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27th January 22, 05:18 PM
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Kilt Pin
Does anyone have a kilt pin recommendation? Who makes a good one ? Preferably I'd want something USA, UK made only.
Thanks,
Scott
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27th January 22, 05:23 PM
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Check out USA Kilts. They are advertisers here, they have excellent quality, and most of what they sell is either US or UK/ Irish made. I have several kilt pins, among other things, from them.
Also be aware that any pin of the right size can be a kilt pin.
Last edited by kilted2000; 27th January 22 at 05:24 PM.
Tha mi uabhasach sgith gach latha.
“A man should look as if he has bought his clothes (kilt) with intelligence, put them (it) on with care, and then forgotten all about them (it).” Paraphrased from Hardy Amies
Proud member of the Clans Urquhart and MacKenzie.
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27th January 22, 05:31 PM
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If you do a search for kilt pins, you'll come up with a lot of threads with lots of pictures. There's one here: http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...lt-pins-25346/ There was another one called just "show us your kilt pins" that someone else might be able to find better than I. You might get some ideas there.
Just remember that kilt pins are optional.
Rev'd Father Bill White: Mostly retired Parish Priest & former Elementary Headmaster. Lover of God, dogs, most people, joy, tradition, humour & clarity. Legion Padre, theologian, teacher, philosopher, linguist, encourager of hearts & souls & a firm believer in dignity, decency, & duty. A proud Canadian Sinclair with solid Welsh and other heritage.
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28th January 22, 08:55 AM
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Do a Google search for blanket pins
waulk softly and carry a big schtick
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28th January 22, 09:50 AM
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Depends on the type of pin you want.
Ulla Box Creations do some nice antler ones https://www.etsy.com/shop/UllapoolBo...on_id=20939076 as do J Boult www.jboultdesigns.com and Antler Sgian Dubhs https://www.antlersgiandubhs.co.uk/handmade-kilt-pins (who also have some ox horn pins, and I bought a rams horn pin from them last year) - although these are pretty easy to make yourself.
Ebay is sometimes worth a look for vintage/silver kilt pins.
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28th January 22, 01:37 PM
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Nagle Forge is a California company which has some unique kilt pins. Their web site shows only a small fraction of their merchandise. https://nagleforge.com
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28th January 22, 02:46 PM
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I've no idea what your budget is, but the Ministry of Tartan (ministryoftartan.com) has a couple of nice vintage silver regimental pins for sale:
http://www.ministryoftartan.com/kilt-pin
Cheers,
SM
Shaun Maxwell
Vice President & Texas Commissioner
Clan Maxwell Society
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30th January 22, 05:46 PM
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Sorry I'm going to beat the drum a bit for vintage kilt pins, which I very much prefer over anything I've seen being currently made.
From the 1920s through the 1950s a number of Scottish firms made extremely elegant Sterling kilt pins which I think set the standard.
(Forsyth 1960 catalogue)

Here's my 1950s Henderson & Horner (Glasgow) kilt pin which I got on Ebay for around $20, with a 1950s catalogue offering that exact pin (Tartan Gift Shop, Edinburgh)

Here's a thread I started about classic Scottish kilt pins
http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...lt-pins-94957/
These are always available on Ebay, often for prices below ungainly modern ones; here's a vintage Robert Allison Sterling silver kilt pin for under $40 https://www.ebay.com/itm/19462504749...kAAOSwJzlhslrh
Makers include silversmiths
Robert Allison
Thomas Kerr Ebbutt
Henderson & Horner
Medlock & Craik
John Fraser
James Rettie & Son
Hamilton & Inches
and pipemakers
Robert G Lawrie
Peter Henderson
Personally I really like being able to wear a piece of Scottish history for relatively little money.
Last edited by OC Richard; 6th July 22 at 08:04 PM.
Proud Mountaineer from the Highlands of West Virginia; son of the Revolution and Civil War; first Europeans on the Guyandotte
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1st April 22, 03:48 AM
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Lovely kilt pins!
 Originally Posted by OC Richard
Sorry I'm going to beat the drum a bit for vintage kilt pins, which I very much prefer over anything I've seen being currently made.
From the 1920s through the 1950s a number of Scottish firms made extremely elegant Sterling kilt pins which I think set the standard.
(Forsyth 1960 catalogue)
Here's my 1950s Henderson & Horner (Glasgow) kilt pin from the 1950s, which I got on Ebay for around $20, with a 1950s catalogue offering that exact pin (Tartan Gift Shop, Edinburgh)
Here's a thread I started about classic Scottish kilt pins
http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...lt-pins-94957/
These are always available on Ebay, often for prices below ungainly modern ones; here's a vintage Robert Allison Sterling silver kilt pin for under $40 https://www.ebay.com/itm/19462504749...kAAOSwJzlhslrh
Makers include silversmiths
Robert Allison
Thomas Kerr Ebbutt
Henderson & Horner
Medlock & Craik
John Fraser
James Rettie & Son
Hamilton & Inches
and pipemakers
Robert G Lawrie
Peter Henderson
Personally I really like being able to wear a piece of Scottish history for relatively little money.
Those kilt pins are really very nice!!!!
I will be looking even more closely at etsy and Ebay for vintage ones now!!!!
I was thinking of casting some before I saw these!
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1st April 22, 06:28 AM
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 Originally Posted by stewmini
Does anyone have a kilt pin recommendation? Who makes a good one ? Preferably I'd want something USA, UK made only.
Thanks,
Scott
Ian Grant of Edinburgh make some beautiful ones.
http://www.iangrantofedinburgh.com/index.php
ian grant kilt pins gold.jpg
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