The skull idea reminds me that I saw on one of the truck shows where they went to a plating company and they chrome plated an actual skull.
How about a small pickaxe head like a t-shifter?
D-handle like a short shovel?
Saw this on google, but I think making one would be cooler. This one is just to pretty.
http://aponline.com.au/images/P/knob-pistol1.jpg