J.M. Davis Arms & Historical Museum

Posted on June 27, 1969 by gwebs

12,000 guns on display

June 27, 1969

Claremore, OK

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J.M. Davis Arms & Historical Museum
http://www.theGunMuseum.com

June 27, 1969, Mr. J.M Davis’ 82nd birthday the Museum opened to the public
40,000 square foot museum building
Over 12,000 guns on display
Gun displays total over one mile in length
firearms ranging from 1350 to today
FREE – Open almost every day

The largest privately-held firearms collection in the WORLD

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Home to the unique collection of J.M. Davis of over 12,000 firearms and thousands of non-firearm artifacts ranging from Old West saddles and spurs, John Rogers statuary, Toby mugs and Beer Steins, World War I posters, and local Claremore and Rogers county history.

The best Firearms Museum

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAhkhmrkhlU

J.M. Davis Firearms Museum Chat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODq7OzSLBE4

There are excellent Firearm Museums all over the USA.
Here are some that we have visited

National Firearms Museum NRA Museum – Fairfax, VA
John M. Browning Museum
J.M. Davis Arms & Historical Museum – Claremore, OK
Fuller Gun Collection – Chickamauga Battlefield Park
Pima Air Space Museum – Tucson, AZ
Woodin Labs – Arizona
Gunfighters & Outlaw Hall of Fame – Tombstone, AZ

J.M. Davis Arms & Historical Musuem
333 Lynn Riggs Blvd. (U.S. Route 66)
Claremore, Okla. 74018
(918)341-5707

Yavapai College

Posted on January 1, 1969 by gwebs

started in 1969

1968 first campus in Prescott
1968 Verde Valley Campus was founded

Public 2-year college
offers Gunsmithing
– certificates
– advanced certificates
– associate’s degrees

Yavapai College

https://www.yc.edu/v6/schools/cate/gunsmithing.html

45th Infantry Division Museum

Posted on October 3, 1968 by gwebs

700 guns on display

Opened in 1968

Oklahoma City, OK

Created in 1963
Opened in 1968
In a 1938 Armory building started out as a state officers’ club
Largest state military museum in the country
12-acre outdoor park
667-piece Jordan B. Reaves gun collection
Open every day
FREE (but leave a donation)

45th Infantry Division Museum
2145 NE 36th St
Oklahoma City, OK 73111

45thdivisionmuseum.com

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Texas Rangers Hall of Fame

Posted on January 1, 1968 by gwebs

100s of Guns

Opened in 1968

Waco, Texas

Hundreds of Guns in multiple galleries
A very good firearm museum
Commemorates 30 Texas Rangers in Hall of Fame
Open almost every day
Adults $8.00 / Children $4.00

Texas Rangers Hall of Fame
100 Texas Ranger Trail
Waco, TX 76706
(254) 750-8631

https://www.texasranger.org

GUNS OF FORT FISHER Booklet

Fort Fisher Museum and Park, Interstate Highway 35 and Lake Brazos, Waco, Texas

8.5″ x 11″, 20 page staple bound booklet, Published by Parks and Recreation Department, City of Waco, Texas, First Edition, copyright 1973

From his youth, Gaines de Graffenried demonstrated an interest in the study and collecting of antique and historic guns and weapons. He devoted the major portion of his life to this pursuit and eventually assembled one of the most extensive and valuable collections in the nation, eventually displaying his collection at the Fort Fisher Museum in Waco. Color photographs of 40 Colt firearms owned by former Texas Rangers. Includes material on Jack Hays, Clint Peoples, Frank Hamer, Ben McCulloch, G. W. Burks, Bill McDonald, and others.

Trapshooting Hall of Fame

Posted on January 1, 1968 by gwebs

founded in 1968

1900 to 1923 the Grand American Trapshooting Tournament was held at various places throughout the United States
1924 permanent clubhouse constructed in Vandalia, Ohio
1968 Hall of Fame (HOF) founded
2006 moved to World Shooting & Recreational Complex in Sparta, Illinois
HOF offers five $5,000 scholarships each year