Spectacular New Breton Kilt Pin

**Tattoo Bradley** · 19th June 06, 06:49 PM

I MUST agree. The tartan sample they enclosed is GORGEOUS.

**Scott Gilmore** · 19th June 06, 07:25 PM

Originally Posted by Tattoobradley

I MUST agree. The tartan sample they enclosed is GORGEOUS.

And it'll make a nice kilt (see below on right and at bottom in the desert). Looks good with brown sporran.

Don't know about the hand on the *** though - must be a Breton thang.

I like the sporran in this second shot, and how it's carried to one side of the buckle on the kilt belt itself, rather than from a sporran belt.

Regards,
Scott Gilmore

**NewKilt** · 19th June 06, 07:30 PM

That is a splendid kilt pin, and reminds me that I need to get a few more (non-sword) type. And that tartan - gorgeous!

Darrell

**Livingston** · 19th June 06, 08:00 PM

That is a very nice looking kilt pin, Hamish. And that tartan will make a nice 651st kilt for you

Where on earth are you going to put all of them?

**Streetcar** · 19th June 06, 09:48 PM

I like how it appears more "bottom-heavy." It seems most kilt pins are wider at the top, and come to a point at the bottom. (I'm sure there's some sort of tradition involving not having a sword pointed towards your heart)
But I've noticed that most non-sword kilt pins seem to follow that quasi-inverted triangle look.

This however, is a nice change. I thought it was a modified fluer-de-lis, until Robin was kind enough to post the Breton flag.

Ham, can I be you when I grow up?

**smaughazard** · 19th June 06, 10:53 PM

Very nice pin, Hamish. I'm another who's a bit tired of all of the sword-based pins (even though my nicest, an old Miracle, is just that). Vive la différence!

**Pour1Malt** · 20th June 06, 01:06 AM

ai like the tartan!

nice colour combo!

slainte Ham!

**David Dalglish** · 20th June 06, 02:22 AM

The pin looks great & I like the tartan

**Scottish Chi** · 20th June 06, 04:06 AM

Hamish, congratulations on your new kilt pin. I like alternatives to the more commonly seen swords. Now for a question for the less knowledgable that I was hoping you could help me with - exactly what constitutes a kilt pin? How does one determine if a pin is appropriote to use as a kilt pin?

Cheers! Bill

**Valencian Kilted** · 20th June 06, 04:15 AM

Originally Posted by Robin

The Breton flag

Yep,... and as an extra info, there's some theory that suggests that this is the flag from which the USA flag came from. Regarding the pin shape, it's a beauty ,inspired in the ones that appear on the flag, but I've also seen the flag with fleurs-de-lis instead of the shown there.

Regarding the tartan, I prefer the "walking" version more than the "national" one. The colour combination on the tartan is simply perfect!.

Once and again, congrats Ham!

¡Salud!

T O N O