At our burns Supper, we often have someone "armed" with either a claymore or baskethilt (or both) escorting the haggis. It's the "guard" for the haggis to make sure no one tries to reive it or anything.

No one--and read that carefully--no one takes it seriously. People don't show up wearing swords or anything. I would consider wearing the powder horn, pistol, jewleled dirk, basket hilt, etc. at the right event, but I don't have any idea what that event would be so it's not likely to happen. I'm thinking of some of those outfits worn in the early 1800s when Georga IV visited; man, I'd look great in one of those.

Of course, I also liked wearing a cowboy hat and spurs when I was a kid.

At the games--as at many other types of outings--there are always people who like to dress up in costumes with rough boots, swords, and trying to look like an extra from Brave Heart. But it's a costume; everyone knows it's a costume, and I don't think anyone take it very seriously. I think of it as being similar to the "living history" people who dress up in 17th century outfits or even the 78th Highlandes who wear the old style uniforms and carry muskets. It's just for fun. Might look a bit silly on Main Street, but at the games, everyone just takes it all in stride.