Show Us Your Kilt Pins.

[English Bloke]

Pin 06

A 4" antique finish, pewter pin depicting celtic serpents (which is appropriate to my job as a healthcare professional I suppose). I picked this up at the same time as Pin 05 because I couldn't decide between the two so I bought them both (£14 the pair with a four day wait for the auction to finish). It too has a pin fastening and sits on my 13oz Johnstone Modern.

Pin(s) 07

These pins are on my wife's 16oz "The Australian" Modern. It is a man's Kilt although it looks great on her and I've posted about it's origins before so I'll not bore you (if you're really interested click here. It's a long winded read as usual). In summary, there are two pins here, both replicas. A 3rd incarnation, burnished copper "Rising Sun" hat badge (1904 to 1949) and a copper finish, Australia shoulder title beneath and both fasten with butterfly clutch pins. I bought them online from a medal and badge supplier based near Perth in Western Australia. They were expensive with postage but these badges have great, important significance to me (and also my wife for different reasons) which is why they are worn in this way.

Pin(s) 08

This is a set of Led Zeppelin Runes. If you have no idea what they are, you are either much older than me or considerably younger, in which case it doesn't matter. They are pewter and fasten with individual clutch pins. They are also pretty good at gripping on and do usually stay in alignment. They sit on my plain Black PV and knocked Pin 04 off this prestigious spot on arrival.

Pin 09

A 2" round, pewter Brooch depicting three, celtic stylised horses. Fastens with a pin and roll clasp and sits on my Brittany National Acrylic. It doesn't get much wear this one because this is not my favorite kilt (because of the material not the tartan sett) but it is a nice pin. Picked it up on ebay for next to nowt.

Pin 10

I picked this up on ebay as well. For 99p! It started as a pewter (silver finish) celtic sword. Because it was so cheap and therefore no loss if the plan went wrong (I was looking for just such a thing), I (carefully) painted it Black. I've seen these elsewhere in various finishes, including black for up to £22. I think that's too much to pay for a pewter pin. It now lives on my Grant Hunting 13oz and adds to the dark and mysterious nature of the Black Watch sett (Grant Hunting, Campbell Clan, Munro Hunting and Black Watch are one and the same according to Lochcarron).