Symbol 10:27

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10:27 ·
This sign is known as
representing a caltrap, and is quite common in heraldry. It is a
somewhat pictorial sign representing four nails forged together in
such a way that one of them is always pointing upward when the
instrument is placed on the ground. It was a weapon often used during
the Middle Ages to wound horses and bare foot soldiers, or soldiers
with thin soled shoes.
Compare with
in Group 9.



