Show us your sporrans...

[English Bloke]

I started a thread recently called "show us your kilt pins". It's ongoing and I'm enjoying it alot and thought I'd start another in a similar vein. This is "Show us your sporrans".

I'll start off by showing all mine (that I currently have, and some that have come and gone.) Mine are not particularly special or expensive, I'm always on the hunt for a bargin but I'd also like people to share pictures of what they currently wear, either antique, unusual, astounding bargins or just normal sporrans, whatever you've got.

I'm not trying to detract from any of the superb, specialist, sporran threads already out there. I appreciate that there are some beautiful, expensive sporrans available and our in-house sporran makers also create some wonderful, custom articles (one of which I pine for daily... Scott), but for many here the gorgeous L&M type creations remain on unaffordable wish lists.

Hopefully this thread will give everyone the chance to contribute to the topic of sporrans and show off what we have and highlight the good from the bad you've encountered.

It should be said that you don't need dozens of sporrans. The argument that one marvelous, expensive sporran is better than a wardrobe full of rubbish definately holds good but hopefully the magpies among us can share our collections and demonstrate that there are some nice options as well as point out some pitfalls to avoid, for those on a budget.

So, mine are as follows:


The first sporran I bought. It came as a job lot with the first Kilt and I bought it in the full bloom of my Kilting ignorance and inexperience. It's made of leather-board not leather and has three tassles and a pressed in celtic rope design on the face which is just enough off-centre to annoy. It cost a bit less than 15 quid and is worth about 50p. Although it probably looks OK from a passing bus, it's absolute rubbish and is now for lender use only.


This a brown leather jacobite style sporran with a braided detail. Cost about 20 quid on ebay and is fairly roomy if a little narrow at the opening. It isn't great quality but is functional and perfectly wearable It also has the option to tuck away the trailing leather tails at the front if so desired. Variety is everything in my book.


The sporran when worn... see what I mean?


A pressed tin cantle and black rabbit with three chrome ball tassles, also in rabbit. My first "dress" sporran which I aquired as a gizzit with another purchase. It is now for lending only as well.


Obtained this to replace the one above. An ebay auction which was a bit of a bargin which is what drew me to it although I wasn't particularly struck with it when it arrived. It's better quality than the black one but not by much. It has since been given on to another kiltie in greater need than me.


A black leather and brown cowhide sporran with dress tassles and a drop pin lock. I suppose this would be described as semi-dress. Also has the option of removing the tassles and using it as a normal day sporran. I like this one although I don't wear it as much as I might and prefer it with tassles off. It's not very roomy inside and I tend to carry a lot of junk if I'm out and about. Got it on ebay for £20 or so.


As worn, without tassles...


...And with.