Sporran support - chain or strap?

[DrakeC]

I have both straps and chains. The typical retail sporran chain probably owes its wide usage to the fact that it is the cheapest way possible for a manufacturer to supply an adjustable hanging system with their product. The small amount of leather is reasonably cheap, the chain used is usually quite cheap, the clips and rivets are cheap and the labor time to punch a few holes and hammer-in a few rivets is minimal. The end results looks pretty much like what you would expect. I refused to use one until I finally made a nice one with decent materials and some actual labor involved. It just seemed like one piece of the kit that is frequently overlooked when it can be something more interesting without having to just lay out a lot of cash for one of those fancy ones with sculptured links.

Great info and thoughts. Thanks for the pointers. By the way, OT, but who made this kilt and what is the tartan? It's a great looking piece of work.