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Beaumont-Vitali Rifle
The Dutch Army service rifle Beaumont-Vitali M1871/88 (official Dutch index Geweer M71/88) is a conversion of the 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 conversions of Italian Vetterli Rifles. The M71/88 was the main rifle of the Royal Netherlands Army until it was replaced in 1895 with a 6.5-mm Mannlicher rifle. In the early 1910s, a large number of former Dutch rifles, converted to .43 Egyptian Remington caliber, were sold in the USA as hunting guns; this explains a large amount of Beaumont-Vitalis in 1918-1919 US war movies, usually standing in for rifles utilized by European powers in World War I.
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 soldiers | Full-length rifle and carbine | |||
| Shoulder Arms | German Imperial soldiers | 1918 | ||
| The Lost Battalion | German soldiers | 1919 | ||
| Blind Husbands | Austrian police and soldiers | Carbine | 1919 | |
| Foolish Wives | Police forces of Monaco | Rifle and carbine | 1922 | |
| The Big Parade | French soldiers | 1925 | ||
| Chaplin | German soldiers | 1992 |