Cap badges with Tams, or Balmorals without ribbons?

[M. A. C. Newsome]

I personally don'y wear a clan badge on my balmoral, not that I don't like or bear alliegence to my clan, it's just that I don't like the weight of the pewter versions and untill I can find a suitable vintage clan badge in silver I will continue to wear a penannular brooch on mine.

It seems like it has come up a few times recently on the forum that people are looking for a lighter, thinner badge than the clunky pewter ones generally available.

I'll just point out that there is another option, if you don't mind paying a bit more for quality.

Our hand cast sterling silver badges are much thinner and lighter than the typical pewter badge.
http://giftshop.scottishtartans.org/silver_badges.htm

I just weighed one on a postal scale and it was .6 oz.

[BoldHighlander]

It seems like it has come up a few times recently on the forum that people are looking for a lighter, thinner badge than the clunky pewter ones generally available.

I'll just point out that there is another option, if you don't mind paying a bit more for quality.

Our hand cast sterling silver badges are much thinner and lighter than the typical pewter badge.
http://giftshop.scottishtartans.org/silver_badges.htm

I just weighed one on a postal scale and it was .6 oz.

I can't afford one just yet, but this option appeals to me. I do have one question Matt. I'm having some difficulty locating the newly designed badge for the Macdonalds of Keppoch (see design below), does your silversmith have this design?

[M. A. C. Newsome]

I can't afford one just yet, but this option appeals to me. I do have one question Matt. I'm having some difficulty locating the newly designed badge for the Macdonalds of Keppoch (see design below), does your silversmith have this design?

No problem. If he doesn't already have it I can show him this picture and that's more than good enough for him to work from.

[Tobus]

It seems like it has come up a few times recently on the forum that people are looking for a lighter, thinner badge than the clunky pewter ones generally available.

Matt, I have two questions for you. I'm looking at your online gift shop with the intention of ordering a clan crest badge. Specifically, I'm looking at the brushed pewter crest badges.

1. The color in the photos seems to suggest that these are a bronze-ish or brass-ish color. My intent is for my cap badge to match my kilt pin which is a typical dullish grey pewter. Can you verify for me the color of these crest badges of yours? Is it just the lighting in the photo that makes yours look that color?

2. You list the standard pewter crest badges (polished or brushed), and then you offer a smaller (7/8") size. But what is the size of the standard ones? Obviously they're larger than 7/8", but what size are they exactly?

Thanks.

[M. A. C. Newsome]

1. The color in the photos seems to suggest that these are a bronze-ish or brass-ish color. My intent is for my cap badge to match my kilt pin which is a typical dullish grey pewter. Can you verify for me the color of these crest badges of yours? Is it just the lighting in the photo that makes yours look that color?

These are the standard dull grey pewter. It may just be your monitor settings that makes them look bronze. They look fairly pewterish (is that a word?) on my screen.

2. You list the standard pewter crest badges (polished or brushed), and then you offer a smaller (7/8") size. But what is the size of the standard ones? Obviously they're larger than 7/8", but what size are they exactly?

They are exactly the size of a typical crest badge, more or less. :-) I know, not the answer you are looking for, but I'm not in the shop now to take a precise measurement. The small pins (7/8") are about the size of a quarter, while the standard crest badge is a bit larger than a silver dollar, if that gives you any indication.

If you want precise measurements of the crest pin, you can call up the gift shop and someone will use a tape measure and get that info to you. Or email the museum and you should have any answer today or tomorrow.

[Tobus]

These are the standard dull grey pewter. It may just be your monitor settings that makes them look bronze. They look fairly pewterish (is that a word?) on my screen.

I got my badge today, and it looks great! Just as you described: dull pewterish grey.

They are exactly the size of a typical crest badge, more or less. :-) I know, not the answer you are looking for, but I'm not in the shop now to take a precise measurement. The small pins (7/8") are about the size of a quarter, while the standard crest badge is a bit larger than a silver dollar, if that gives you any indication.

If you want precise measurements of the crest pin, you can call up the gift shop and someone will use a tape measure and get that info to you. Or email the museum and you should have any answer today or tomorrow.

If anybody was interested in the actual dimension, the outside diameter of the badge is 1-3/4". So it's exactly twice the diameter of the smaller 7/8" badges.