Battle-axe.—It is helved of its handle. Fig. 143.
Beacon.—An iron vessel, containing some combustible substance in flames, placed on the top of a pole, against which stands a ladder. Fig. 144.
Buckles.—In blazoning, their form, whether oval, round lozenge, or square, must be specified. Fig. 145.
Caltrap, or Cheval-trap.—An instrument formerly used in warfare, composed of four small strong spikes, conjoined in such a manner, that when thrown on the ground, one would always be erect. Its purpose was to retard the progress of an enemy's cavalry, by laming the horses. Fig. 146.
Three cultraps sable, on a field argent, are borne by the family of Trapps.
Carbuncle, or Escarbunele.—A conventional device, usually represented as in Fig. 147. Sometimes the extremities of the staves are joined together by a band running round them.
