Original Dutch Beaumont M1871 Bolt Action Military Rifle- Dated 1877 Stocks Though far from compact by

Though far from compact by today's standards

Extremely solid and in wonderful overall condition having been in an old English collection for close to 100 years having only recently appeared on the market

She was designed by Sir Edward Hunt

this book has been out of print and unavailable for over 25 years (a used version recently sold for $400 on eBay)

and on several occasions functioning as a line Marine against the enemy

Original Dutch Beaumont M1871 Bolt Action Military Rifle- Dated 1877 Stocks Though far from compact byOriginal Item: Only One Available. Dutch Infantry Rifle made by Stevens in Maastricht in the Netherlands actually dated 1877. The model M 71 was a single shot 11mm rifle that was converted to a bolt action magazine rifle with a capacity of four rounds in 1888. Still in use by the time WW1 came in 1914 but was much outclassed by the Mauser and Enfield rifle systems introduced in the late 1890s. This example with matching numbers serial numbers #U312 is