The African-Type rifle shown in Mauser catalogs has a 70 cm (27.56") barrel, and its fore-end extends to within about 4" from the muzzle. Some of these rifles have short wooden handguards.

Even though this cutaway drawing is of a Mauser 98 sporting rifle with a double set trigger mechanism and a lever-style floorplate latch, it illustrates the design’s fundamental simplicity ...