Original Dutch Beaumont-Vitali M1871/88 Bolt Action Magazine Conversion Rifle - Dated 1877 U.S. Ammo The 1st Virginia Volunteer Infantry

The 1st Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in the Commonwealth of Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War

meaning they are over 100 year-old

An exceptionally rare group with wonderful Japanese made patches

They were also used during the paratrooper drops that were part of Operation Dragoon in Southern France (August 1944)

We believe these markings represent Battery F of the 139th Field Artillery

Original Dutch Beaumont-Vitali M1871/88 Bolt Action Magazine Conversion Rifle - Dated 1877 U.S. Ammo The 1st Virginia Volunteer InfantryOriginal 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