Quote Originally Posted by kid icarus View Post
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