custom Air Force sporran set

**Barb T** · 18th June 07, 08:13 AM

Hi folks

Caledonia Fine Arts makes custom sporran sets with military insignia, and we ordered one for our daughter to give to her when she commissioned in the Air Force last month. Thought you might like to see the set up close. The set has her career field badge on the buckle, Air Force wings on the cantle, and the logo that's on the dress uniform buttons on the sporran chain, cuff links, sgian dubh, and kilt pin.

Barb

**McMurdo** · 18th June 07, 08:18 AM

Beautiful Sporran and buckle, you must be very proud of her.

**cessna152towser** · 18th June 07, 08:19 AM

Looking really good. That set complements the kilt very nicely indeed.
Now I'm tempted to get something similar for my Royal Air Force kilt !!!!

**escherblacksmith** · 18th June 07, 08:22 AM

Very nice . . . might have to get a set for my brother, and then start trying to convince him to wear a kilt.

where is she stationed?

**Barb T** · 18th June 07, 08:28 AM

Originally Posted by escherblacksmith

Very nice . . . might have to get a set for my brother, and then start trying to convince him to wear a kilt.

where is she stationed?

She'll be stationed in Albuquerque at Kirtland AFB, and she'll be working as a research physicist. The Air Force Research Labs at Kirtland do research on directed energy and space vehicles, and she doesn't yet know which one she'll be working in. I'm sure that I'll never have any idea of what she's working on - they had her apply for her second level top secret clearance even before she finished ROTC and graduate this spring.

We're very proud of her!

B

**Splash_4** · 18th June 07, 08:42 AM

That is sweet. She will enjoy Albuquerque (which is where I am sitting right now) if she likes the outdoors.

**Barb T** · 18th June 07, 10:27 AM

Oh yeh - we started her backpacking when she was a wee squirt. And both she and her husband majored in geology, so......ABQ is a fab place for them.

B

Originally Posted by Splash_4

That is sweet. She will enjoy Albuquerque (which is where I am sitting right now) if she likes the outdoors.

**Riverkilt** · 18th June 07, 10:44 AM

Looks like the old Army Air Corps logo on the sporran chain - very cool!

If you haven't already check out L.L. Bean's sale on the military tartan shirts, they have the Air Force tartan. She might like that for knocking around. Just search for tartan on the website.

And hey, Albuquerque is so cool. Maybe she'll get a chance to meet Kathy Lare, go to the Gathering of Nations next year, ride up Sandia Peak, and pig out on the great chow they have around town.

You gotta be soooo proud.

Ron

**Barb T** · 19th June 07, 06:47 AM

Originally Posted by Riverkilt

Looks like the old Army Air Corps logo on the sporran chain - very cool!

Ron

That's the logo on the buttons of the dress blue uniform.

B

**Retro Red** · 19th June 07, 10:01 AM

Thanks for the pictures, Barb. As a former U.S. Airman (3900th Computer Service Squadron, SAC hq), I really enjoyed seeing that. What a great gift for your daughter & congratulations to her on her achievement.
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