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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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Modern Long Stone Knifes JMD-1518930270 - Modern Long Stone Knifes JMD-15189
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Five modern knapped black chert projectile points and knives, up to 12". Unknown maker, marked "modern" in the Museum archive.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 500.00
Sold to r*****c for 81.25
 
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Oklahoma Region Moccasins JMD-1506030271 - Oklahoma Region Moccasins JMD-15060
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pair of beaded moccasins, nice bead work
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for 250.00
 
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Old Pipes (3) JMD-1514530272 - Old Pipes (3) JMD-15145
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 old pipes of unknown origin. 3"-6.5"
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Estimate : 50.00 - 200.00
Sold to v*******v for 305.00
 
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Ovate Stone Knife Group JMD-1518730273 - Ovate Stone Knife Group JMD-15187
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 12 ovate knives, including a rare perfectly round disc (the second we've seen in this collection). Chert from various locations, though no...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to f*********e for 97.60
 
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Pacific Island Grinding Stone JMD-1527930274 - Pacific Island Grinding Stone JMD-15279
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Spectacular Pacific Island grinding stone. 10 x 16 x 8" with mano.
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to j*****e for 150.00
 
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Paint Cup Rocks JMD-1525830275 - Paint Cup Rocks JMD-15258
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of nine rock paint cups, all with slight ground out sink to hold the paint. Many with labels (mostly Illinois). 1.5 to 5" diameter. Also ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 500.00
 
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Panama Clay Pot JMD-1528130276 - Panama Clay Pot JMD-15281
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6" tall, 5" diameter clay pot from Panama. Old 1920's label.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 100.00
 
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Pattern Bowl, Mexico JMD-1522930277 - Pattern Bowl, Mexico JMD-15229
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large bclay bowl 11.5" diamerter, 5" tall. Glue reapir. Red and purple patterns adorn the edge of the bowl while other geometric lines fil...
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Estimate : 700.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to v*******v for 244.00
 
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Patterned clay Bowl, Iron County. JMD-1525330278 - Patterned clay Bowl, Iron County. JMD-15253
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3.5" tall, 7" diameter, stippled pattern around rim area. Red clay, black interior. Old museum (1920's) label says "Indian Iron ...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to v*******v for 244.00
 
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Peruvian Effigy Bottle JMD-1513530279 - Peruvian Effigy Bottle JMD-15135
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6.5" tall, 5" diameter. Red clay. Probably pre-Columbian.
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Estimate : 300.00 - 900.00
Sold to v*******v for 207.40
 
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