Oldschool shooter
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A friend of mine has this rifle and wants to know what it is. Can anyone help? It is dated 1883.
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M1871 Beaumont - Wikipedia
Maybe this.
Think you nailed it.M1871 Beaumont - Wikipedia
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Maybe this.
Oldschool shooter
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Thanks guys.
Steel Horse Rider
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It is a Dutch Beaumont. Mine is dated 1875 and I have 40 rounds of ammunition for it. The firing pin spring is inside the bolt handle.
mokin
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What a cool rifle! What do the cartridges look like?
armoredman
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Classic, but can that stock be repaired?
Oldschool shooter
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11mm also called .43 Dutch. It is a blackpowder round ,I believe. About $90 for 20 rounds from Buffalo Bore.
Steel Horse Rider
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The original Beaumont was a single shot but they added a Vetterli magazine to create a repeater. I did a lot of research when I bought mine. I only gave $100 for it but it had been laying in a closet for at least 80 years. I had to soak the bolt in some homemade penetrating solvent (thanks to some of the members here) for about 3 weeks to get the screw out that holds the bolt handle halves together to make sure the spring was operational. The cartridges are black powder.
luv2safari
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What I find particularly interesting about military rifles of this vintage is their design to fend off cavalry charges. They're long with long bayonets to use like lances.
The OP has a great old keepsake now.
The OP has a great old keepsake now.
Riomouse911
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That round looks sort of .43 Mauser-ish. Cool stuff 
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Stay safe.
.Stay safe.
halfmoonclip
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Too many European battles were decided "at push of pike". Hard to get away from that thinking, even with repeating rifles.
Love the elevated rear sight; old rifles were almost indirect fire weapons.
Moon
Oldschool shooter
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11x50 or .43 Dutch.That round looks sort of .43 Mauser-ish. Cool stuff
Stay safe.
