Beaumont?

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Calfed
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Beaumont?

Post by Calfed » Mon Jun 28, 2010 5:35 pm

I'm looking at a rifle that looks a lot like a Beaumont, but has a "flattened" bolt that I've never seen on a Beaumont before? It is dated 1886.

Anyone familiar with this rifle?

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Re: Beaumont?

Post by Aughnanure » Mon Jun 28, 2010 7:12 pm

I don't think that it could be anything other than a Beaumont, there appears to be a screw in the bolt handle in the usual place which would indicate that the mainspring is in there as usual (or was?).
Is that some form of safety on the cockinc piece?
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Re: Beaumont?

Post by Calfed » Mon Jun 28, 2010 8:45 pm

Damned if I know--I'm still trying to decide if I want the thing.

Fooling around with the mainspring housing like that worries me.
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Re: Beaumont?

Post by nedsteve » Fri Mar 04, 2011 2:33 pm

It is a beaumont-vitali, but the bolt isn't a type that was ever issued in the dutch armed forces.
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Re: Beaumont?

Post by Niner » Fri Mar 04, 2011 4:54 pm

Welcome to the site, nedsteve. Always good to see some new blood. Hope you come back often and add to your post count.
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