Odd question about a makers mark

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IrishSteel

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So, I went to designing a makers mark based off my family coat of arms, the Malone coat of arms. I have here a couple of variations of the mark but after making it and searching through the forums I'm worried that it too closely resembles Sam Eddleman's. So, I'm asking the community if these are indeed too close for comfort and or if I should directly ask Mr. Eddleman if he would be uncomfortable with this, (by the way if you read this Sam Eddleman feel free to give your input). I wouldn't want our knives getting too confused and have mine start being called forgeries =p.

The Malone Coat of Arms:

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Potential Makers Marks:

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I can see the difference, but I can see where some confusion may happen.

FWIW, I like the second one more but I feel that you should put your name on it... but that's just me
 
I thought this was going to be Alcohol realted LOL. Anywho...I think Your coat of arms would look great and if you used the entire coat there should be no problem telling them appart.

Cheers
 
Interesting that the feline is very similar. I feel that using a piece of the coat of arms that is used by others is not reasonable especially after seeing his various marks. It's obviously not something unique so find something else.
 
I think if you took that last one and put the outline of the shield around it then put your name above it (maybe just your last name 'Malone'), it would look awesome and be a lot more distinguishable.
 
Far too similar, in my opinion. I'd consider using the sheild and leaves around the creature. Possibly incorporate an old English 'M'

Interestingly, I thought the Eddleman had one of the most attractive maker's marks I've seen. Very classy.
 
One problem is, I don't know that I can really use the full coat of arms with the shield behind it. Although I'm not pattenting it or anything, there are potential problems when using your full coat on anything you could potentially make money from, mainly other Malones getting pissed off. On the otherhand, if I did use the shield as well, the whole thing would be shrunk down and there would be less emphasis on the lion... I'll have to play around with some things, expect an update. I'm also working on using some modified celtic symbols which might be the better route to go.
 
Could you reverse the rampant lion so he points to the right?
Or would that be breaking some kind of coat of arms code?
 
The Lion Rampant is pretty common in Heraldry. I've got three of em on one of my Arms. The other thing to remember is that it is probably registered to a specific person not just a family. Cool idea though.
 
Here's another one I just got done working on. I'm going to upload them as I get them done and any input would be greatly appreciated:

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Also, as for family coat of arms. They do only belong to the person who originally received the coat and were traditionally passed down to the first born but the original owners are long since dead in most cases... unless it's a new coat. The Malone coat should be public domain at this point.
 
I could use the crest of the coat, the lancer. I might use a lancer helmet and a joust. Anyone know if there's a knife maker's mark like that out there? Don't want to step on any more toes.
 
IrishSteel said:
Here's another one I just got done working on. I'm going to upload them as I get them done and any input would be greatly appreciated:

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I actually already use that logo on all of my business cards and promotional wares.

The only difference is that I made the circle part of the design into a gear.

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As long as your mark is easily distinguishable from another makers mark then you are not trying to take anything from them. Adding your name to whatever symbol you use will probably prevent most from mistaking your mark for someone elses.
 
OK, this one should be completely original, I made this knot using a software to custom make celtic knots. For now I might settle on this one with different variations for different blade geometries.
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