Hi
I take it you mean a simple line cross usually on the section between the thumb an forefinger or on the finger itself?
My step father (I am also UK) also had them (although not a skinhead) and it can have a number of meanings.
The orig skinhead movement in UK had roots in reggae and the cross was a symbol of unity and straight edge living (no heroin and standing up for yourself)
It can also mean that you have bled for your beliefs or a friend has been killed in the movement by another gang member.
It was sometimes used as a symbol to represent the fact that they had survived prison as part of the anti-establishment.
In rare cases it meant that a person had killed or stabbed another but tended to be added to by drops of blood. These were usually shown by tear drop tattoos though.
As the movement changed and splintered in the 70’s the cross was adopted as a white power symbol of aryan purity.
My step father had a mass of gang and prison tattoos and was often reluctant to talk about them and sometimes it is better to just let things alone 😉
Take Care
Matthew
