Wearing the Kilt Pin

[Jock Scot]

If it is just jewelry, then how do you explain the basic safety pins that you get? They are even lighter than most kilt pins.

These basic kilt pins, the "safety" AKA(Also Known As) "horse blanket" pins probably have their roots in the military as simple, sturdy and to a minor extent, functional bling items . The better ones are often made of silver and are quite costly and made by some of the most prestigious jewellers and are often worn as heirlooms and are heavier than the modern steel ones. I wear one that my Grandfather wore in France in WW1 made by Hamilton and Inches, for example. However there are four basic things that need to be remembered about kilt pins:-

1. Its not compulsory to wear one, as a civilian.
2. It is not wise to pin both layers of cloth together. Firstly, the kilt rarely hangs properly. Secondly, there is a danger, albeit slim in my experience, of ripping the kilt apron.
3. They are just a subtle(an oft forgotten point )piece of bling and are unlikely to be of any real use.
4. The position of the kilt pin along the apron edge is entirely down to the civilian individual.