Regimental Sporrans

[figheadair]

I've always thought the horse hair sporrans were iconic traditional kilt wear, but saw them as being more formal attire. The men in Macleay's Highlanders are shown wearing horse hair sporrans with both formal and day wear kit. For those of you who own these equine sporrans, do you wear them as formal attire only, or with more casual day wear as well?
Cheers,

David

I unusual wear one with Black Tie, and a goat hair one with White Tie. For day wear I tend to wear lain leather, with or without a cantle, and sometimes fur.

[RGM1]

Found Antique Scottish Sporran, 1934 Glasgow, C&M on eBay and it does not seem to fit any of the regiments. Also looks like some polishing would be in order.

Any idea if this is a sporran associated with a military unit or just dressy?

I am tempted.

[OC Richard]

Found Antique Scottish Sporran, 1934 Glasgow, C&M on eBay and it does not seem to fit any of the regiments. Also looks like some polishing would be in order.

Any idea if this is a sporran associated with a military unit or just dressy?

I am tempted.

This one? https://www.ebay.com/itm/32505979781...Bk9SR-i92pPHZA

It's by Leckie Graham, who made sporrans for many of the regiments.

It's similar to the Highland Light Infantry pattern, with three short tassels. However the HLI weren't put into kilts until 1947.

So it could be the 9th Highland Light Infantry (Glasgow Highlanders) who were kilted in WWI. Their cap-badge didn't resemble the HLI cap-badge, but looked like the Black Watch one, which might explain the St Andrew badge on that sporran.

Interestingly, here's the Highland Light Infantry of Canada. The pipers' uniform included kilts (as with all Scottish regiments whether kilted or not) but as we see the non-pipers' uniform also is kilts. Note the drummers, as well as some of the pipers, are in the non-pipers' uniform (with white waistbelts) and that uniform has the black sporran with three short white tassels.

Interesting that the sporran adopted in 1947 by the HLI of Scotland was the same pattern as was already being worn by the HLI of Canada.