Kilt pins from military awards.

**cavscout** · 22nd February 06, 08:49 AM

I don't know if this guy does custom work but he has done some nice items for the Marine Corps.

http://scottishregalia.com/

**Big Paul** · 22nd February 06, 09:40 AM

Originally Posted by cavscout

I don't know if this guy does custom work but he has done some nice items for the Marine Corps.

http://scottishregalia.com/

Very nice stuff!!

**Moosehead** · 22nd February 06, 11:52 AM

Though not a kilt pin, I will admit I took my Saudi Liberation of Kuwait Medal and put it on the sheath of my sgean dhub. In this country, we cannot wear a foreign medal if there is a corresponding Canadian decoration (Brits are the same). A little pretentious, maybe, but its hidden by hose anyway...and I had to do something with it.

medal pic

**Mike n NC** · 22nd February 06, 12:24 PM

I've been toying with the idea of mounting a set of dolphins on the flap of one sporran. I have a submarine service kilt pin that I got from Alexis Malcolm and I know she has them specially made up. You might email her and ask her source.

Mike

**Moosehead** · 22nd February 06, 12:30 PM

I plan on doing the same with one of mine...put my old eagle & crown cap-badge on the flap.

**Richland** · 24th February 06, 10:51 AM

Thanks, i sent am e-mail to Alexis Malcolm. They were fast with reply, and appear very willing to try. "This is a good sign" All they need the awards. They want $35.00 per. This seems reasonable. Has anyone else done this from Alexis?
courious about style, and quality...

billmcc · 24th February 06, 09:57 PM

Originally Posted by Richland

Has anyone else done this from Alexis?
courious about style, and quality...

Richland,

I bought a USAF kilt pin from Alexis. It is good looking and well worth the money. The pin was made by mating a USAF emblem to a nice sword kilt pin (made of pewter in Scotland according to the packaging). Alexis told me her US military kilt pins are done by a jeweler in her area.

**starbkjrus** · 25th February 06, 08:45 AM

Originally Posted by Big Paul

Very nice stuff!!

VERY nice stuff. Peruse the website - he does do custom.

Oh no. My hand seems to be reaching for a credit card. Must contol it................................................ ...........arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

**Shay** · 25th February 06, 01:41 PM

As far as I know, he miniature pins are to be worn on a dress jacket and fall under 'military uniforms,' i.e.- not for civilian use. However, if I were to, I dunno, make up a kilt with the pleats matching the colors of a military ribbon that meant a lot to me, that would be fine.

So you could use a reproduction of it, somehow altered hopefully, but not the pin itself. It's just so they're different they don't get mistaken for 'real' military stuff being treated with disrespect.

I'd be a little leery of using the wings exact duplicate without something to show they're totally unofficial, like putting them on a shield or along a plain bar or something. putting the wings along the blade of a sword kiltpin would do the trick, or using them as the 'handguard' between the hilt and the blade would look pretty cool, too.

**kiltimabar** · 27th February 06, 09:12 PM

Originally Posted by Shay

As far as I know, he miniature pins are to be worn on a dress jacket and fall under 'military uniforms,' i.e.- not for civilian use. However, if I were to, I dunno, make up a kilt with the pleats matching the colors of a military ribbon that meant a lot to me, that would be fine.

So you could use a reproduction of it, somehow altered hopefully, but not the pin itself. It's just so they're different they don't get mistaken for 'real' military stuff being treated with disrespect.

I'd be a little leery of using the wings exact duplicate without something to show they're totally unofficial, like putting them on a shield or along a plain bar or something. putting the wings along the blade of a sword kiltpin would do the trick, or using them as the 'handguard' between the hilt and the blade would look pretty cool, too.

Whether miniature or full size, within some other design or alone, and provided it's worn with pride and dignity, if you earned it--wear it. If you didn't earn it--don't. Exception: if wearing it in memorium, say for an ancestor, wear it in a manner that makes it that status clear.

A couple of Oscars ago Russell Crowe wore his father's decoration (I believe it was an MBE) on the right side and announced his purpose publicly.

Bad example: In the movie "Wedding Crashers" one character suggests a Purple Heart (awarded for combat wounds) might be shown to female wedding guests to elicit sympathy.