Lost in the Sporran

[James]

For all but the most formal occasions I wear a capacious side sporran-however there is a tendency for small change, that vital key and the like to vanish in the depths. Most inconvenient when needing a coin for say a Toll-tunnel/bridge: or the door key then laden with more parcels than hands!

The other day I came upon a UK site offering leather cap pouches 'The Sutler's Store', the real use of such pouches is to hold the percussion caps for firearms. So I took a flyer and ordered one: and it now hangs alongside the actual sporran-and problem solved. Too not a soul notices, and it certainly makes my life easier.

James

[highlandtide]

Can you post the site?

[Mike n NC]

Here are several so you can shop around. Being a avid student of the civil war and a civil war skirmisher, I actually use'em for what they were intended, isn't that silly?

http://www.legendaryarms.com/leatcappouc.html

http://www.brigadesutler.com/leather_goods.htm

http://colo1.midtnn.net/Catalog/catpg10.htm
(near the bottom of the page)

http://cwsutler.hypermart.net/LTH.html

These sites can also be a good source of belts, buckles and small cartridge boxes. The larger cartridge boxes might even be adapted to use as a sporran.

Mike

[James]

That's right-The Sutler's Store here in UK provides enactment stuff & of good quality.

I'd been going to suggest looking nearer home.

The box I use is the CSA version.

James

[Riverkilt]

So James, I'm guessing you mean the Civil War era percussion cap pouches that have the wool in them to keep things from falling out and bouncing around?

My black "Union" model even has a double flap over the top. The main outside flap and a smaller inner flap. Them percussion caps were important to hang onto.

My brown "Confederate" model has the double flap, but no wool inside. Sorry, had them both so long can't recall where they came from.

Anyhow, my point was that its the double flap and the wool inside that provides the protection against loss...if we're talking about the same thing.

Ron

[phil h]

I have seen them in an army surplus and thought it would be good for the same purpose,
great minds think alike.
or is it idiots seldom differ?

[James]

Spot on Ron-CSA natural colour-solid leather with double flap + wool: but I removed the wool.

All I can add is that it makes my life easier.

James.

[James]

For all but the most formal occasions I wear a capacious side sporran-however there is a tendency for small change, that vital key and the like to vanish in the depths. Most inconvenient when needing a coin for say a Toll-tunnel/bridge: or the door key then laden with more parcels than hands!

The other day I came upon a UK site offering leather cap pouches 'The Sutler's Store', the real use of such pouches is to hold the percussion caps for firearms. So I took a flyer and ordered one: and it now hangs alongside the actual sporran-and problem solved. Too not a soul notices, and it certainly makes my life easier.

James

[highlandtide]

Can you post the site?

[Mike n NC]

Here are several so you can shop around. Being a avid student of the civil war and a civil war skirmisher, I actually use'em for what they were intended, isn't that silly?

http://www.legendaryarms.com/leatcappouc.html

http://www.brigadesutler.com/leather_goods.htm

http://colo1.midtnn.net/Catalog/catpg10.htm
(near the bottom of the page)

http://cwsutler.hypermart.net/LTH.html

These sites can also be a good source of belts, buckles and small cartridge boxes. The larger cartridge boxes might even be adapted to use as a sporran.

Mike