1910 Mauser magazine marking??

Ron Smith · 02-27-2005, 11:27 AM

I saw a 1910 Mauser with NECHAJ stamped on the mag floor plate.
Has anyone got any ideas what this could be? Mag was an original and the proper era (Early 1920s).
Ron

Vlim · 02-27-2005, 11:51 AM

Hi Ron,

Perhaps 'Neckar'?

From the Mauser location name "Oberndorf am Neckar".

Ron Smith · 02-27-2005, 12:00 PM

Hi Gerben, This is the sellers photo, so it's a bit fuzzy. It is clearly NECHAJ.

Thanks, Ron

Vlim · 02-27-2005, 12:07 PM

Ron,

Well, I think it's a Chinese attempt to spell Neckar.

It also seems to be engraved or scratched in, rather than printed. Perhaps someone tried to retrace a very faint marking.
(Faulty comment removed by myself

)

Ron Smith · 02-27-2005, 12:14 PM

Gerben,
Could it be a German name? I can see now that it is scratched in. The original photo did'nt show it this clearly. Looks like I may be barking up the wrong tree. Maybe "Bubba's" idea of an unit mark. Oh Well!!

Thanks, Ron

Just saw the addition to your reply. A town in Slovakia? Maybe a police pistol? Or THE police pistol?

Vlim · 02-27-2005, 12:22 PM

Hi Ron,

Could be even simpler. Nechaj is a Slovak word for 'let' or 'leave'. Could just be the Slovak word for 'release' .

If the owner is dumb enough to require the removal instructions for his magazine to be written on it, it probably was THE Slowak police pistol <grin>

Sorry to all Police guys, it's just that in Europe many police officers shoot so little that they sometimes have problems working their guns...

Ron Smith · 02-27-2005, 12:33 PM

Gerben, You may be correct. I just enhanced the photo, and there appears to be an arrow to the left of the N, pointing to the mag catch.
Kind of like the old joke about the crew laying sod for a new lawn. And the supervisor kept yelling "Green side up!"

Ron

George Anderson · 02-27-2005, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by G. van Vlimmeren
Hi Ron,

If the owner is dumb enough to require the removal instructions for his magazine to be written on it, it probably was THE Slowak police pistol <grin>

Sorry to all Police guys, it's just that in Europe many police officers shoot so little that they sometimes have problems working their guns...

Hey Gerben, it's a little rough on the Slovaks too. We can't all be Dutch or Southerners you know.

Ron Smith · 02-27-2005, 03:24 PM

Gerben, Jan Balcar just told me that the actual translation is " Leave it" or
"Do not use" as in maybe a spare mag. More than likely a police magazine.
And not a common mark.

Ron

Vlim · 02-28-2005, 03:07 PM

Ron,

Still think it's a 'release' or 'let go' kind of meaning, but won't go into any discussions with someone who speaks the language

Glad it didn't mean 'do not eat' or something.

George: You're right. My apologies to all who participated in the creation of this particular inscription.

02-27-2005, 11:27 AM	#1
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	1910 Mauser magazine marking?? I saw a 1910 Mauser with NECHAJ stamped on the mag floor plate. Has anyone got any ideas what this could be? Mag was an original and the proper era (Early 1920s). Ron __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

02-27-2005, 12:00 PM	#3
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	Hi Gerben, This is the sellers photo, so it's a bit fuzzy. It is clearly NECHAJ. Thanks, Ron __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

02-27-2005, 12:14 PM	#5
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	Gerben, Could it be a German name? I can see now that it is scratched in. The original photo did'nt show it this clearly. Looks like I may be barking up the wrong tree. Maybe "Bubba's" idea of an unit mark. Oh Well!! Thanks, Ron Just saw the addition to your reply. A town in Slovakia? Maybe a police pistol? Or THE police pistol? __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

02-27-2005, 12:33 PM	#7
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	Gerben, You may be correct. I just enhanced the photo, and there appears to be an arrow to the left of the N, pointing to the mag catch. Kind of like the old joke about the crew laying sod for a new lawn. And the supervisor kept yelling "Green side up!" Ron __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

02-27-2005, 03:24 PM	#9
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	Gerben, Jan Balcar just told me that the actual translation is " Leave it" or "Do not use" as in maybe a spare mag. More than likely a police magazine. And not a common mark. Ron __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

02-27-2005, 11:51 AM	#2
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,989 Times in 1,205 Posts	Hi Ron, Perhaps 'Neckar'? From the Mauser location name "Oberndorf am Neckar".

02-27-2005, 12:07 PM	#4
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,989 Times in 1,205 Posts	Ron, Well, I think it's a Chinese attempt to spell Neckar. It also seems to be engraved or scratched in, rather than printed. Perhaps someone tried to retrace a very faint marking. (Faulty comment removed by myself )

02-27-2005, 12:22 PM	#6
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,989 Times in 1,205 Posts	Hi Ron, Could be even simpler. Nechaj is a Slovak word for 'let' or 'leave'. Could just be the Slovak word for 'release' . If the owner is dumb enough to require the removal instructions for his magazine to be written on it, it probably was THE Slowak police pistol <grin> Sorry to all Police guys, it's just that in Europe many police officers shoot so little that they sometimes have problems working their guns...

02-28-2005, 03:07 PM	#10
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,989 Times in 1,205 Posts	Ron, Still think it's a 'release' or 'let go' kind of meaning, but won't go into any discussions with someone who speaks the language Glad it didn't mean 'do not eat' or something. George: You're right. My apologies to all who participated in the creation of this particular inscription.