Spear shoe

Example for use in the coat of arms of Weissmann von Weissenstein

The spear shoe , also occasionally in modern times as a pile shoe or post shoe called, is in the Heraldry a rare coat of arms figure .

The escutcheon shows a point that points to the base of the shield . In reality it is an iron point that was used to hold the spear . The spear shoe was hammered / screwed into the ground with the receiving opening facing upwards next to the tent or the resting place during the fighting. The shoe was also used to hold the tournament lance. It is incorrect to report the spear shoe as a fallen lance tip when describing the coat of arms.

The tinging allows all heraldic colors.

The coat of arms of Weissmann von Weissenstein is mentioned as an example .

literature

Gert Oswald : Lexicon of Heraldry. License issue. Bibliographisches Institut et al., Mannheim et al. 1984, p. 372, ISBN 3-411-02149-7 .
Walter Leonhard : The great book of heraldic art. Verlag Georg DW Callwey, Munich 2001, p. 270 Fig. 11, ISBN 3-8289-0768-7 .

Individual evidence

^ Johann Siebmacher , Hilmar Hermann Weber: Large and general Wappenbuch . Verlag Bauer and Raspe, Nuremberg 1890, p. 116 and plate XXV Fig. 63 (reprinted by Рипол Классик, 1990, ISBN 978-5-88134-235-7 ).

[1] Johann Siebmacher , Hilmar Hermann Weber: Large and general Wappenbuch . Verlag Bauer and Raspe, Nuremberg 1890, p. 116 and plate XXV Fig. 63 (reprinted by Рипол Классик, 1990, ISBN 978-5-88134-235-7 ).