[Ansteorra] arrowhead type identification

[Charles Ó Floinn]

The arrowhead WITHOUT the engraling: Herr Jan von Strolenburg [ found on
page 63 of the Hospice of St Christopher on the Arlberg ] Or, a pheon azure,
the staff gules, flighted argent.
(Tap .. tap .. taps figure 1002 on page 414 of The Art of Heraldry ©
Bloomsbury Books, 1986)

The arrowhead WITH the engrailing: Gyonny of eight gules and sable, four
pheons in saltire points to the dentre. ( Fig 531 on page 211 of The Art of
Heraldry © Bloomsbury Books, 1986)

and again:  Party per pale argent and sable, on a chevron a pheon between
two escallops, in chief as many pheons and in pale two escallops, all
counterchanged, and impaling the arms of Pakenham-Mahon ... ( Fig 605 on
page 235 of The Art of Heraldry © Bloomsbury Books, 1986)


ld. Charles Ó Floinn



On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 10:30 AM, Jay Rudin <rudin at peoplepc.com> wrote:

> I read somewhere that if the arrowhead is engrailed on the inside (barbed),
> it's called a pheon.  If it's smooth on the inside like this one, it's
> called a broad arrow.  But the terms have been used interchangeably.
>
> In the 18th century, the broad arrow was used to mark British government
> property, since it was a badge of the Earl of Romney, the Master-general of
> Ordinance around 1700.  I believe the badge continued to be used long after
> his tenure.
>
> Robin of Gilwell / Jay Rudin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Coblaith Muimnech <Coblaith at sbcglobal.net>
> >Sent: Oct 22, 2009 12:47 AM
> >To: "Inc. Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA" <ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org>
> >Subject: [Ansteorra] arrowhead type identification
> >
> >There's an arrowhead in a heraldic device in a period armorial at
> ><http://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/~db/0001/bsb00018706/images/
> >index.html?seite=543>.  It looks a little different from most I've
> >seen in similar contexts, and I'm wondering if that's because it's a
> >special type.  Can anyone tell me if there's a name for it?
> >
> >
> >Coblaith Muimnech
>
>
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ld. Charles Ó Floinn
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