z Sold ~ Mexican knife with motto "Mejor muerte y no rendido" "Best death and not surrender"

This knife is from the 19th century. It has a horn handle with a brass pommel and guard.
The blade shows some pitting and on the right side some vine engraving. On the left side this motto.
In Spanish
"Mejor muerte y no rendido"
Translated to English.
"Best death and not surrender"
Probably more like this.
"Better death than surrender"
The guard is a little loose, but will not come off.
  Overall length 12 inches. The guard is brass. Blade shows some minor pitting but is very sharp. A fighting knife for sure. No sheath. In the old days, Mexicans were notoriously deadly knife fighters.