Original Dutch Beaumont-Vitali M1871/88 Bolt Action Magazine Conversion Rifle - Dated 1877 U.S. Ammo Black leather chin strap is

Black leather chin strap is attached with two brass buttons

meaning they are over 100 year-old

or don't clean it

The whistle is marked:- THE CITY POLICE OR FIRE WHISTLE / PATENT

An exceptionally rare group with wonderful Japanese made patches

Original Dutch Beaumont-Vitali M1871/88 Bolt Action Magazine Conversion Rifle - Dated 1877 U.S. Ammo Black leather chin strap isOriginal 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