Cap badges with Tams, or Balmorals without ribbons?

[okiwen]

I also noted that everyone of them has a can or a walking stick. Even the 15 Yr. old n the back. Look how high up the kilt pins are.

Jim K., the pin you have shown I have as well. The pin part doesn't go through far enough for the clasp on the pack to grasp. Did you have this problem?

[Lachlan09]

They all look pretty posh and well-to-do to me - the huntin' fishin' shootin' set, not your average teuchter !

[thescot]

They all look pretty posh and well-to-do to me - the huntin' fishin' shootin' set, not your average teuchter !

You may be right, but then--as Jock has pointed out several times-it's probable that most of them inherited much of their outfits and/or have worn them for many years. I doubt there was a lot of money spent on new stuff the week before the photo was taken.

[thescot]

I also noted that everyone of them has a can or a walking stick. Even the 15 Yr. old n the back. Look how high up the kilt pins are.

Jim K., the pin you have shown I have as well. The pin part doesn't go through far enough for the clasp on the pack to grasp. Did you have this problem?

I had to push pretty hard to make it work. And I think I may have pinned it to the cockade instead of the wool of the hat one time in order to make it work.

Now I use silver, thinner badges almost exclusively, like this one:



I've given thought to investigating the manufacture of lighter, stamped metal badges like the cap badges of the British military. Take a look at some of the older regimental badges, and you can see some beatiful artistry that doesn't weigh a ton. I wear one like this on a khaki glengarry once in a while because it doesn't look like a regimental badge but does look quite Scottish:


Mine is not so silver looking; it's aged brass in color.