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[[image:Chirurgeon.png|thumb|''A fleam as it appears on the [[SCA]] [[Chirugeon]]'s [[badge]].'']]
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A '''Fleam''' is an [[heraldry|heraldic]] [[device]] representing a tool similar to a [[razor]]. Fleams were usued primarily for bloodletting in [[period]], and a fleam and cup would have been a common tool for any [[medieval]] surgeon.


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A '''Fleam''' is an [[heraldry|heraldic]] [[device]] representing a tool similar to a [[razor]]. Fleams were used primarily for [[blood]]letting in [[period]], and a fleam and cup would have been a common tool for any [[medieval]] surgeon.
[[image:Chirurgeon.png]]
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''A fleam as it appears on the SCA [[Chirugeon]]'s [[badge]].''


In the [[SCA]], the fleam is a [[reserved charge]], it's only to be used as a badge for [[chirurgeon]]s.
In the [[SCA]], the fleam is a [[reserved charge]]. It is only allowed to be used as a [[badge]] for [[chirurgeon]]s.




[[category:device_heraldry]]
[[Category: Device_Heraldry]]

Latest revision as of 12:55, 3 September 2007

A fleam as it appears on the SCA Chirugeon's badge.

A Fleam is an heraldic device representing a tool similar to a razor. Fleams were used primarily for bloodletting in period, and a fleam and cup would have been a common tool for any medieval surgeon.

In the SCA, the fleam is a reserved charge. It is only allowed to be used as a badge for chirurgeons.

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