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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Shield: Per bend Or and Vert, in chief two pistols in saltire, muzzles upward of the last and in base an axe, head upward and a rifle, muzzle upward, saltirewise and pendent therefrom a powder horn all Or; | Shield: Per bend Or and Vert, in chief two pistols in saltire, muzzles upward of the last and in base an axe, head upward and a rifle, muzzle upward, saltirewise and pendent therefrom a powder horn all Or; | ||
a chief Sable.<br> | a chief Sable.<br> | ||
Crest: That for regiments and separate battalions of the West Virginia Army National Guard: From a wreath Or and Vert, a slip of mountain rhodedendron in full bloom and leaved Proper.<br> | Crest: That for regiments and separate battalions of the West Virginia Army National Guard: From a wreath Or and Vert, a slip of mountain rhodedendron in full bloom and leaved Proper.<br> | ||
Motto: Totus securus (All secure) | Motto: Totus securus (All secure) | ||
Distinctive Unit Insignia, Description: A Gold color metal and enamel shield shaped device blazoned as follows: Per bend Or and Vert, in chief two pistols in saltire, muzzles upward of the last and in basean axe, head upward and a rifle, muzzle upward, saltirewise and pendent therefrom a powder horn all Or; a chief Sable. Attached below the shield a Balck scroll inscribed "TOTUS SECURUS" in Gold. The device is 1 3/16 inch (3.02 cm) in width overall. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== |