Original Dutch Beaumont-Vitali M1871/88 Bolt Action Magazine Conversion Rifle - Dated 1877 Lee-Enfield (SMLE) Size is approximately a US

Size is approximately a US (56cm)

The term Montagnard means "people of the mountain" in French and is a carryover from the French colonial period in Vietnam

hence the SA marking

These blades were seldom used in combat

The influenza cost both groups dearly as many died from its effects

Original Dutch Beaumont-Vitali M1871/88 Bolt Action Magazine Conversion Rifle - Dated 1877 Lee-Enfield (SMLE) Size is approximately a USOriginal 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 example has serial number 1737 on the barrel and butt plate(partial), and numbers T 959 on the bolt components, above the chamber on the receiver, as well as on the