Kilt Pin Regs

[Andrew Breecher]

I'd imagine it's so that, if the pin ever came unclasped for any reason, it wouldn't just fall out.

Andrew.

[Phil Wright]

Apparently it was due to Quenn Victoria who had to preserve a soldier's modesty when his apron flapped. She removed her hat pin and pinned downwards. True or not ???
Phil

[davedove]

I'd imagine it's so that, if the pin ever came unclasped for any reason, it wouldn't just fall out.

Andrew.

Whether there are any rules or not, this is the most reasonable and practical answer I could think of.

[Bob C]

I used to wear one of those diaper pins with my kilt during the day. I guess I was wearing it upside down, too, with the snap at the top.

Now, I just leave a more decorative pin on the kilt all the time.

[Blu (Ontario)]

I looked at those pins... They look like they'd leave large holes in the fabric.

[sav]

This pic is from my archives, circa the outbreak of WWI:


Interesting pic, note the absence of sporrans.

[Doc Hudson]

And note that the kilt pins are closer to the belt line than the hemline.

[Andrew Breecher]

On a side note, those boys look awfully young to be part of a Scottish regiment. I know the Boy Scouts in Britain were used in WWI in a support rôle, but are these boys enlisted?

Andrew.