hi! more input in the history of this gesture is welcome; meanwhile, you can get started on these posts:

• When did the middle become an offensive gesture?

• How did the middle being an offensive gesture originate?

• What is the origin/history of the middle as an offensive gesture?

• Was the origin of the British 'V-sign' hand gesture from the longbowmen in the hundred-years war?

• What historical 'fact' do you continually hear but know it's just not true?