The Beaumont Rifle
I never knew this Dutch company existed until this morning, when I ran across an article about their M1871 11.3mm rifle, a very beautifully crafted weapon. Seems it started out as a single shot, black powder cartridge weapon which was later converted with an 4 round Italian magazine and smokeless cartridges. Not sure if it saw service in World War One, but that size of a round must have packed quite a thump!
David
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