. Caliber is 1.22. Black powder percussion. 39 in long. All cannons are not recommended without compet
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to b********d.. for 1,220.00
 
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