show me your kilt belt buckle pics

**Foxgun Tom** · 5th January 07, 10:17 AM

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**neo71665** · 5th January 07, 03:48 PM

Originally Posted by billmcc

Neo,

Most traditional kilt buckles are a bit flashy because they are a dress (semi-formal) accessory. For daily wear, many of us wear a 2 to 2.5-inch wide belt with a D-ring or O-ring buckle.

My daily wear belt is from Amerikilt:
http://www.amerikilt.com/

Sorry but I have to wear a tool belt all day everyday at work and thats the reason why when I'm off I try to stay away from belts that even looks like they need a tool or nail bag on it. Not saying it doesn't work or look good just not my thing.

**McMurdo** · 5th January 07, 03:56 PM

Originally Posted by Foxgun Tom

I got this brass buckle at the famous Barra's street market in the east of Glasgow and paid £4 pounds sterling, because I was born in the east end of Glasgow I visit the Barra's quite often!! therefore I know a lot of the old time stallholders. One of them, Jim is an engraver!! and he did the two dueling Roe-bucks in the cartouche for £6

not a bad deal? all in for £10

Tom

http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/7440/img5124hg8.jpg

That is a nice buckle Tom I really like it, and you have a custom piece for a very reasonable price, it doesnt get any better.

**neo71665** · 5th January 07, 03:58 PM

Originally Posted by Foxgun Tom

I got this brass buckle at the famous Barra's street market in the east of Glasgow and paid £4 pounds sterling, because I was born in the east end of Glasgow I visit the Barra's quite often!! therefore I know a lot of the old time stallholders. One of them, Jim is an engraver!! and he did the two dueling Roe-bucks in the cartouche for £6

not a bad deal? all in for £10

Tom

http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/7440/img5124hg8.jpg

I like that one if it was silver

**neo71665** · 5th January 07, 04:02 PM

Originally Posted by Pour1Malt

here arr me twa 'dressy' yins...

The blue one is the one my g/f got me for x-mas, now I gotta save up or wait be a "good boy" till next x-mas for the sporran.

**Erisianmonkey** · 5th January 07, 04:19 PM

I wear a regular belt rather than a wide belt, but I'm planning on getting a new buckle. Here's a pic:

I think it speaks a bit to my unique style, but the company has a lot of great designs. They are http://www.beltbuckleshop.com

**Hamish** · 5th January 07, 04:37 PM

Originally Posted by neo71665

Sorry but I have to wear a tool belt all day everyday at work and thats the reason why when I'm off I try to stay away from belts that even looks like they need a tool or nail bag on it. Not saying it doesn't work or look good just not my thing.

That is a pity because, strictly speaking, the oblong decorative buckles, or more correctly 'waist plates', are for dress wear with dress sporrans -rather than day or casual wear, as seen here:

For day wear I have a selection of eleven belts in black and brown leather, each with a slightly different single-prong buckle. Here are two of them:

To me, wearing a waist-plate belt as a day wear belt, even with an Argyll jacket, is as out of place as wearing a Prince Charlie with a T-shirt. Not only is it incorrect but it just looks wrong!!

**ccga3359** · 5th January 07, 04:43 PM

Originally Posted by Hamish

To me, wearing a waist-plate belt as a day wear belt, even with an Argyll jacket, is as out of place as wearing a Prince Charlie with a T-shirt. Not only is it incorrect but it just looks wrong!!

Thank you! As a new kiltie I really appreciate this insight. I was not overly comfortable with such a large mass of buckle. I felt as if I'm headed off to a rodeo. I was also concerned with the adjustment buckle ruining my kilt. Here's hoping that one day I'll be as dapper as you.

**ccga3359** · 5th January 07, 04:44 PM

Originally Posted by Hamish

To me, wearing a waist-plate belt as a day wear belt, even with an Argyll jacket, is as out of place as wearing a Prince Charlie with a T-shirt. Not only is it incorrect but it just looks wrong!!

Thank you! As a new kiltie I really appreciate this insight. I was not overly comfortable with such a large mass of buckle. I felt as if I'm headed off to a rodeo. I was also concerned with the adjustment buckle ruining my kilt. Here's hoping that one day I'll be as dapper as you. I am learning so much.

**neo71665** · 5th January 07, 07:34 PM

I agree Hamish, thats prolly the reason why I can't find anything I'm really looking for. I've been around construction trades since I was 16 and finally settled down as an electrician . I own so many wide leather and nylon toolbelts I'm sure I can hook everybody on the forum up with one if I was willing to part with them. I might have to settle with one of them or cast my own buckle, which I'm looking into as I type this.