Book Of Traceable Heraldic Art

Grappling Iron

See also: Grappling iron and Grappling iron in Pictorial Dictionary of Heraldry.

A device similar to an anchor, but with additional hooks, used with a rope to drag or catch something.

Grappling Iron (1) §

Default orientation: tines to base. No proper coloration.

Source: A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry. Artist: James or Irene Parker.

Grappling Iron (2) §

Default orientation: tines to base. No proper coloration.

Source: Stemmario Trivulziano. Artist: Gian Antonio da Tradate. (Arms of di Rampirri, p 302.)

Grappling Iron Inverted Maintained by a Hand Couped §

Default orientation: tines to base. No proper coloration.

Source: Stemmario Trivulziano. Artist: Gian Antonio da Tradate. (Arms of di Rampirri, p 302.)

Grappling Iron Inverted §

Default orientation: tines to base. No proper coloration.

Source: Insignia Nobilium Urbis Romae. Artist unknown. (Arms of de Cechola, folio 49.)