Kilt pins from military awards.

**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.

**James** · 27th February 06, 09:49 PM

Skill-arm of servicde badges, maybe, albeit a bit pretentious.

Campaign medals and or actual decorations: never, they are in respect of operations where people were killed and wounded and must never be traduced by being worn as mere ornaments.

James

**Richland** · 6th May 06, 11:00 AM

I finished my first kilt pin and it cost me about $20 .00
ingrediants:
Spencer gifts in the mall, Sword pin $8.00
Master Wings from PX $8.00
Pin back from local craft store .75 cents
good strong Epoxy $3.00

I ground the face of the sword to support the wings better cut off the clutch pins off the wings and epoxy'd the whole shooting match together.
It looks great [IMG]

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**Southern Breeze** · 6th May 06, 02:27 PM

[QUOTE=Richland]I finished my first kilt pin and it cost me about $20 .00
ingrediants:
Spencer gifts in the mall, Sword pin $8.00
Master Wings from PX $8.00
Pin back from local craft store .75 cents
good strong Epoxy $3.00 [QUOTE]

I ground the face of the sword to support the wings better cut off the clutch pins off the wings and epoxy'd the whole shooting match together.[QUOTE]

That looks great. If the epoxy doesn't hold you can have a jeweler solder it together.

billmcc · 6th May 06, 02:31 PM

It looks good.

**Kid Cossack** · 6th May 06, 02:57 PM

Gents:

When I picked up corporal in the USMC, my father sent me an old pair of his corporal's chevrons---the metal pin worn on the collar with cammies (or a Charlie shirt under a wooly pully). They were no longer regulation---these were wider and had a shallower angle. The NCOIC of the Marine detachment agreed that, on promotion, I would pin on my father's chevrons. Further, the detachment OIC made clear that, so long as I was under his command, I could wear the non-reg chevrons on my collar.

Those chevrons ride as the kilt pin on my desert MARPAT PK.

Even though I served before adoption of the desert MARPAT----that's MY CLAN COLORS right there. The chevron worn as a kilt pin is non-regulation, it is in the rank I held, and it was worn during active duty by both my father and myself.

And it looks damn sharp, too.

**Joe Gondek** · 9th May 06, 08:31 AM

Richland
Your kilt pin looks great!
I have a minitue C.I.B. that I use for a tie tac
I'm going to have to give it a try making it into a Kilt pin
What type of epoxy did you use?
I've had good luck with PV-7

**ByDand** · 9th May 06, 08:37 AM

I met with Alexis and her husband. They work with a local jeweler and they do fantastic stuff. I would have no problem with them on anything.

**Richland** · 9th May 06, 08:50 AM

Joe,
I used a loc-tite quick set epoxy.Iit is in a double syringe system
sets up fast so be careful. certainy strong, and drys clear
to correct an error in my post The sword was a necklace from spencer. you can see the hole in the top of the handle. I am working on my soldering skills so i may try that on the next one. you may be better off staying with epoxy I worry that the solder heat may effect the blue background on your CIB.
Congratulations on the award, wear it with pride....