Reworking a Hair Sporran

**AKScott** · 27th January 11, 06:04 PM

*** on what artificer said. All new vegetable tanned leather to make a complete sporran is $20, maybe $30; the new longer hair is a wash either way.

If it was me doing it I would rather not take the time to take the old one apart, good chance of wrecking it anyway. New leather you can select your self and not have to be like a museum curator when you are stitching it back together.

Cool cantle though, I see the appeal.

M2c,
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**OC Richard** · 28th January 11, 04:45 AM

I've done a load of cantle switching over the years.

My advice would be to pick up a vintage full length horsehair sporran on Ebay and put your nice vintage cantle on it.

A 6" wide cantle is fairly standard for 20th century adult sporrans. I've had a number of cantles over the years from the 1900-1930 period and they're usually that wide.

In the 19th century cantles tended to be somewhat wider. I just sold a 19th century cantle that's around 6 1/2" wide.

I actually have a very nice, new condition, full size white horsehair sporran made by Janet Eaglton that I could sell you. I was thinking of keeping it but I'll probably never end up wearing it. Your cantle should pop right on.