Original Dutch Beaumont-Vitali M1871/88 Bolt Action Magazine Conversion Rifle - Dated 1877 & 1890 Brown Bess with the stitching still in

with the stitching still in great shape

It features a heavy smooth bent steel hilt with split muzzle ring and a two piece crossguard marked 5195

It also features a lovely contoured wooden grip covered with sharkskin shagreen

The finish on the blades are in good condition

Marines would usually clean their weapons as a group

Original Dutch Beaumont-Vitali M1871/88 Bolt Action Magazine Conversion Rifle - Dated 1877 & 1890 Brown Bess with the stitching still inOriginal Item: Only One Available. This Dutch Infantry Rifle was made by Stevens in Maastricht in the Netherlands, and is 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 1891. This example has serial number 3935 on the barrel and butt plate, and numbers R 12 on the bolt components, above the chamber on the receiver, as well as on the magazine floor