Beaumont-Vitali Rifle

Dutch service Beaumont-Vitali M1871/88 rifle - 11.3x50R mm

Dutch Army service rifle Beaumont-Vitali M1871/88 (official Dutch index Geweer M71/88) was a conversion of single-shot Beaumont M1871 into a magazine rifle by attaching 4-round box magazine system. This magazine was designed in Italy by Giuseppe Vitali, and previously used for similar convertion of Italian Vetterli Rifles. M71/88 was the main rifle of the Dutch army until it was replaced in 1895 with a 6.5-mm Mannlicher. In early 1910s a large number of former Dutch rifles, converted for .43 Egyptian Remington caliber, was sold in USA as hunting guns; this explains a large appearance of Beaumont-Vitali in 1918-1919 US war movies.

Specifications

• Cartridge: 11.3x50R
• Weight: 9.66 lb (4.38 kg)
• Length: 51.95 inches (1.320 m)
• Barrel length: 32.7 inches (0.83 m)
• Action: Bolt-action
• Feed system: 4-round Vitali box magazine

The Beaumont-Vitali Rifle and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Hearts of the World	Robert Harron	The Boy		1918
		French, German and U.S. soldiers
The Heart of Humanity	William Stowell	John Patricia	Carbine	1918
		American, British, Canadian and German	Full-length rifle and carbine
Shoulder Arms		German Imperial soldiers		1918
The Lost Battalion		German soldiers	Beaumont M1871	1919
Chaplin		German soldiers		1992