looking for a fancy new kilt pin and sgian dubh

[kid icarus]

WHOA!!! those are some sweet sites!!! can i really get away with wearing a scots guards piper kilt pin? ;P thanks guys! anyone else have some cool sites like these?

[Jock Scot]

WHOA!!! those are some sweet sites!!! can i really get away with wearing a scots guards piper kilt pin? ;P thanks guys! anyone else have some cool sites like these?

Can I ask you to consider something. Have you served in the Scots Guards? Are you serving in the Scots Guards? If the answer to those two questions is no, then please don't wear the Scots Guards kilt pin which contains their regimental badge. It might not mean much to many, but to those that are serving and have served with that regiment it means almost everything. Just so you know wearing unit badges that you are not entitled to is just not done in the UK and the Commonwealth. So can I ask you to be sympathetic to our customs. Thank you.

[davidlpope]

can i really get away with wearing a scots guards piper kilt pin?

[Disclaimer: Personal Opinion Follows]

I strongly encourage you not to. As Jock notes, military insignia, particularly specific unit insignia, "says" I served in this unit. Unless one IS serving or HAS served with that unit I think it smacks of stolen sacrifice.

I've seen many opinions expressed here on XMarks along these lines: "I'm wearing this insignia to honor(emphasis mine) my grandfather/cousin/second uncle-in-law once removed, nobody in particular, etc. who was in the Black Watch/Scots Guards/Marines, etc." It seems that this reasoning bleeds over from the rationale employed when deciding which tartan to wear. My opinion is that in many cases this thinking is not really about honoring anyone and is instead a license to wear whatever insignia one desires. In my mind this reasoning is deeply flawed, for a variety of reasons that I won't get into, as they are off-topic and likely to cause ill-will.

There are some really wonderful civilian items which are available. Rab Gordon and House of Labhran, in particular, have some really nice pieces. I'd really encourage you to consider these.

Cordially,

David