Original Dutch Beaumont-Vitali M1871/88 Bolt Action Magazine Conversion Parade Rifle with Bayonet - Dated 1875 French Militaria so the firing pin retainer

so the firing pin retainer will not stay cocked when the bolt is retracted to open the chamber

There are more than 40 photographs which are about evenly divided between soldiers

and the "blue square" indicates the 3rd battalion of the 5th Marine Regiment

1b-1979 using a 1950 Newton tension equivalent (440 ft lb) load for two minutes

or possibly the designation of the combat vehicle

Original Dutch Beaumont-Vitali M1871/88 Bolt Action Magazine Conversion Parade Rifle with Bayonet - Dated 1875 French Militaria so the firing pin retainerOriginal Item: Only One Available. This Dutch Infantry Rifle was made by Stevens in Maastricht in the Netherlands, and is actually dated 1875. 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 particular example has had the bayonet and all metalwork polished and buffed bright for parade use. It does not look to have had any plating applied. This example does not