No default posture.
No default orientation.
No default tincture.
See also: Axe in Pictorial Dictionary of Heraldry.
A tool for cutting wood. Default orientation: handle to base, blade to dexter.
Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.
Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Illustration: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.
A tool for cutting wood. Default orientation: handle to base, blade to dexter.
Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.
Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.
A tool for cutting wood. Default orientation: palewise, blade to dexter chief.
Source: Heraldic Templates. Artist: Torric inn Björn.
Source: Heraldic Templates. Artist: Torric inn Björn.
A sharp blade attached to a wooden shaft. A short-handled axe such as this may be blazoned a hatchet. Default orientation: handle to base, blade to dexter.
Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist: Unknown Illustrator.
Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist unknown.
A sharp blade attached to a wooden shaft. A short-handled axe such as this may be blazoned a hatchet. Default orientation: handle to base, blade to dexter.
Source: Livro de Nobreza (Arms of Machado, folio 35v). Artist: António Godinho. .
Source: Livro de Nobreza. Artist: António Godinho. (Arms of Machado, folio 35v.)
A tool for cutting wood. Default orientation: handle to base, blade to dexter.
Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.
Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.
A tool for cutting wood. Default orientation: handle to base, blade to dexter.
Source: BnF MS Allemand 304 (Page 731). Artist: Unknown Illustrator.
Source: BnF MS Allemand 304. Artist unknown. (Page 731.)
A sharp blade attached to a wooden shaft. Default orientation: handle to base, blade to dexter.
Source: A Complete Guide to Heraldry. Artist: Graham Johnston.
Source: A Complete Guide to Heraldry. Artist: Graham Johnston.
A sharp blade attached to a wooden shaft. Default orientation: handle to base, blade to dexter.
Source: Workes of Armorie. Artist: John Bossewell.
Source: Workes of Armorie. Artist: John Bossewell.
A sharp blade attached to a wooden shaft. Default orientation: handle to base, blade to dexter.
Source: Vocabulaire-Atlas Héraldique. Artist: Unknown Illustrator (Illustration 492).
Source: Vocabulaire-Atlas Héraldique. Artist unknown. (Illustration 492.)
A sharp blade attached to a wooden shaft. A broad axe has a straight edge used for carpentry. Default orientation: handle to base, blade to dexter.
Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist: Unknown Illustrator.
Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist unknown.
A sharp blade attached to a wooden shaft. A broad axe has a straight edge used for carpentry. Default orientation: handle to base, blade to dexter.
Source: Heiligen Römischen Reiches (Page 913). Artist: Unknown Illustrator.
Source: Heiligen Römischen Reiches. Artist unknown. (Page 913.)
A sharp blade attached to a wooden shaft. The chipping axe is a specialized form used to shape stonework. Default orientation: blades to base and chief. No proper coloration.
Source: The Armes of All the Cheife Corporatons (From the arms of the Marblers). Artist: Unknown Illustrator.
Source: The Armes of All the Cheife Corporatons. Artist unknown. (From the arms of the Marblers.)
A sharp blade attached to a wooden shaft. Default orientation: handle to base, blade to dexter.
Source: A Complete Guide to Heraldry. Artist: Graham Johnston. Adapted by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.
Source: A Complete Guide to Heraldry. Artist: Graham Johnston. Adapted by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.
A sharp blade attached to a wooden shaft. Default orientation: handle to base, blade to dexter.
Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist: Unknown Illustrator.
Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist unknown.
A sharp blade attached to a wooden shaft. Default orientation: handle to base, blade to dexter.
Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.
Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.
A sharp blade attached to a wooden shaft. Default orientation: handle to base, blade to dexter.
Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.
Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.
A sharp blade attached to a wooden shaft. This is a smaller axe intended for throwing, which may be blazoned a “francisca” or “francisque.” Default orientation: handle to base, blade to dexter.
Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist: Unknown Illustrator.
Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist unknown.
A sharp blade attached to a wooden shaft. This is a smaller axe intended for throwing, which may be blazoned a “francisca” or “francisque.” Default orientation: handle to base, blade to dexter.
Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist: Unknown Illustrator. Adapted by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.
Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist unknown. Adapted by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.
