Can Anyone Recommend A Good Silversmith

**MacMillan of Rathdown** · 8th February 08, 08:39 AM

I need a new cap badge (my old one was stolen) and wondered if any one could point me towards a good silversmith!

**Phil** · 9th February 08, 01:27 AM

This firm does gold & silver items and I can vouch for their reliability. http://www.centaurdesign.co.uk/contact
He tends to make most stuff through the winter months. I don't think he has clan badges but could probably be persuaded to make one - he made a one-off set of silver buttons for a jacket of mine a couple of years back. Trouble is he is here and you are there but he does a fair bit of mail order. This is the jacket (don't know if it will enlarge) and the gold-plated belt buckle is one of his too.

**M. A. C. Newsome** · 9th February 08, 04:20 AM

Scotia Metalwork in Mint Hill, NC:
http://www.scotiametalwork.com/

I've seen custom cap badges in silver he has done -- wonderful work!

**Jock Scot** · 9th February 08, 06:17 AM

I think you visit Edinburgh once in a while.Try:-

Ian Grant,9 Rodney St.,Edinburgh,EH7 4 EN. Tel no.01315570696

Or try google "Heraldic cap badges hand engraved in Scotland"

He has done some wonderful work for me------a real craftsman.

**MacMillan of Rathdown** · 9th February 08, 07:10 AM

Originally Posted by Jock Scot

I think you visit Edinburgh once in a while.Try:-

Ian Grant,9 Rodney St.,Edinburgh,EH7 4 EN. Tel no.01315570696

Or try google "Heraldic cap badges hand engraved in Scotland"

He has done some wonderful work for me------a real craftsman.

I think Ian has recently retired, at least that 's the word I get from Leith. I'll check out the other craftsmen and let you know how I get on.

Thanks again,
Scott

**starbkjrus** · 9th February 08, 07:54 AM

You might also try Don McKee at http://scottishregalia.com

He does beautiful work and even made the collar of office for the Lord Lyon.

**Jock Scot** · 9th February 08, 08:19 AM

Originally Posted by MacMillan of Rathdown

I think Ian has recently retired, at least that 's the word I get from Leith. I'll check out the other craftsmen and let you know how I get on.

Thanks again,
Scott

Hello Scott,you may well be right, but Ian completed a cap badge for me last September(2007) and gave me every indication that he was going to be around for the foreseeble future.All the best with your search.

billmcc · 10th February 08, 10:55 AM

MacMillan of Rathdown,

Robin (a member of this forum from the Netherlands) currently has a few vintage sterling silver cap badges (and kilt pins) listed on his Kilt Goodies website. He may have something that will interest you.

Go to: http://www.kiltgoodies.com/