Original Dutch Beaumont-Vitali M1871/88 Bolt Action Magazine Conversion Rifle with Bayonet - Dated 1873 German Uniforms cartouche on the butt stock

cartouche on the butt stock

Blade length is approximately 26 1/4" and overall length 36 1/4"

The scabbard appears to be the standard simple French design

in the 1770s

Original Dutch Beaumont-Vitali M1871/88 Bolt Action Magazine Conversion Rifle with Bayonet - Dated 1873 German Uniforms cartouche on the butt stockOriginal Item: Only One Available. Straight out of the attic with loads of Patina, this Dutch Infantry Rifle was made by Stevens in Maastricht in the Netherlands, and is actually dated 1873. The model M 71 was originally a single shot 11mm rifle that was converted to a bolt action magazine rifle with a capacity of four rounds in 1891. This example has serial number 999 on the left side of the barrel knoxform and butt plate. The rifle is also marked