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  1. The BeaumontAdams revolver is a black powder, double-action, percussion revolver. Originally adopted by the British Army in .442 calibre (54-bore, 11.2 mm) in 1856, it was replaced in British service in 1880 by the .476 calibre (11.6 mm) [1] Enfield Mk I revolver .

  2. The 1871 Beaumont and its variants were the service rifle of the Armed forces of the Netherlands between 1871 and 1895, and by the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army into the 1900s. It was one of the first military arms adopted by a European power using a metallic cartridge.

  3. Jan 27, 1999 · The Beaumont is a turning bolt action rifle whose major distinctive feature is the arrangement of a conventional leaf-type mainspring which is housed inside the large, hollow, bulbous two‑piece bolt handle.

  4. The BeaumontAdams revolver was a muzzle-loading percussion revolver. Originally adopted by the British Army in .442 calibre (54-bore, 11.2mm) in 1856, many were later converted to use centrefire cartridges.

  5. The Beaumont-Adams revolver was a British percussion revolver that was designed by Lieutenant Frederick Edward Beaumont of the Royal Engineers and manufactured by Robert Adams in London. It was first introduced in 1856 and became widely used by British military and police forces during the mid-19th century.

  6. The Beaumont-Adams Revolver was a British service revolver which became the first double action revolver in the world following the acceptance of its patent in 1856.

  7. Feb 20, 2023 · John’s new revolver, designed in 1866 and finally patented in early 1867, featured an improved frame design and a slightly modified version of the Beaumont-Adams’ superb double-action lockwork, the main feature of the latter being the relocation of the sear to the rear of the triggerguard area.

  8. The Beaumont M1871 (Dutch: Beaumontgeweer) was a Dutch breech-loading single-shot bolt action rifle designed by Edouard de Beaumont in 1868 and produced by various manufacturers from 1869 to 1880.

  9. The Geweer M. 95, also known to collectors as the Dutch Mannlicher, was the service rifle of the armed forces of the Netherlands between 1895 and 1940 which replaced the obsolete Beaumont-Vitali M1871/88.

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