On eBay!

**MacCathmhaoil** · 19th July 13, 07:15 AM

There is a lovely functional brass cantle sporran for sale on ebay at the moment the same vendor has another auction for a matching brass buckle and belt. The sporran is similar to the M.O.D. style but in a civilian fashion, similar to the lovely heirloom quality creations of Artificer.

I'd normally be on these for my collection however I've now had to divert the funds to a more worthy use, my daughters tuition... I hope some one from here is successful! Good luck!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-SCOT...item58a25e51ff

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-SCOT...item5af348abd4

**Tartan Tess** · 19th July 13, 08:15 AM

I LOVE the matching buckle too!

**Bob C** · 19th July 13, 09:21 AM

Seriously tempting.

**Chas** · 19th July 13, 10:15 AM

Originally Posted by Tartan Tess

I LOVE the matching buckle too!

Me too - would make a nice matching pair!

**tulloch** · 19th July 13, 12:06 PM

Very nice. Tempting.

**davidlpope** · 19th July 13, 05:30 PM

At least the seller will be very happy, since threads like this ensure that no benefit accrues to those who take the time and effort to regularly search out good ebay deals...

**creagdhubh** · 19th July 13, 06:55 PM

Very smart, but I'd rather commission Scott, myself. I wonder if a thistle shaped ferrule could be fabricated? I really like that!

Cheers,

**artificer** · 19th July 13, 07:17 PM

Originally Posted by creagdhubh

Very smart, but I'd rather commission Scott, myself. I wonder if a thistle shaped ferrule could be fabricated? I really like that!

Cheers,

Cheers, Kyle!- Yes, I can turn a finial to match that.

It's worth noting that at this point in the auction, commissioning me for a brass cantled sporran is going to be a better deal (and with a better bag).

Also worth noting here is that the opening mechanism appears to be screw-based (which makes for VERY slow opening and closing of the bag) or slide based (which IMO is not a terribly secure way to latch a bag)
rather than either leaf or compression spring based. I've rebuilt at least one cantle that had a screw-open latch because the owner thought it was too fiddly.

And this certainly isn't remotely a military sporran.

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**OC Richard** · 19th July 13, 07:57 PM

I was thinking that that sporran on Ebay was possibly, probably, made by Alexander Robertson, Ach-na-Cloich House, Kiltarlity, Invernesshire.

I saw a few of his sporrans being worn back in the 80s, and my wife and I visited him at his home in 1986. I bought one and had it for many years but eventually sold it.

He said that he had made a sporran for Prince Charles, if I recall.

Probably not a screw opening, but a spring inside the knob? I remember that Alex's sporrans were lovely but that the mechanism had a bit of a homemade look, though functioning well.