Hair Sporrans

[OC Richard]

I love those hair ones!

I used to have one just like this, an old c1900 one, that I bought at a gun show in the 70's:



I added a couple photos to my first post above, old images showing long hair sporrans with day dress:







Recently I've been wearing a vintage horsehair sporran with my Argyll jacket, but the problem is that it isn't any good for holding anything much!

So yesterday I got on Ebay a long goat hair sporran, modern made, that the whole body is one large pocket.

I intend on replacing the modern cantle with my wonderful Celtic Dragon vintage cantle. I'll post photos when I get that done.

[BoldHighlander]

I love those hair ones!

So do I!

I added a couple photos to my first post above, old images showing long hair sporrans with day dress:

Great photos as always Richard.
I thought I might add a few of my own

Recently I've been wearing a vintage horsehair sporran with my Argyll jacket, but the problem is that it isn't any good for holding anything much!

So yesterday I got on Ebay a long goat hair sporran, modern made, that the whole body is one large pocket.

I intend on replacing the modern cantle with my wonderful Celtic Dragon vintage cantle. I'll post photos when I get that done.

Can't wait to see it!

[beerbecue]

I am glad they are making a comeback... very smart looking to me...

[guitarmatt]

Speaking of John Brown, I caught the film Mrs. Brown on the BBC the other night, in which Billy Connolly wears a great horsehair sporran: http://atgbcentral.com/mbhorse.html

[BoldHighlander]

Speaking of John Brown, I caught the film Mrs. Brown on the BBC the other night, in which Billy Connolly wears a great horsehair sporran: http://atgbcentral.com/mbhorse.html

Ah, you picked up on that too
The last three photos/painting in my post above are of John Brown.
The 1st one is of an Archibald Brown.

Here's another John Brown, by MacLeay:

[BoldHighlander]

Here's one of the late (26th) Chief of Clan MacTavish;
Edward Stewart Dugald MacTavish of Dunardry:



It was my pleasure to meet him on a couple occasions at my local games (he resided in British Columbia).

[JSFMACLJR]

Here is mine:

[creagdhubh]

Here's one of the late (26th) Chief of Clan MacTavish;
Edward Stewart Dugald MacTavish of Dunardry:



It was my pleasure to meet him on a couple occasions at my local games (he resided in British Columbia).

I realize he is the late Chief of the Clan MacTavish (he looks great, apart from the cream hose!), and I certainly do not mean any disrespect here, but I actually prefer my long hair sporran to reach past the selvedge of my kilt-not by a whole lot, but with the longer hair sporrans, I just think it looks better that way.

[creagdhubh]

Speaking of John Brown, I caught the film Mrs. Brown on the BBC the other night, in which Billy Connolly wears a great horsehair sporran: http://atgbcentral.com/mbhorse.html

Great film and fantastic sporran molach! Seen it many times!

[creagdhubh]

I am glad they are making a comeback... very smart looking to me...

They are VERY smart-only with evening wear though-in my opinion. I am not so sure I'd wear one with day wear-even if it had the appropriate, plain cantle, and perhaps had a body made of grey or brown hair, with or without black or white plain coned tassles. Not sure on that one yet, anything's possible though.