‘Russian’ Elephant canting by Maxim Chernikov

 
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07 January 2012 01:32
 

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Messrs Soldatenkov of the City of St. Petersburg. Adopted January, 2011. Composed by me.

Rendered and digitally mastered by Maxim Chernikov (Максим Черников) after my sketch.

 

Elephant (Rus. ‘Slon’) is canting: its a military nickname of the armiger (ex-commander of one of special forces’ units).

 

Ladies’ version:

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07 January 2012 05:47
 

Wow Mitya, thanks for sharing this! I am awed by both your design and by Maxim’s emblazonment. Also, that crest is fierce! :D

 
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07 January 2012 06:17
 

Very Cool.  I am wondering what the elephant is holding in his trunk, the lightening bolts I get, but the twisted thing I’m not sure..

 
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07 January 2012 06:51
 

‘Slon’ armed to the teeth smile no better expression to think of !

 
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07 January 2012 09:00
 

Kathy McClurg;91522 wrote:

Very Cool.  I am wondering what the elephant is holding in his trunk, the lightening bolts I get, but the twisted thing I’m not sure..


I agree Kathy very cool!

 
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07 January 2012 11:08
 

Kathy McClurg;91522 wrote:

Very Cool.  I am wondering what the elephant is holding in his trunk, the lightening bolts I get, but the twisted thing I’m not sure..


It is an Thunderbolt (can also be winged).

 
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07 January 2012 11:56
 

To clarify:  the whole thing (twisted bit and the lightning) is a thunderbolt.  See the arms of the U.S. Air Force for another example, with the wings mentioned by Marcus:

http://ameaglesales.com/images/US Air Force.jpg

 
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07 January 2012 14:33
 

Jeffrey Boyd Garrison;91521 wrote:

Wow Mitya, thanks for sharing this! I am awed by both your design and by Maxim’s emblazonment. Also, that crest is fierce! :D


I agree.  The entire design is incredible but that helm/mantling/crest are fantastic.

 
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07 January 2012 17:22
 

Superbly rendered. A statement to be sure.

 
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07 January 2012 18:11
 

"See the arms of the U.S. Air Force…"

Absolutely, dear Joseph. There are many different versions of Thunderbolt (in Russian heraldry we call it ‘Perun’ - after the name of ancient pagan Slavic god), but this one - for these arms - was refreshed in my memory by ‘silver’ buttons of US Air Force officer’s uniform coat: I wear it in springs and autumns (I was in this coat when I met with the future armiger - so I explained him the idea of Thunderbolt showing the buttons:))

The name of armigers’ special forces unit was ‘Typhoon’. Since typhoons has a spiral ‘structure’ - I proposed this spirally curved spindle of thunderbolt.

 
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