I don't really know much about the jacket. I was very lucky to find it on Ebay for some ridiculously low price. The tag says Paul Gordon Ontario, Canada. It does have pocket flaps as well as a...

Hi all. I haven't visited X-Marks in a (very, very) long time. However, I thought I'd pop in to wish all my fellow Americans a happy Thanksgiving and everyone else here cheerio. I also wanted to...

Most excellent! That is one adorable boy (and cute little dog as well). A big congratulations to you and your family.

Wow! Thanks for posting all the pics of your Scottish event. It makes me really miss living in a part of the country that is kilt friendly. I'm sorry to admit that Wisconsin is a bit of a kilt...

This was few years ago but it was the last time I dressed semi-formal for a kilted event...
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To clarify things a bit, the belt is not from RKilts. It is the Herne belt from Potomac Leather Co. Here is the link...

http://www.potomacleather.com/PL_Belts.htm

The braided sporran belt is...

It seems like the RKilts website is down so I don't know of the braided sporran straps are still available.

Here's another shot of the belt with my Rose ancient red VS kilt made by Barb...

I purchased my favorite belt from Bill Watson at Potomac Leather Co. about 7 years ago. It's called the herne belt after the Celtic horned god. It was offered in brown as well as black. It’s...

I go between this...
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and this...
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on a regular and...

Mine definitely strikes fear into the hearts of bacon and sausage. He's 8 lbs of pure fury. You can tell by the killer stare.

I guess it might be more appropriately considered a shooting jacket. It has a ghillie collar with throat latch, short lapels, bellows pockets, full lining, a bi-swing back and a half belt. It's one...

I haven’t posted in a while but yesterday I got dressed up for Thanksgiving and had a few pics taken.
I found a vintage pheasant covered red waitcoat at a local antique shop that is the perfect...

You might just need to wait a bit longer for a local Burns night to be posted. There is a Celtic hall on Columbia Turnpike in Rensselaer that has held Burns suppers in the past. Perhaps you might...

Fantastic photos. That's one of my favorite places in the world. Thanks for sharing.

That belt was made by the Potomac Leather Company. I posted this thread about it years ago... http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f103/my-nifty-new-herne-belt-30542/

Wow, I'm sorry I missed you on Saturday. It wasn't a very large venue so I'm not surprised a fellow XMarker ended up in one of my pictures.

No, but I had a sheath made once I got the dirk. It has a wood core and is wool lined (like a sword scabbard) so it is larger than a traditional leather dirk sheath. I'd like to have a more...

I definitely prefer the V.S. version as well. That's why I was so happy when Barb told me that she found an ancient version that had been woven by Dalgliesh.

Thanks for all the compliments. As far as tartan goes, this is definitely my favorite kilt. As for the belt, that is from the Potomac Leather Company. Here's a thread I posted on it many moons...

Here's my early period dirk.
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The beer and music tent was amusing, especially when a knight and his steed bellied up to the bar!

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Here is the clan tent area…

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…and the parade of clans
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There was a herding demo with border collies that was very impressive. The dog herded sheep straight through the crowd…
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My wife, Nicole, and I attended the Wisconsin Highland Games this past weekend. It was the our first Scottish event since we moved to Madison last June. The weather couldn’t have been better. The...

Several months ago I got a new kilt from Barb Tewksbury. To my amazement she was able to locate 8 ½ yards of Ancient Red Rose V.S., a very rare tartan woven by D.C. Dalgliesh in their heavy weight...