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2nd February 20, 03:59 AM
#1
is this a kilt pin?
This is listed as a kilt pin. I've never seen anything like it.
Two parts held together with a little chain.
The main pin looks like a kilt pin topped with a bird? A roadrunner?
Then there's a subsidiary part that looks like a dagger.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Sco...p2056016.l4276
One of the photos from the listing
Last edited by OC Richard; 2nd February 20 at 04:04 AM.
Proud Mountaineer from the Highlands of West Virginia; son of the Revolution and Civil War; first Europeans on the Guyandotte
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2nd February 20, 05:12 AM
#2
Well I suppose one could use it as a kilt pin, although the kris(the style of knife) is of Indonesian origin and some might prefer to keep to a Scottish theme with their kilt. Do we know who made it?
Last edited by Jock Scot; 2nd February 20 at 07:08 AM.
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2nd February 20, 05:28 AM
#3
Just because the seller has listed it as such does not make it a kilt pin i.e. a pin intended for a kilt as opposed to one that could be used on a kilt. IMO, no it's not a kilt pin, or certainly didn't start life as one.
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2nd February 20, 06:07 AM
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Most kilt-pins are adorned with some kind of symbolism, heraldic or otherwise, which can be understood by most kilt-wearers and, indeed, by many who never wear the kilt. A plain blanket-pin is the exception - functionality without symbolism yet still very traditional. The pin or brooch illustrated by OC Richard might contain some kind of symbolism - if so its meaning is beyond my ken. That for me would rule out using it even if I liked it - which I don't. I suppose the next logical step is to say that it isn't a kilt-pin - at least not in my culture.
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2nd February 20, 04:56 PM
#5
 Originally Posted by Jock Scot
Well I suppose one could use it as a kilt pin, although the kris(the style of knife) is of Indonesian origin and some might prefer to keep to a Scottish theme with their kilt. Do we know who made it?
It's a kris, as Jock said. The part on the right is the sheath for the blade on the left. I suppose these pieces are not intended to be worn loose, as shown. For somebody with Indonesian connections this would make an interesting pin.
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3rd February 20, 07:45 AM
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Make something Scottish it's worth an extra 50 dollars ya know.......Same with Native artifacts. A typical brass cooking pot made in Manchester and sold to numerous markets is 30-50 bucks, but if you say it was purchased from a family that had land that used to be a Native village, its 300-500
https://www.carters.com.au/index.cfm...-marked-900-s/
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3rd February 20, 10:28 PM
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I've spent some time over there, never seen a sarong pin 
“It has never been hard to tell the difference between a Scotsman with a grievance and a ray of sunshine.”
P.G. Wodehouse.
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6th February 20, 09:07 AM
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I just got back from a visit to Malaysia. This is indeed a kris (good eye, Jock). And I did not see anyone in Kuala Lumpur or Melaka sporting any jewelry like this. I saw lots of examples of kris knives in various museums, and plenty of fancy bling (brooches and belt buckles especially) worn on traditional ceremonial clothing. But none of the stuff in the museums, or in the shops, looked like the pin that is the subject of this thread.
Andrew
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