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Dropkick Murphys Irish and Celtic Punk Rock Battle Vest

kiltman801Sat, 11/07/2020 - 04:01

This vest started with me attempting to hand sew some home made canvas patches (to no avail) all in time for a Dropkick show in 2017. It was a far cry from what I wanted. And so when Dropkick returned in 2019, I decided to pull out all the stops and throw whatever needlework I could into it. The result was this vest that I honestly wish I had more room to add to. My family actually immigrated through Boston from Scotland and not Ireland (hence the Saltair patch). But what can I say, if there where more Scottish punk bands, I would have filled this vest with thistles instead of clovers. Go Pats/Sox/Bruins/Celtics!!!

Battle Jacket

Not for sale or trade

Bands:

Dropkick Murphys Flogging Molly The Rumjacks Thin Lizzy Tossers Alestorm The Fighting Jamesons Big Country The Pogues Young Dubliners Real McKenzies Flatfoot 56 Blaggards Mahones House Of Pain

In Group: Killer DIY!

Dropkick Murphys Irish and Celtic Punk Rock Battle Vest

kimo on Sat, 11/07/2020 - 04:48

Love this jacket, Great work. Dropkick Murphya and Real Mckenzies are two of my favourite bands.This is my Dropkicks vest https://tshirtslayer.com/battle-jacket/dropkick-murphys-vest-diy-patches

ThomasThrash on Sat, 11/07/2020 - 05:19

This is really cool! It really pops. \m/

kiltman801 on Sat, 11/07/2020 - 05:24

Thank you I was concerned that the greens wouldn't mesh when I first started but it seemed to come together quite well

ThomasThrash on Sat, 11/07/2020 - 05:25

It for sure did!

Thane

on Sat, 11/07/2020 - 05:35

This is so fucking sick. Curious about the Latter Day Saint patch - are you LDS or is that something else?

kiltman801 on Sat, 11/07/2020 - 05:45

Yessir, I"m so gosh darn mother fetching mormon, it hurts

Thane

on Sat, 11/07/2020 - 05:51

Haha right on at least you own it. I'm an ex-mormon as of a little while ago lol

kiltman801 on Sat, 11/07/2020 - 06:13

Sorry to read you got a lot of hate growing up. I have a mohawk, a messy beard, wear kilts and combat boots to church and they don’t seem to mind. Hell, they put me in charge of primary alittle while back. Just goes to show there are evil people out there no matter how good they themselves think they are.

Thane

on Sat, 11/07/2020 - 06:30

I definitely agree. I didn't leave because of the judgement haha I left because of finding out the truth about a lot of church history

kiltman801 on Sat, 11/07/2020 - 06:35

Hahaha That would do it

Thane

on Sat, 11/07/2020 - 05:37

I have to ask too - where did you get the bagpiping skeleton?

kiltman801 on Sat, 11/07/2020 - 05:46

I cut it out of a Dropkick Shirt, put fabric backing behind it, and sewed it on

Thane

on Sat, 11/07/2020 - 05:52

Very cool. Not gonna lie definitely jealous of this vest it's absolutely amazing.

kiltman801 on Sat, 11/07/2020 - 06:15

Yeah I was trying to find a good “Celtic“ punk vest but most Celtic punk bands wear shirts and ties. Figured I’d just have to make one myself instead Hahaha

Thane

on Sat, 11/07/2020 - 06:29

Well it turned out pretty perfect! \m/

lambofgodfan00 on Sat, 11/07/2020 - 06:10

Love it, man!

Hliðskialf on Sat, 11/07/2020 - 08:36

A New England member of LDS. What are the odds?
Nice vest, my man.

eryk08 on Sat, 11/07/2020 - 09:31

Good job!!

Korba on Sat, 11/07/2020 - 17:52

The interior is brilliant!

kiltman801 on Sun, 12/07/2020 - 04:58

Thanks. I like a vest with a backbone

KiWi on Sat, 11/07/2020 - 22:16

Absolutely GREAT work, love every bit of it!

meaningless

on Sun, 12/07/2020 - 09:46

looks awesome!!!!!!!!!!!! what a great vest!!!

bad_american1992 on Sun, 12/07/2020 - 19:09

This is radical hahaha absolutely love it mate. Especially the loud pipes save lives juxtaposition. Can't believe you mispelled the Pogues though x_x hahahah. If you like this type of music you gotta check out the band Mudmen from Canada! I think you'll dig 'em.

kiltman801 on Sun, 12/07/2020 - 20:01

I’ll check them out. Good eye on that Pogues patch. I traded for it at a Young Dubliners concert and didn’t notice till I got home hahaha. If you fine a correct one, let me know.

bad_american1992 on Mon, 13/07/2020 - 17:42

I think the mispelling fits better with Shane MacGowan's persona hahaha. That's a great story though, I wish there were some official Pogues patches out there. If you need some more Scottish music in your life I suggest checking out Oi Polloi (probably the only punk bands that sings in Gaelic) and Dick Gaughan (folk/trad, not punk, but one of the finest voices of all time).

kiltman801 on Tue, 14/07/2020 - 06:49

I appreciate it, thank you. I’ll look them up

icedragon1415 on Thu, 16/07/2020 - 07:41

Not alot of people know big country underrated in my opinion.

kiltman801 on Thu, 16/07/2020 - 10:38

Agreed! They’re an excellent example of great experimental distortion in a guitar. I’ve also never seen a band more intuned with one another like they were.

kevinmarion on Sat, 16/01/2021 - 16:18

I so love this. Do you mind if I steal the idea of it? When going to Celtic events with my kilt, I'd always wear a collared shirt but keep the shirt-tail out covered in patches. BTW - I'm trying to make a Pogues patch, if successful, I'll pass the info on, it wouldn't be embroidered though, I'm not that skilled.

kiltman801 on Sat, 16/01/2021 - 19:23

HELL YEAH DUDE! I want to see a thousand Irish punk rock vest! Just make sure to post it here when you’re done and let me know

kevinmarion on Sun, 31/01/2021 - 04:06

Did you die your vest beforehand, or did you find one very black? Most I found are charcoalish in color.
Got a bunch of patches but trying to keep it stylish like yours.

kiltman801 on Sun, 31/01/2021 - 04:39

I didn’t dye it at all. I bought a black denim motorcycle vest on eBay that I can use to conceal carry my glock. Nothing particularly special about it. I just think when I took the picture, my phone autofiltered the green which darkened the black.