Wolf's Tooth (Heraldry)

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In heraldry, the wolf tooth is a herald's image and a coat of arms . As a heraldic image, it is a special form of heraldic lace . It is shown as a curved tip and can assume all heraldic colors if the color rule is observed.

The wolf tooth is represented in the coat of arms primarily with at least a number of three and can break out of the edge of the coat of arms or a dividing line. The origin is to be mentioned in the description of the coat of arms . The coat of arms of Karijoki is an example of the division cut, the wolf tooth cut .

Also as a division or split with a wolf's tooth of the shield is possible as the example Walchsing shows. Here the silver wolf tooth extends from the left edge of the shield foot to the top right into the corner of the coat of arms.

The wolf tooth can also be used as a coat of arms figure in coats of arms. An example is the coat of arms of those of Weiher (Brandenburg). Here are two rows in blue with three silver teeth each, which are opposite in the lower row.

It should be noted that the flame section is shown differently.

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literature

  • Gert Oswald : Lexicon of Heraldry. Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig 1984, p. 449.
  • Walter Leonhard : The great book of heraldic art. Development, elements, motifs, design. 2nd, revised and expanded edition. Georg DW Callwey, Munich 1978, ISBN 3-7667-0345-5 , p. 139 Fig. 16.