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Saw this in an auction and had to have it. Blade and bolster are nickel plated, though the plating has flaked off in places. Scales are cow horn, details are brass. It's missing a few of the brass pieces, but I'm considering making matching parts to restore it.

Inscription says:

Recordamos con dulzura esta fecha A. Ribis, Hermano y Cia ano de 1910. Si esta vivona te pica no encontrara remedio en la botica. Salero viva la Gracia viva Cuba libre y su gobierno

We fondly remember this date—A. Ribis, Brother & Co., the year 1910. If this feisty beauty gives you a sting, you won't find a cure in any pharmacy! What spirit! Long live Grace! Long live Free Cuba and its government!

The Ribis family apparently specialized in the import and sale of fine cutlery, fencing gear and hunting supplies before expanding to luxury goods generally. (link)

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