Quote Originally Posted by arrg-isle View Post
If it's a badger, it's befinitely a British one, locally termed a brock; I've trapped and skun a number of American badgers, and observed several dozen more in the wild, and I've never seen one that looks like the one being pictured. The head, ear & nose structure, and a lot of the markings, are notably different.
If it's indeed a brock, the age & origin might be critical to know, as they've been protected by strict British law now for many years!
Thanks for the lead on the critter.

I was careful to get copies of the website I bought it from and to document the conversion from stole to sporran. I also put the label from the original furrier inside the flap of the sporran. I have no documentation on the age of the original piece; it was in good shape, all linings and interfacings intact and undamaged. I don't know if the furrier who created the piece is still in business or not.

All that said, I doubt I will be in the UK anytime soon, and I'll just remember not to take him with me if I go over there.

Bob