Maybe 10 of safety pins had been found at scrapyard near Bytom (Beuthen) Upper Silesia. I have done some research and it looks like they are not just regular pins but they might be pins for kilt. I know that some british units stationed here during Silesian Uprising 1920 -1921. Do You think it is possible that these pins were used by british troops at that time? Pins are magnetic and brass plated. Because of some sort of server error I am unable to upload pictures. I will try to add them later.
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Can you please post some photos of these? I have found safety pins a few times and if there is a special type that can be traced to kilted units, that would be very interesting indeed.
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Thanks. I have never found any like this.
Can one of our kilt specialistsstate his opinion on what types of safety pins would normaly have been used for kilts?
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Those look like kilt pins, at least the kind worn by civilians. Not sure if the British Army Highlanders had a special version. They may also simply be heavy duty safety pins, used by, for example, medics, though they look more like the kilt opins I've known all my life here in Canada.Comment
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