Show Us Your Kilt Pins.

**Spartan Tartan** · 25th February 11, 04:26 PM

Wow! Very impressive gents.

EB, I IMMEDIATELY recognized your "gimmick" Latin pin. I believe you have it as #13. That was the unit logo (the phrase anyway) of my first duty station in the navy! Awesome. Seeing that just made my day. Thanks again.

**Downunder Kilt** · 25th February 11, 04:34 PM

Originally Posted by English Bloke

Hi Downunder.
If you want to protect your investment as it were, and ensure you don't loose precious family heirlooms, the links to the replica "Rising Sun" and Australia shoulder titles that I used are clickable here.

Thanks for the info EB. I do have a replica one for wearing when I'm likely to be dancing or going to a crowed pub. I tend to wear my fathers/uncles ones when going out to quieter places eg reataurant. I can assure you that along with their medals and service records they are some of my most treasured possessions.

**English Bloke** · 25th February 11, 04:39 PM

Oh I believe you.

**Macman** · 25th February 11, 04:54 PM

This is a Kwakiutl sun, which now resides permanently on my British Columbia Provincial Tartan kilt.

**Riverkilt** · 25th February 11, 05:12 PM

Nope EB, got my Welsh Dragon at a highland games somewhere...

**OC Richard** · 26th February 11, 05:15 AM

I'm someone who hasn't worn a kilt pin in years.

It's being around pipe bands, and seeing all the 20 or 30 year old band kilts with tears and rips in them. In a band's pile of old kilts, the undamaged one is the exception. It sobers one to the realities of long-term hard-use kilt pin wearing.

But back in the 80s, when I did wear a kilt pin, I had this one custom made, and I still have it. I was looking for a nice Celtic Cross pin and at that time nobody seemed to make what I was after. I saw this lovely sterling pendant by Ortak (or Carrick) and they agreed to make one up with a pin back.

Also from that time I have another kilt pin, sterling, a sgian dubh with a real cairngorm at the top. It's rather small and delicate and lovely.

**Ancienne Alliance** · 26th February 11, 06:00 AM

Excellent photos all !

Those who know me are well aware I am more “kilt brooch” than kilt pin oriented..

I wear these in the middle section of my apron. Like thus:

For my tweed kilts :

More to come (the tartan kilt brooches)

**Ancienne Alliance** · 26th February 11, 06:05 AM

Best,

Robert

**okiwen** · 8th March 11, 04:47 AM

I have never seen a pin/broach worn like this. Very nice and unique. I like it. I guess you have given me options. I wonder what the history here is.

I think I'll have to look for a broach to wear on the above center of my kilt.

**sydnie7** · 8th March 11, 12:46 PM

This little pin is mounted with Serpentine from The Lizard (info) and brings back wonderful memories for me. One of these days Bob and I will visit the UK together!