Original Dutch Beaumont-Vitali M1871/88 Bolt Action Magazine Conversion Rifle Serial 3441 with Bayonet - Dated 1873 and 1891 British Militaria The leather blade buffer is

The leather blade buffer is still present as is the sword knot

his nickname in later years was Tiny

and was in use from roughly 1825 until 1835

educated at Eton and became a King's Scholar at Trinity College Cambridge

The medal itself is an Army Air Force Air Medal

Original Dutch Beaumont-Vitali M1871/88 Bolt Action Magazine Conversion Rifle Serial 3441 with Bayonet - Dated 1873 and 1891 British Militaria The leather blade buffer isOriginal Item: Only One Available. This Dutch Infantry Rifle was made by Stevens in Maastricht in the Netherlands, and is actually dated 1873. 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 magazine system was introduced in 1888, derived from Vitali's improvements to the Italian Vetterli rifle, and led to the designation Beaumont Vitali M1871 88. Our example