As always Jaspers notations are well worth waiting for as noted,
But blast it!!!!
no arcanery!!! ???? oh well ,
Still, the puzzling thing remains on the inscription, what was behind the odd breaking up of names, words, and punctions between letters etc.
It looks more like the grammar structural lessons in English classes.
The grip still seems 18th century, but in my opinion leave it alone, it may well be a repair of later period and to my eye only adds historical dimension to the piece.
Thank you for posting this Fernando, and the research was fun and a good learning experience, always ready for the next adventure!!