Need help to identify

[Momentum]

Found this thing in lake. Looks like its made from silver, there's some letters on the side "FEIN" can you help me to identify this?

 

[digger460]

What part of country did you find it in. Thats a puzzler.

 

[Momentum]

I found it in Lithuania, Vištytis lake.

 

[nhbenz]

I think it's a boutonnière holder (or posy) brooch pin. Is there any sign of a fastener having been on the other side?
A simple search to show the general idea: http://www.google.com/search?sclien....0...1c.1.64.tablet-gws..3.6.1597.Ce1Bavh6Uik

And I could be wrong but it has the appearance of EPNS (electro plate nickel silver, which isn't silver), just by the way the dents and scuff look.

 

[Momentum]

There is no sign of fastener, i think maybe its gunpowder dispenser or something like that... Its strange thing.

Well i cleaned it a little bit and it cleans easily, weight 43.5 grams
Sorry for bad english.

 

[w0otiez]

I know this sounds funny but if I had found this I would have thought it was an old renaissance crack-pipe! hahah...AND it has the word FEIN on it.

 

[Momentum]

WOW! Can you upload that pipe photo? By the way, where did you find it?

 

[Bruce R]

I think ladies carried those on their chatelain, it held smelling salts. Fainting was a hobby for women for some reason.

 

[fyrffytr1]

It may be German pewter. But, I have no idea what it is. A lot of German pewter is marked "Fein Zinn".