Originally Posted by
Hondo6
The Columbus part and the dove I understand.
And per Google translate, the two bottom words translate as "original fork", which makes sense.
"FORCELLA ORIGINALE" refers to Columbus' oval blade profile and fork blade butting.
I can't quite make out the word in red. But I'd guess someone here probably will recognize it from past experience.
I agree with [MENTION=20650]T-Mar[/MENTION] that it is a "riverniciato" or "repaint" decal. It does seem odd on a chrome fork, though.