I can provide you with quite a few links that show this coat of arms is still in use and is still very much associated with the Akins surname - however you seem to wish to completely ignore the fact that it is in use and is used as am heraldic symbol of identity for the Akins family; so your argument that it isn't is completely fallacious. We are not talking about what goes on in one small, remote corner of the world - heraldry exists worldwide and its usage and etiquette vary widely from one country to the next. Do not attempt to dictate that the provincial manners associated in one region must therefore apply to the usage in other parts of the world - they don't, no matter how much you might wish to pretend that they do.