Book Of Traceable Heraldic Art

Pruning Knife

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

Pruning Knife (1) §

Also called a billhook or "spar hook."

Default orientation: blade to chief. No proper coloration.

Source: Opus Insignium Armorumque. (Folio. 102) Artist: Johann Weikhard von Valvasor. Adapted by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Pruning Knife (2) §

Also called a billhook or "spar hook."

Default orientation: blade to chief. No proper coloration.

Adapted from images of traditional British billhooks.

Pruning Knife (3) §

Also called a billhook or "spar hook."

Default orientation: blade to chief. No proper coloration.

Source: Nobiliario de Armas de Valencia, Aragón y Cataluña. Artist unknown.

Pruning Knife (4) §

Also called a billhook or "spar hook."

Default orientation: blade to chief. No proper coloration.

Source: WappenWiki. Artist: Joakim Spuller.

Pruning Knife (5) §

Also called a billhook or "spar hook."

Default orientation: blade to chief. No proper coloration.

Source: Siebmacher’s Wappenbuch of 1605. Artist: Johann Siebmacher. (Arms of von Görlitz, page 62.)