Your Favorite Kilt Pin

[JRB]

My favorite kilt pin is this stag antler pin I picked up last September at the Loon Mountain games in NH. I call it my half-monarch of the glen pin. The vendor was Scotland By The Yard from Quechee, VT. http://www.scotlandbytheyard.com/sco...d-ourstore.htm

[McMurdo]

A very difficult question however with some thought I've narrowed it down to two the first was a gift from Hamish and is on my Isle of Skye, here is the post I made about it when I got it.
http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/c...052/index.html
And a few photos




on the apron




My second favourite at the moment would have to be my Gecko pin that I found on ebay. Here is the review of it.
http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/k...284/index.html

And a photo of it on the apron


I like this pin as it has just about every colour of the tartan in it.

[Highlander31]

I do not wear a kilt pin. Unfortunately, while I have seen some nice pins, I have never found one to my liking, and choose not to wear just anything. When the right one comes along, I will wear it.

Kilt pins did not come into use until the Highland regiments starting wearing them. According to the story, the queen was inspecting a highland unit on a blustery day. One poor solider had his kilt blowing up and not being able to move, he was having an embarrassing time to say the least. The queen recognizing the soldier's dilemma used a pin she had to secure the aprons together. They became part of the uniform shortly after.

[GDub]

Here's the two I wear and the only two "styles" I own:

SWK's military "safety pin" kilt pin (I've got several of these) with my band's button:



and an artsy pin from Amerikilts:

[Nighthawk]

I do not wear a kilt pin. Unfortunately, while I have seen some nice pins, I have never found one to my liking, and choose not to wear just anything. When the right one comes along, I will wear it.

Kilt pins did not come into use until the Highland regiments starting wearing them. According to the story, the queen was inspecting a highland unit on a blustery day. One poor solider had his kilt blowing up and not being able to move, he was having an embarrassing time to say the least. The queen recognizing the soldier's dilemma used a pin she had to secure the aprons together. They became part of the uniform shortly after.

I'm with you on this one. It took me a lot of searching to find just the right one. That stag head from Glen Esk, when I saw it, just took me breath away. It was perfect.

[Nighthawk]

I got this from USA Kilts. The thing is just plain sweet. I also have the matching belt buckle. They look killer with my Clark.

[kevinkinney]

I like these,



Matt has this one, I have three in different shades to match the formality of dress.

I got a wild hair one night and made a bunch for the family.

Kevin.

[Standard]

This is the one that I now have that my kids got for me for Christmas last year. They got it through The Celtic Croft.

http://thecelticcroft.com/Highland_A...ethilt_lg.html

[Dukeof Kircaldy]

That's a personal question. I found a really great kilt pin on eBay that was a boar's head on top of a sword. My usual pin is a clan crest pin.

Buy one that is along the lines of what you like. Then look around for one that really strikes your fancy.

[Big Mikey]

This is probably my favourite. It was found in an antique shop in Victoria, BC and was a gift from my sweetie. It is antique (circa 1880), hallmarked silver with a citrine. It is pictured on my Maple Leaf kilt though it is usually worn on my saffron SWK.