[antir-heralds] cross conflict

[Jillian Bower]

Hiyas,

Is there any difference between fitching a cross and elongating its base but keeping the crossbar? I have a client who wants to do "Per pale sable and Or, a cross crosslet elongated at the base gules". I can't find anywhere in precedents that compares "a cross crosslet elongated at the base" and "a cross crosslet fitchy". I think they probably look similar enough for there not to be a CD between them, and therefore, his device would conflict with:

William de Rouen (January 1997 via Caid):
Per pale argent and Or, a cross crosslet fitchy gules

1 CD for changing half the field from argent to sable

Now, if he changed the design slightly to be "Per pale Or and sable", that would still be only one CD still by RfS X.4.a.i, right? He'd need to choose a different sort of non-conflicting cross or consider adding something like an orle, a double tressure or a bordure to clear the conflict.

Many thanks!

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