Book Of Traceable Heraldic Art

Pruning Hook

See also: Pruning hook and Pruning hook in Pictorial Dictionary of Heraldry.

An agricultural harvesting tool, with a curving metal blade attached to a long handle.

Default orientation: hook to chief, cutting to dexter. No proper coloration.

Source: Wappenbuch der Arlberg-Bruderschaft. Artist: Vigil Raber. (Page 401, arms of Hegner.)