Bogus commercial heraldry....

[Sketraw]

Eureka!!!..........It was nice to log into this thread this evening and see so many learned members of the forum realise that there is..... in Scotland, England, Ireland & Canada no such thing as 'FAMILY ARMS' In parts of Europe however this may well differ and I agree with Jersey Lawyer, there is nothing wrong with assuming arms in the USA....at least then they will be your own. One thing though, Join the American Heraldry Society or some such organisation to make sure that any arms you may want designed meets with Heraldic standards and dont conflict with somone else. There is more to Heraldry than you at first may think.

Now......what about the £29 'BOGUS' Lairdships such as Laird of Glencairn, Laird of John O' Groats etc etc........these 'Bucket Shops' really pull the wool over peoples eyes by making it sound like a legal Scottish Laird Title. They aggravate me intensley.