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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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Projectile Points, Museum Mounted JMD-1522230290 - Projectile Points, Museum Mounted JMD-15222
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three museum mounted projectile point displays. "These projectiles served a dual purpose, some were used as arrow points, others were used as a...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to s********b.. for 687.50
 
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Pueblo Pot JMD-1525430291 - Pueblo Pot JMD-15254
Holabird Western Americana Collections
red clay, 6" diameter, 3" tall. Coiled clay, like a basket.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 900.00
Sold to j*****e for 68.75
 
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Red Clay Pipes (2) JMD-1514430292 - Red Clay Pipes (2) JMD-15144
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 red clay pipes, 1 repaired, mid 20th century, 23 and 28"
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Round Stone Tools JMD-1515730293 - Round Stone Tools JMD-15157
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Eleven round stone tools. Two show cross marks where the stone wa tied to a post for use as a weapon or hammer. Another is a very caerfully rounded bl
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to f*********e for 85.40
 
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Slingshot War Clubs (2) JMD-1514830294 - Slingshot War Clubs (2) JMD-15148
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 leather covered rocks on wood handles, big one has nailed leather, 11 and 20"
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to a******a for 281.25
 
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Some Figural Carved Pipes JMD-1505530295 - Some Figural Carved Pipes JMD-15055
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 pipes, 2 frogs, bird and fish. 2.5 to 6"
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 200.00
 
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South American pottery figures JMD-1527530296 - South American pottery figures JMD-15275
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About five pieces, all under 4", except thee large 5" figure. Pre-Columbian.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for 137.50
 
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Stone Axes (2) JMD-1514730297 - Stone Axes (2) JMD-15147
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 stone axes, 7.5 to 18" long, big one has modern handle
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for 93.75
 
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Stone Axes, Labeled JMD-1513430298 - Stone Axes, Labeled JMD-15134
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Stone axes, five, from two locations in Kansas: Eden, Atchion County, and Doniphan. Other labels in the collection refernce a collection date of 1929.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to d*******f for 406.25
 
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Stone Beads and spindle whorls. JMD-1527230299 - Stone Beads and spindle whorls. JMD-15272
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of about eight pieces, mostly with old 1920's labels, but location not often shown. Generally 1" and less.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to f*********e for 73.20
 
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