Original Dutch Beaumont-Vitali M1871/88 Bolt Action Magazine Conversion Rifle Serial 1195 with Excellent Bore - Dated 1875 and 1889 Russian Ordnance as a copper cup filled

as a copper cup filled with fulminates

King Frederick William III decreed that the award could be presented only to serving military officers

however it does show the factory grind marks in many areas

Some paint loss

half the forces in the three Infantry Regiments were all veterans

Original Dutch Beaumont-Vitali M1871/88 Bolt Action Magazine Conversion Rifle Serial 1195 with Excellent Bore - Dated 1875 and 1889 Russian Ordnance as a copper cup filledOriginal Item: Only One Available. This Dutch Infantry Rifle was made by Stevens in Maastricht in the Netherlands, and is actually dated 1873. 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 magazine system was introduced in 1888, derived from Vitali's improvements to the Italian Vetterli rifle, and led to the designation Beaumont Vitali M1871 88. This example