Pin Purpose?

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Thanks for the welcome, and the information.

Next thought -- if it's just ornamentation, is there any particular reason not to wear pin jewelry that was originally intended as something else? A tie tac, for instance, or a lapel pin?

Just size really. A tie tack might be a tad small, but it's your kilt wear as you wish. A couple months ago I found a maple leaf pin on ebay about 1 1/2", posted a pic of it and got interested responses.