SILVER IDENTIFICATION?

[Goldstrike]

Can anyone identify this mystery piece of silver? I metal detected it in an English park recently and it has a Birmingham hallmark (an anchor) along with a horseshoe and Flerdelis. It came up at 39 (is solid silver) and is in the shape of an arm with a clenched fist with the thumb protruding between the index and middle finger which puzzles me.
It may just be a random piece of silver jewellery or maybe a religious item, I don't know. Can anyone I.D. it or care to take a guess?...thanks for looking and H.H.!!!

 

[bunker314]

Hey Goldstrike, Nice find. Looks to be a hand that is signing the letter "T". If it is the thumb between the index and middle finger. Maybe it was someone's initial.
HH,
Bunker

 

[Goldstrike]

[size=medium]Hi Bunker, thanks for the I.D. I did not even think about the sign language!...that's very observant!! thanks again.[/size]

 

[leslie]

Looks like a Trinket from a bracelet, how big or small is it ?

Nice find.

 

[Lawn dog]

Looks like it has someones nose!

 

[kschae4]

Yeah, reminds me of a joke my grandfather used to play on us grandkids, teasing us that he's got our noses, when he'd greet and hug us .A slight of hand..

 

[Goldstrike]

[size=medium]You guy's are funny! but you may be right, it might have been made as a joke piece!!!....it's 11/2 inches in length and maybe I'll never know why the finger/thumb is where it is....I hope it's not an old fashioned rude or insult sign!!! lol:blush:[/size]