need identification---Masonic bear-claw gold pendant

[lucas1889]

This was a gift from my grandmother. It belonged to a Freemason in her second husband's family. Unfortunately he passed away, so I have very little background knowledge of its history.

It is a bear claw which has been encased in what I assume is low karat gold. with 3 small rivets. The letters etched into it are R.F.P. or R.F.J (the original owner). other than that, there are no other markings besides the little hand-tooled pattern around the top.

I'm hoping that some of you can identify this. could it be some kind of award? I would love to know the relative age of it!

 

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[lucas1889]

My grandma also said that it could be over a hundred years old. I have seen similar examples from the victorian era online. However, haven't seen anything related to the freemasons.

hit me up with any guesses as to its usage, or its age

 

[A2coins]

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