Celtic Crest

[Sketraw]

John, this raises a tangentially interesting point.

Angus Armiger has three sons, all of whom have now reached their majority and have married. Sons 2 & 3 have matriculated a differenced version of their father's arms and are now entitled to wear a single eagle feather on high days and holidays and at the Pursuviant Highland Games. What is the status of #1 son?

The 1st son as heir of the undifferented arms of his father has to wait until his father dies. The second and third son have to matriculate differenced arms on leaving the family home if they wish to continue using arms so could well be armigerous before the heir.

Not to cut in, but I beleave that the 1st son, or heir would properly wear the crest of his father (same number of eagle feathers depending on rank of the father) in a plan circlet with the motto, the only difference between father and son would the the addition of a label of three points cadency mark.

The heir Frank, who is allowed to use the arms of his father as a courtesy but differenced by a three point label is not armigerous. He should not wear a feather and he must wear his fathers crest in a belt & buckle.