More Exclusives: "19th Century Kilt Pins + More"

[McMurdo]

That is just great, I too was looking at the anchor to go on my Royal Naval Association kilt. I am glad you have it what a wonderful Christmas present, my search for the perfect kilt pin continues.

[creagdhubh]

That is just great, I too was looking at the anchor to go on my Royal Naval Association kilt. I am glad you have it what a wonderful Christmas present, my search for the perfect kilt pin continues.

Glen,

The perfect kilt pin...a simple 4" blanket pin made of hallmarked sterling silver - a bit like what the officers of the Gordon Highlanders used to wear. Or, if you are an armiger (not sure if you are), your crest (only the crest portion, not a badge, circlet, etc) made of hallmarked silver and created to your own size specifications. There you have it! Haha! Of course, these are a couple of my own preferences.

Cheers,

[McMurdo]

Glen,

The perfect kilt pin...a simple 4" blanket pin made of hallmarked sterling silver - a bit like what the officers of the Gordon Highlanders used to wear. Or, if you are an armiger (not sure if you are), your crest (only the crest portion, not a badge, circlet, etc) made of hallmarked silver and created to your own size specifications. There you have it! Haha! Of course, these are a couple of own preferences.

Cheers,

No I am not an armiger, though I do like he idea of the blanket pin especially in silver. For now I will keep the simple modern thistle pin I have on it now until I find something more suitable. This kilt was commissioned after my Uncle passed away, he was in the Royal Navy during WWII. Therefore I was hoping to get a pin that both goes well on the kilt and says something about my late Uncle.

[sirdaniel1975]

Just a quick note on the kilt pins shown on this thread…

During the recent holidays, my wife and I hopped in the car with our two lovely fox terriers and drove from Texas to Raleigh, North Carolina to visit our daughter and son-in-law. On the way, we stopped by the Scottish Tartan Museum in Franklin. This was my first visit to Franklin, NC and to the museum. I was very impressed with how clean the town is and how friendly the town folks are to outsiders. The Scottish Tartan Museum is fantastic. The history that has been captured is something else. I especially enjoyed the Scottish-Cherokee display that shows how the Scottish farmers in the area made friends with the native Cherokee people.

After reading this thread, I mentioned to my wife I would really, really like to get that pin as a symbol of my time I spent in the Navy and as a way for me to remember my father and grandfather who were both career military men and participated in WWI, WWII and the Korean war. Anyway, unbeknownst to me, while at the Scottish Tartan Museum, my beautiful and thoughtful wife purchased the naval anchor kilt pin for me. And, Christmas morning, opening up gifts, surprise, there it was!

So…the anchor kilt pin has it’s début on my Mackay Ancient in March at the North Texas Irish Festival in Dallas.

Can't thank you enough for all the kind words.

Slainte