Completed Many thanks - The man with the glove?

[Polldoll]

It looks to me as if the man is resting the heel of his hand on part of the gate which is shaped, higher  up than that of   the horizontal line  shown further down where his little finger is !! Ooooer isn't this fun ...  especially with Jojo doing her impression of Sherlock Holmes ... Magnifying  glass an' all !!  But do take off the deerstalker hat !!  It  just doesn't do anything for you !

[Polldoll]

He probably would be in hysterics if he saw what we were all talking about today ...  and say that he was so pleased to be home he went  down the local to celebrate  and fell over on the way home,  spraining his wrist !! (  no offence intended Jojo 
Poll

[JoJoBuggins]

Many thanks for your interesting replies, my dear Watsons,

I had straight hair this morning, gone curly with all confusion, lol

It still does look like they are fingernails on the enlargement, but........even his service record doesnt show anything

Jim, I put it on the Armed Forces Board to start with

It looks to me as if the man is resting the heel of his hand on part of the gate which is shaped, higher up than that of the horizontal line shown further down where his little finger is !! Ooooer isn't this fun ... especially with Jojo doing her impression of Sherlock Holmes ... Magnifying glass an' all !! But do take off the deerstalker hat !! It just doesn't do anything for you !

Deerstalker hat put away for today and Dr Watson has advised me to stop smoking the pipe!!!!


Poll - no offence taken, Ive often said about them upstairs watching us and laughing as we struggle over these puzzles
Jo

[Polldoll]

It gives the old grey matter a bit of excercise  doesn't it ?  We  will never know the answer will we ...  least not till we ask them ourselves !!

 Poll

[tomkin]

least not till we ask them ourselves

     I hope it's going to be a long time before I talk to them 

     Tomkin

[BettyofKent]

I'm certainly in no rush But when I do go, I'm going with a long list of questions I'd like answers to!

Betty

least not till we ask them ourselves

     I hope it's going to be a long time before I talk to them 

     Tomkin

[Emmeline]

Hi Jo -  This has been a very interesting thread - given you a lot to think about.

I did think you could have thought of another word rather than stumped   though 
Perhaps he was giving you a message from the great beyond 

Hope you find out more........

[cheshiremog]

I think it is a prosthetic hand/arm - it has a waxed type very smooth sheen to it. I think the hand would have been shaped in a posture to look a bit more relaxed rather than the fingers standing out like fixed digits.  When you think what Madame Tussaud could make many years before why not use a wax type finish on a prosthetic ?

On a slightly different note - My father used to suffer with swollen, painful  hands with fingers that went podgy and hard to bend and he was sent for wax treatment which involved dipping the hand in hot wax and letting it dry on the hand. That was only back in the 1970s and I remember going to the hospital with him and watching the hot wax treatment. Although I am pretty sure he took it off again before we went home !

[JoJoBuggins]

Emmeline Until you pointed it out, I didnt realise, feel awful now

I did think you could have thought of another word rather than stumped   though 
Perhaps he was giving you a message from the great beyond 

Hi Jo -  This has been a very interesting thread - given you a lot to think about.

I've been overwhelmed by all the replies, all interesting, certainly given me alot to think about.

I'm certainly in no rush But when I do go, I'm going with a long list of questions I'd like answers to!

Betty

 ;DSame here, though I wish now I would have listened more to my grandad, he loved telling me about his young days and all his cousins, if only I could remember

Many thanks to everyone for their thoughts

Jo