New/Old Sporran

**somecallmeTim** · 21st June 18, 04:20 PM

Originally Posted by Manu

Beautiful!! Great, now I have sporran envy

Whelp, that's a thing now.. because I have it as well.

**OC Richard** · 21st June 18, 06:52 PM

That's beautiful. Yes the colour and texture of the leather are great.

Looking forward to seeing pics of you wearing it.

I do love re-bagged MOD cantles!

Here's mine, quite similar to yours!

**Holcombe Thomas** · 22nd June 18, 08:47 AM

Yes, sporran envy is a thing. Some several of us "suffer" from it.

Holcombe

**Mike S** · 22nd June 18, 09:32 AM

Terrific looking sporran Nomad. Very much to my taste. I too am jealous!

**Nomad** · 22nd June 18, 09:54 AM

Originally Posted by OC Richard;1359572

Here's mine, quite similar to yours!

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Very, very similar indeed. You are clearly a man of discerning taste

**McMurdo** · 22nd June 18, 11:40 AM

Oh, that is lovely, I'm sure the sporran envy has quickly left. I have 2 sporrans with MoD cantles they are my favourite sporrans and the first I grab for. I'm sure you will enjoy it for years.

**jesuisprest** · 23rd June 18, 07:07 AM

Ah fantastic! I am so pleased with how it turned out. It looks amazing and is worth every penny I am sure.

Very well done!

Adam

**Nomad** · 23rd June 18, 07:26 AM

Originally Posted by jesuisprest

Ah fantastic! I am so pleased with how it turned out. It looks amazing and is worth every penny I am sure.

Very well done!

Adam

Thanks Adam, and for your help. I'll keep an eye out for others, but it'll be a relaxed searc now

**OC Richard** · 25th June 18, 08:17 PM

Originally Posted by McMurdo

I have 2 sporrans with MoD cantles they are my favourite sporrans and the first I grab for.

Yes me too. For one thing my MOD "Culloden" sporran is the most comfortable to wear, especially if I'll be sitting a lot at the event. No big stiff leather back panel like most trad sporrans.

**Tobus** · 26th June 18, 04:48 AM

Originally Posted by OC Richard

Yes me too. For one thing my MOD "Culloden" sporran is the most comfortable to wear, especially if I'll be sitting a lot at the event. No big stiff leather back panel like most trad sporrans.

I prefer my MoD brass-cantle sporran as well, but I'm not sure I would call it the most comfortable of all my sporrans. For one, that brass cantle is fairly heavy compared to an all-leather sporran. I made the bag a bit larger than the original (and bigger than most recreations I see others making too). Once I put my phone, keys, and other stuff in there, it gets heavier than what I would consider ideal. At some point, I will probably have to remake the bag or get another made so I can downsize to something more like the original MoD Culloden sporran size.

But I do love the quick-opening action of that button on top, compared to fiddling with a snap or other front-closure on a flap sporran. The only danger with the top button is that if I lean over to do something, I can accidentally put pressure on that button and open my sporran without realising it. I've caught myself more than once walking around with an open sporran. If I'm wearing a belt, I have to make sure I wear the sporran low enough to allow some clearance for that top button, or it will constantly be opening itself when I lean over, sit down, etc.

I have sweaty hands, and they tend to corrode or oxidise any metals they come into contact with. So I have a devil of a time keeping my brass cantle looking bright and clean. Even if I polish the brass, it will look terrible by the end of the day with greenish fingerprints showing up from where I've touched it. I often debate with myself on whether I should just leave it alone and let it look well-seasoned and dull or keep fighting the battle to keep it looking clean and bright.