Furr sporran = full-dress sporran ?

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

If it were me, I'd sell some else's kidney and buy a sealskin sporran with a silver (not silver plated) cantle and view it as an investment. The $160 sporran I bought in 1970 would now cost over a grand to replace.

[Chef]

If it were me, I'd sell some else's kidney and by a sealskin sporran with a silver (not silver plated) cantle and view it as an investment. The $160 sporran I bought in 1970 would now cost over a grand to replace.

I'm with you. I have one with a silver (not silver plated) cantle and mink. I don't want to know what it would cost to replace it. I know some are big fans of the full mask sporrans, and while I don't dislike them, I much prefer the silver cantle and fur look for formal wear. I think the full mask looks better for less dressy occasions.

[Bob C]

If it were me, I'd sell some else's kidney and buy a sealskin sporran with a silver (not silver plated) cantle and view it as an investment. The $160 sporran I bought in 1970 would now cost over a grand to replace.

Well, there's the small problem of it being illegal to import sealskin to the U.S.

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Well, there's the small problem of it being illegal to import sealskin to the U.S.

It's also illegal to sell some else's kidney, but I wouldn't let a little detail like that stop from getting the kind of sporran I really wanted. Truckloads of people get smuggled into the United States everyday, or so it seems. I'm sure sporran smuggling would pose little or no challenge to a determined gentleman.

[Jack Daw]

It's also illegal to sell some else's kidney, but I wouldn't let a little detail like that stop from getting the kind of sporran I really wanted. Truckloads of people get smuggled into the United States everyday, or so it seems. I'm sure sporran smuggling would pose little or no challenge to a determined gentleman.

A kidney sporran....hmmm. There's an idea!

[Ancienne Alliance]

A kidney sporran....hmmm. There's an idea!

As long as it isn't a pipers liver sporran

[Jack Daw]

As long as it isn't a pipers liver sporran

I agree. A cirrhotic liver is enlarged and orange, if I remember my college biology class. We dissected a piper.

[Ancienne Alliance]

I had an urge to wear my mink sporran this Sunday morning.

So I consulted this Thread with Matt's brilliant demonstration and thought it would be nice to bring it back to daylight for sharing.

I am wearing my mink sporran even though it would be an evening thing to do. I just missed it so much ... and it feels great to have it around the house.


Best,

Robert

[Bob C]

It's also illegal to sell some else's kidney, but I wouldn't let a little detail like that stop from getting the kind of sporran I really wanted. Truckloads of people get smuggled into the United States everyday, or so it seems. I'm sure sporran smuggling would pose little or no challenge to a determined gentleman.

Agreed, with one exception. Someone who breaks the law for no better reason than his own whim is no gentleman.

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Agreed, with one exception. Someone who breaks the law for no better reason than his own whim is no gentleman.

Speak for yourself, sir. I take offense at what you imply.