Kilt Pin Regs

[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.

[sav]

Andrew,
Not only are they enlisted, but you'll notice they are NCO's. The boy on the right is a corporal, and although his rank is hidden in the shadows, the boy on the left is a lance-corporal.

[Archangel]

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.

I'd have to read the texts again but if memory serves...at the onset of WW1 the British encouraged teenagers to join up. The understanding was that they would not be in combat, even in Europe, err, the continent, err, over there (even I do that island fortress thing sometimes).
It was part of the jingoistic war promotion at the time and they would get the training and do some of the support roles in a more comfortable setting than the grownups. When they were old enough, they would be more than ready.
(I don't know enough US military, would that be like the ROTC?)
That plan all went kaplooey (an academic history term) when the Allies met the enemy and suffered horrendous losses. As a result, the combat age was lowered and these young men went to war.
(pretty sure I'm referencing MacDonald's 1914.)

Not sure on this but suspect Boy Scout role was WW2.