Beaumont

[Calfed]

I'm looking at a rifle that looks a lot like a Beaumont, but has a "flattened" bolt that I've never seen on a Beaumont before? It is dated 1886.

Anyone familiar with this rifle?

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[jmoore]

Looks like a Beaumont w/ the Vitalli mag addition, but the flat bolt handle is weird! I can't imagine why it would be that way.

BTW, the V- mainspring resides partly in the handle, at least that's what I remember. Had one for a while a few years back, but finally swapped it off.

[grandmaster57]

I have a Beaumont but the bolt handle is normal not like the one in your pics

[Patrick Chadwick]

Looks like a Beaumont w/ the Vitalli mag addition, but the flat bolt handle is weird! I can't imagine why it would be that way.

That is certainly what it appears to be. I think a previous owner just ground the bolt handle flat because he found it too large and clumsy for his (small?) hand.

[Midmichigun]

I have a virtual duplicate of that model... 'cept for yours looks better. The flat handle I think is another modification.... I haven't seen one before despite my looking for odd ball variations.