A Crest of Masters family?

**ctbuchanan** · 23rd July 15, 05:21 AM

Masters is a sept of the Clan Buchanan so you would be entitled to wear the Clan Badge - which you will find on the top right of this page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clan_Buchanan

Immediately below it you will find the Black Rampant Lion on a gold (yellow) background which is our Clan Crest. As we have no chief there are no chiefly arms currently issued.

If you were to join the Clan Buchanan Society International you would be able to display our Coat of Arms as issued to us by the court of the Lord Lyon.

http://www.theclanbuchanan.com/html/about.html

**Evestay53** · 23rd July 15, 06:27 AM

Originally Posted by ctbuchanan

Masters is a sept of the Clan Buchanan so you would be entitled to wear the Clan Badge - which you will find on the top right of this page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clan_Buchanan

Immediately below it you will find the Black Rampant Lion on a gold (yellow) background which is our Clan Crest. As we have no chief there are no chiefly arms currently issued.

If you were to join the Clan Buchanan Society International you would be able to display our Coat of Arms as issued to us by the court of the Lord Lyon.

http://www.theclanbuchanan.com/html/about.html

Thanks, ctbuchanan. You helped clarify for me the difference between the Clan Badge and the Clan Crest (I think). I did print off the membership application. Again thanks,

Steve

**Mike_Oettle** · 23rd July 15, 12:08 PM

Just for clarification, CT, the black lion within a black royal tressure on a gold field is the clan coat of arms, and not a crest at all.
The crest (which probably belonged to the clan chief, or to its senior representative) is the device within the strap and buckle: the hand holding the ducal cap, with laurel branches on either side.
The blazon quoted on the website does not mention the rose above the cap, although it seems also to be part of the crest.
The crest-wreath, or torse, should always be shown with the crest unless it is replaced (and specified as such in the official blazon) by a coronet or similar device.
Any Buchanan (or, in this instance, a Masters) may display the clan crest badge, or wear it on his bonnet. The crest by itself is a different beast, however.
A Masters or Buchanan who has his own coat of arms may, however, display his personal crest instead of the clan badge.

**Evestay53** · 23rd July 15, 12:42 PM

Thanks Mike for the clarification. I was a little confused.

**ctbuchanan** · 24th July 15, 10:26 AM

Well I guess I should have used shield or escutcheon to describe the various elements of the arms that we use. Here is a photo of our Clan at the New Hampshire Highland Games and how we use them. Clan Badges tend to be small but there are several on caps and kilts.

Cheers.

**Domehead** · 24th July 15, 01:06 PM

That is a brilliant image. One of these years, we will get up there. Can't promise I'll sport my "McInally" Buchanan kilt (it may be another tartan of our family), but we'd like to go.

Ryan M. Liddell

**ctbuchanan** · 25th July 15, 08:10 AM

Originally Posted by Domehead

That is a brilliant image. One of these years, we will get up there. Can't promise I'll sport my "McInally" Buchanan kilt (it may be another tartan of our family), but we'd like to go.

Ryan M. Liddell

If you come, try to make it in 2016. We will be celebrating our 1,000th year as a Clan (1016-2016) and I can guarantee you the we will rock the place.