State kilt pins/badges?

[FatherWilliam57]

Ran across this on eBay. Anybody ever seen anything like this? If so, are these available? I'd like a Pennsylvania badge...not sured I'd actually wear it, but might like to have one.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEWAX:IT

[M. A. C. Newsome]

I'm guessing that was something commissioned by a Scottish organization (St. Andrews Society perhaps) in Wisconsin. Unless there is a "Wisconsin Scottish" pipe band that I am unaware of.

That being the case, perhaps you can see if any such organizations in your own state have commissioned a similar badge for their membership -- and then join the organization, so you can wear it!

For myself, I do have a kilt pin related to my state. Our state flower (NC) is the dogwood, and it is easy enough to find sterling silver dogwood blossom jewelry around here. I have a nice one from Stuart Nye which I wear as a kilt pin on my Carolina tartan kilt.

[Baldybrown]

What a cool pin. I'd love to get one for Montana. Who's the manufacturer?

[sydnie7]

Mystery solved, I do believe.

looky here

[macwilkin]

Another suggestion would be Civil War reenactor "sutlers" who sell reproduction badges for various Northern and Southern state regiments; for example, I wear a reproduction badge for Iowa soldiers on my Iowa tartan kilt, since one of my great-great-grandfathers served in the 11th Iowa Infantry.

I know Xmarks member Piobear wears a reproduction Georgia state seal badge on his Georgia kilt.

T.

[Zardoz]

I went the DIY route for a 'State' kilt pin;

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...ilt-pin-60347/

[Joshua]

That badger needs a human head full mask sporran, then I'd buy it.

[FatherWilliam57]

That badger needs a human head full mask sporran, then I'd buy it.

Whoo...tough crowd!