Crump coat of arms

 
Alexander Liptak
 
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10 June 2012 17:06
 

A 13 year old who is somewhat interested in heraldry asked me to create a coat of arms for his family. The only thing the the kid asked was that there be a pair of wings incorporated into the design, which I obliged in the crest.

http://www.americanheraldry.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=50&pictureid=1670

 
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10 June 2012 18:38
 

Very attractive!

 
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10 June 2012 20:16
 

I like this design! :D

 
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11 June 2012 05:50
 

A very nice canting design.  Do the gyrons signify some Campbell ancestry?

 
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11 June 2012 09:17
 

I like that a lot.

 
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11 June 2012 09:19
 

very nice indeed!

 
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11 June 2012 10:11
 

OK, Alex! So this is a design you posted to the Facebook group and it didn’t go through ,huh ? What are the charges in the Argent gyrons ? cannon balls ?

 
eploy
 
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eploy
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11 June 2012 10:19
 

An excellent design!  Very distinctive.  Well done.

 
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11 June 2012 11:10
 

That’s awesome.

 
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11 June 2012 12:42
 

Dear Alexander, being by no means a fan of your drawing, I must say that this particular creation is, in my humble opinion, really fine both heraldically and aesthetically. The proportions are fine, the "post-gothic deformations" are justified and moderate, and no detail seems "just occasional". Cordial congratulations.

 
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11 June 2012 13:17
 

Arthur Radburn;93955 wrote:

A very nice canting design.  Do the gyrons signify some Campbell ancestry?


Are these canting arms? How so?

 
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11 June 2012 14:01
 

It is, as the kids say, "da bomb."

 
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11 June 2012 14:12
 

Alexander Schrenk;93972 wrote:

Are these canting arms? How so?


crump: A loud thudding sound, esp. one made by an exploding bomb or shell.

 

 

Very nice design and execution!

 
 
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11 June 2012 16:51
 

I think the technical term is "Wow!"  Nice concept, beautifully executed.

 
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11 June 2012 17:08
 

I should have added that it was great that you were available to design arms for such a young armiger. I suppose that’s the best way to promote the study and art of heraldry to future generations.

 
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11 June 2012 17:46
 

Aquilo;93961 wrote:

OK, Alex! So this is a design you posted to the Facebook group and it didn’t go through ,huh ? What are the charges in the Argent gyrons ? cannon balls ?


Yes, they are. The term in English heraldry I see them referred to as is "fireballs", but are supposed to represent exploding cannonballs, gernades and other kinds of bombs. They are also seen drawn alternately with flames coming out of four holes, one in chief, base, to the sinister and dexter of the bomb.