Quality Sporrans for less money

**McMurdo** · 24th April 19, 10:09 AM

This sporran just arrived I got it from an EBay auction for less than £10, circa 1940.

**Highland Logan** · 24th April 19, 02:45 PM

Originally Posted by McMurdo

This sporran just arrived I got it from an EBay auction for less than £10, circa 1940.

And with a long link chain too. Great find.

Frank

**McMurdo** · 24th April 19, 02:49 PM

Originally Posted by Highland Logan

And with a long link chain too. Great find.

Frank

The chain is what really sealed the deal for me I certainly did not need another sporran but I did not yet have a chain like this.

**gsmacleod** · 24th April 19, 02:52 PM

Originally Posted by McMurdo

This sporran just arrived I got it from an EBay auction for less than £10, circa 1940.

That is a fantastic looking sporran! Great find!

Shane

**Highland Logan** · 24th April 19, 02:54 PM

Originally Posted by McMurdo

The chain is what really sealed the deal for me I certainly did not need another sporran but I did not yet have a chain like this.

I love mine for formal occasions. It looks great with dress sporrans. In fact I can't remember the last time I used my modern style dress chain (the 'fancy' link kind). You made out good with that buy, congrats.

Frank

**Bad Monkey** · 24th April 19, 03:01 PM

Originally Posted by McMurdo

The chain is what really sealed the deal for me I certainly did not need another sporran but I did not yet have a chain like this.

well, if all you really wanted was the chain, I know a good home for the sporran itself...

That's a fantastic sporran, I'm always a day late on that stuff

**OC Richard** · 29th April 19, 04:08 AM

A beautiful sporran there!

And the very cool long link chain.

Just now I picked up this one, I think from an XMarker.

Not super-inexpensive, $70-odd once shipping was added, but a beautiful mid-century-looking Day sporran with the oldfashioned stud closure.

Yes there's some wear, but I'm fine with a sporran looking its age.

**OC Richard** · 18th May 19, 05:36 AM

Just got this one for $45.

It has the look of Forsyth sporrans, though unmarked.

The tassels show amazingly detailed workmanship.

It's soft and supple, in great condition, and has a lovely vintage look.

It seems virtually identical to this one, on Ebay now, stamped ROWANS Ltd GLASGOW & BIRMINGHAM

McMurdo, great find! The tooling is like the one seen top right here, though yours has the older-style stud closure, not the press button seen here.

**Mr stonk** · 24th May 19, 11:23 AM

Couldn't agree more about buying quality local products over cheap foreign imports.
Recently I managed to purchase 2 quality sporrans from eBay and only paid a fraction of the new price.
The first one I bought was a brown leather day sporran made by Nicholl bros of Bankfoot which was new an unused.
I guess the new price would have been over £100 but I managed to pick this little beauty up* for £29.
The second one I purchased was advertised as an unwanted gift and I don't think the seller realised they had a quality item with the bidding starting at just £9.99!
This sporran retails in my local shop for over £180 and I only paid £32 on eBay for it.020190524_192136.jpg