The director of the Finnish National Archives, Karl August Bomansson (1827–1906) made the first significant study on the arms of Finland in modern times. He restored the appearance of the arms in 1886, so that it closely resembled the "Uppsala lion". However, there was a slight deviation on how the lion tramples on the saber, and the arched crown with the imperial eagle in the "von Köhne" version was replaced with a crown similar to that of a German princely crown. This version of the arms was subsequently used in the early years of Finnish independence.