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Title: Kilt Pin ( I think!! )
Post by: kymcruickshank on October 07, 2009, 07:18:19 AM

My Mum gave me this for my birthday and told me it's been in the family for years. No-one's sure where it came from or even what it actually is!
Has anyone got any ideas?

Title: Re: Kilt Pin ( I think!! )
Post by: KC on October 07, 2009, 09:33:20 AM

May we inquire as to what country you are in?  It would make more sense if you are in that area?  It does resemble one!  Or....something to tie in with the region.

Title: Re: Kilt Pin ( I think!! )
Post by: sapphire on October 07, 2009, 04:58:05 PM

There are kilt pins that resemble the Scottish dagger or "dirk".

http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-SCOTTISH-DAGGER-PIN%2fBROOCH%2fKILT-PIN_W0QQitemZ300343154064QQcmdZViewItem#ht_923wt_1167

http://www.trocadero.com/acanthus/items/604066/en1.html

Title: Re: Kilt Pin ( I think!! )
Post by: kymcruickshank on October 07, 2009, 08:02:51 PM

Hi there, I'm in Australia but I have quite a few Scottish ancestors from way back. The links that Saphire sent are great, one looks really similar. Thanks guys.

Title: Re: Kilt Pin ( I think!! )
Post by: sapphire on October 07, 2009, 08:23:51 PM

kym, you'll find some quite similar to yours here:

http://shop.ebay.co.uk/i.html?_nkw=scottish+dirk

Any chance the word 'Miracle' is printed on the back ?

Title: Re: Kilt Pin ( I think!! )
Post by: kymcruickshank on October 07, 2009, 09:14:57 PM

I've taken a photo of the stamps on the back, not great quality but the best I could do. I've tried researching the hallmarks but I havn't come up with anything.

Title: Re: Kilt Pin ( I think!! )
Post by: talesofthesevenseas on October 08, 2009, 07:47:13 PM

I think you've got a Scottish silver hallmark for the town of Edinburgh in there, it is hard to tell from the photo, could that be a thistle hallmark, like the one shown on this page:
http://www.silvercollection.it/englishsilverhallmarksEDI.html (http://www.silvercollection.it/englishsilverhallmarksEDI.html)

Also take in the W section- there is a WHL hallmark that might match yours:
http://www.silvercollection.it/ENGLISHSILVERMARKSXWTRE.html#778ING (http://www.silvercollection.it/ENGLISHSILVERMARKSXWTRE.html#778ING)