Let's play "Identify These Tartans"

[Tattoo Bradley]

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper tartan???????? WHA WHA WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAT???? That's AMAZING! I was the BIGGEST Hot Rod fan as kid. I'm sure this tartan would have to be special woven... hmmm... hamster wheel's turning....

[Cirthalion]

The Maple Leaf is my tartan of choice, as you can see from my icon!

In Days of yore,
From Britain's shore
Wolfe the dauntless hero came
And planted firm Britannia's flag
On Canada's fair domain.
Here may it wave,
Our boast, our pride
And joined in love together,
The thistle, shamrock, rose entwined,
The Maple Leaf Forever!


Cirthalion

[macwilkin]

Thread moved to the heraldry & tartans section. Please post all tartan-related threads here.

Cirthalion: I love "The Maple Leaf Forever" -- I have a great version of it on the pipes as played by the band of the 48th Highlanders of Canada. In fact, the Piper at our wedding played it, along with a French-Canadian tune (the name escapes me) as we left the church.

Regards,

Todd

[gilmore]

The Highlanders are good friends of mine I made their kilts for them they are a bit modified for the ring.

From the photos it looks as if a strip of tartan is used as a belt or sash, attached to the the left side of the kilt and, running to the right, is wrapped around the waist and tied in a knot at the left waist/hip bone.

I would guess buckles could cut an opponent and cause unintended injury, as well as be easily ripped off the kilt, or provide a grip for an opponent.

Guesses on when wrestling will be a sport in highland games? or perhaps highlander tossing?

[smaughazard]

Uhh… wrestling has long been an event at Highland Games. See the center photo here.

As for Pro Wrestling, I rather doubt that will ever come to the Highland Games, but the wrestlers mentioned above would probably be welcomed as Special Guests.

[Andrew Green]

I second the Maple Leaf I.D. It does look rather neat...the swatch pictures don't seem to do it justice. The colours blend very well.

[switchblade5984]

^^ what he said! ^^

[gilmore]

Uhh… wrestling has long been an event at Highland Games. See the center photo here.

As for Pro Wrestling, I rather doubt that will ever come to the Highland Games, but the wrestlers mentioned above would probably be welcomed as Special Guests.

Although the names of the two sports are spelled identically, I should have written the name of the other one phonetically, as it is pronounced, "rasslin."

[BLAZN]

The bottom picture shows the Maple Leaf tartan, ITI number 2034.

The top picture is none other than the Roddy "Rowdy" Piper tartan, recorded in the International Tartan Index as No. 5411.

Matt's the man!

Piper has his very own tartaan?!? AWESOME!

I may be mis-remembering, but the Highlanders' kilts were specially designed by our own MacHummel, of Canadian Casual Kilts. He had to come up with a closure that would be comfortable enough, but also strong enough, to wrestle in.

That's quite the claim to fame!
I wish the WWE would give these two guys more ring time. They're actually pretty skilled in the ring.

The Highlanders are good friends of mine I made their kilts for them they are a bit modified for the ring. I didn't know Piper had his own tartan wicked!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
I too am a huge wrestling fan , I meet up with the highlanders through the band Mudmen, Sandy and Rob Campbell are world class pipers that head up a heavy rock band thgey also wear CCK's.

Somehow, someway, I've got to get you to set me up with a "chance" meeting. I'm seriously becoming a fan of The Highlanders.

No you didn't
Besides me making kilt kilts for these guys they are great folks to hang out with . I am making a couple more for these guys but i have been asked not to let the cat out of the bag about what tartan these two are gonna wear. Piper now waers the the Wallace tartan .

When you're allowed to share... please do!

I did notice Roddy has not been wearing the same tartan as in that picture. Wallace, you say? I guess I have to get me some.

[Captain]

An additional note on Rowdy's own tartan... according to the International Tartan Index it was designed by Roderick Toombs,which is Piper's real name... He designed the thing himself.

I wouldn't mind a kilt in it (as I am also a huge WRESTLING fan--that's right, I pronounce it correctly), but it's kind of a plain tartan...


However, since he's wearing Wallace now, I could deal with that... It's a good looking tartan, as is the Maple Leaf as well.