Original Dutch Beaumont-Vitali M1871/88 Bolt Action Magazine Conversion Rifle - Dated 1877 & 1890 Replica Non-Firing Machine Guns but the evidence is there

but the evidence is there

with U-Tapao marked in red

This was a military issue

There are also two faintly visible stock cartouches on the left side of the stock above the trigger guard

The shell measures roughly 6½” tall with a base diameter of 1¾”

Original Dutch Beaumont-Vitali M1871/88 Bolt Action Magazine Conversion Rifle - Dated 1877 & 1890 Replica Non-Firing Machine Guns but the evidence is thereOriginal 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 "attic fresh" example has serial number 2575 on the butt plate, while the barrel does not have a serial marking we can see. There are also serial numbers D 412 on the bolt