Abdulhamid says the guns found by his troops are Mausers. Mausers do not have a detachable magazine, which the found weapons had, and Mausers also have a receptacle drilled into the stock from just below the muzzle of the weapon for a cleaning rod. No cleaning rods were seen on the found weapons.
Abdulhamid is given a new American lever action rifle. Both times that he fires the gun, the hammer is already in the forward, "fired" position. In order to fire the gun the hammer must be in the rear, "cocked" position.