Hellooo. Smee again.

I noticed on Jeff's (Forrester Modern's) recent thread re: his new Douglas Brown Kilt, that he had a rather dazzling, Fleur de lis Kilt pin and not the usual 4" pewter sword. It got me to thinking how my own taste in kilt pin aquisition has developed since I began to follow the sage advice from a number of X Markers of "one pin for each kilt" to reduce the chance of pin swap damage.

I've managed to accrue quite a number of pins now and my fascination at picking up different and interesting ones is almost as intence as my interest in Kilts.

The purpose of this thread is not to shout "Look at me, look at all my pins" or even "look at me look at all my kilts" but to encourage newer members who may be looking for pins to venture towards ones that may be a little different from the usual.

I'm trying to post the pictures in a series of posts and in chronological order but they might not be exactly in the order I aquired them. All pins were bought over the internet, either on auction sites using various search strings or from online Highland retailers.

Pin 01

The first kilt pin I aquired. It's a 4" Sword and rampant lion, made of pewter with a pin and roll clasp fastening. Pretty standard stuff and not expensive if you shop around. It sits on my Black Watch PV which I now keep as a lender Kilt.

Pin 02

This is a 3.5" solid silver (925) pin with a pin and roll clasp. I've seen the same design for sale for fairly hefty money, probably because it's silver. I picked this one up on ebay for a handful of peanuts. Right place right time I guess. It now sits on my MacLeod Ancient PV.

Pin 03

A 4" pewter, Sword and clan (Bruce) badge pin with a roll clasp and pin fastening. Average price for these is £10-£15 and come in various different styles on the same theme (badge on a sword) so best you shop around. It now sits on my 16oz Bruce Modern.

Pin 04

I bought this on Ebay ages ago and have have posted pics of it here before. It's a brass pin so it's quite heavy. It's 4" long and fastens with a pin and roll clasp. It lived on my Black PV Kilt for a while then was demoted and went for a long while without a Kilt to sit on because I felt it never really looked right on any of the other tartans I had. Until now. I do think it looks fantastic against my 13oz Oliver Hunting Ancient which is where it now is. It seems that sometimes you buy a pin for a kilt and other times you buy a kilt for a pin... or summink!

Pin 05

A 4" chrome finish, pewter pin depicting a celtic swirl. It can be found through various UK based, highland suppliers, either directly or via their ebay outlets. It's quite reasonably priced but does vary depending on who's selling it. It has a pin fastening and used to reside on my 13oz Grant Hunting (Black Watch) but is currently Kiltless. Not because I don't like it, I love it in fact, it's just that it's in rotation.