[Ron Smith]

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

 

[Ron Smith]

Just got an answer from Gerben VanVlimmeren. It's Slovak for "release". Instructions for how to remove the mag. There has to be a good joke in this someplace. I'll leave that to someone else.

Ron

 

[Jan]

Sory Ron, but you are not right. NECHAJ means correctly "Let it (be)".

 

[Ron Smith]

Jan, Thankyou for the clarification. Gerben gave me the translation.
Do you have an answer as to why this would be marked this way?

Ron

 

[Jan]

Maybe it means "Do not use!" or "spare magazine". Definitely uncommon.