Quality Sporrans for less money

[OC Richard]

I like that AZSF. Does this style have a bit more room than your standard round day sporran, or is that just my imagination? It looks more oblong than round.

From what I've seen the body shape is one of those things that just varies from maker to maker.

The current maker that's been around the longest and made the most of the post-WWII vintage-y sporrans that come up on Ebay etc is probably W E Scott Edinburgh. They used pretty much the same shape for all their sporrans Day and Eve, and that shape can probably more or less be taken as standard, used by most makers past and present.

The outlier I continue to see many sporrans from on Ebay etc is Nicoll Brothers Bankfoot. Their body shape is rather more round, a bit stubby one could say.

Keep in mind that W E Scott, Nicoll Bros, and most other modern makers used the same cantle size (many of the cantles coming from the same metal fitment makers) which means that the opening access is the same.

Here L-R are sporrans from Margaret Morrison, Nicoll Bros, and an unknown modern maker having pretty much the shape most makers use. You can see how the MM sporran (a reproduction of a 1920s/1930s style) has straight sides and a wider opening.