Charges based on weapons. The design of these charges varies a great deal, usually depicting the preferred
style of weapon used at the time.
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sword 1 |
sword 2 |
sword 3 |
dagger |
cutlass |
falchion |
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scimitar |
seax a scimitar with a notch in the back of the blade |
hilted or, with the hilt coloured gold |
pommelled or, with the pommel coloured gold |
fracted broken or fractured |
fracted 2 broken |
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| axe 1 |
axe 2 |
axe 3 |
battleaxe always has a spike at the tip of the shaft |
double-headed axe | cleaver or butcher's axe |
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halberd |
spear |
shafted or, with the shaft coloured gold |
spear or lance head |
lance |
cotterel lance head for jousting |
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| arrow |
feathered or, with the fletchings coloured gold |
shafted gules, with the shaft coloured red |
barbed or, with the arrowhead coloured gold |
arrowhead | pheon |
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bow |
corded gules, with the bowstring coloured red |
bow and arrow | bird bolt | crossbow | loaded crossbow |
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| scythe | scythe blade | sickle | mace | morningstar | hammer |
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| trident | trident head | caltrop | swords crossed in saltire | axes crossed in saltire |
sheaf of arrows the number of arrows must be specified if greater than three |
Charges