Quote Originally Posted by jmaxwell522 View Post
Well I contacted the best source for this topic the Court of Lord Lyon, and the Secretary to Lyon Office replied with some wonderful information. I'm still deciding where to take the information, being that we are in the US, and there are no legal ramifications and adjusting the 3D model will take significant amount of time and effort, and possibly more skill than I have. I may stand as it is and if I travel to the land of Scots I will leave the ring aside. Below is the response from Court of Lord Lyon:


So again being this ring will probably be worn by my father, brother and myself, and in the future my son; I may leave it as it stands. Feel free to weigh in on this, and if a buckled version ever comes about I would make it available to anyone who wishes one.
If you have an interest in the version as it stands feel free to PM me and we can discuss the design.
Here's an idea that I really commend to you: press the pause button on this project and consider assuming/recording/matriculating arms for you/your father. As an American, you have many different options to pursue arms of your very own. If you so choose, your father and his descendants could have signet rings showing their own crest, rather than those of another individual. This should be more meaningful for your family and would remove the concerns about stealing another's arms. Even though Lyon has no jurisdiction in the United States, it's bad form to appropriate another's arms.

Several members of XMarks have been through this design process and are great sources of information. I'm convinced that you will end up with a much better resolution than if you simply ignore the advice of Lyon Clerk.

David