More Very Questionable eBay Labeling

[artificer]

As we've seen in the past, lots of stuff gets incorrectly tagged "military", "antique", etc. Whether purposefully to mislead buyers or to raise the number of views, or from a general lack of knowledge on the part of the seller.

Here are a few more that raised my eyebrow. Caveat Emptor!

An "Antique" full mask coyote sporran



A "Rare Antique Military" Sporran (with a damaged cantle)


And this one is completely new on me, I'll admit it's a very nice watch chain, but I've never seen a "Sporran Watch Chain"


For our more seasoned X-Markers who grew up wearing the kilt- have you ever heard of this? The short length of the chain (9") would make it very impractical to wear clipped in a sporran. I can only assume it's simply a pocket watch chain that has been mislabeled.

ith:

[sydnie7]

I've admired the second sporran in its previous listings but have to agree that "military" is stretching it -- even farther than that poor first coyote has been stretched! The only thing "antique" there is the notion that there's one born every minute. . .

[longhuntr74]

And this one is completely new on me, I'll admit it's a very nice watch chain, but I've never seen a "Sporran Watch Chain"


For our more seasoned X-Markers who grew up wearing the kilt- have you ever heard of this? The short length of the chain (9") would make it very impractical to wear clipped in a sporran. I can only assume it's simply a pocket watch chain that has been mislabeled.

ith:

Scott...it's a sword/saber chain of some sort. The U.S. Army uses something similar to this for its two ring metal scabbard. top ring hangs on the hook of the frog and this chain attaches from the belt (or frog) to the bottom ring.

[artificer]

Scott...it's a sword/saber chain of some sort. The U.S. Army uses something similar to this for its two ring metal scabbard. top ring hangs on the hook of the frog and this chain attaches from the belt (or frog) to the bottom ring.

Thanks Jeff. I've seen watch chains in a very similar pattern, but never one so wide (3/4"), so it seemed a bit odd.
ith:

[OC Richard]

Yes nothing military about that sporran. It's been up on Ebay forever and I've told the seller that it's an ordinary civilian sporran made by Ian Grant of Edinburgh

http://www.iangrantofedinburgh.com/index.php

Ian Grant sporrans are fairly popular around here, because of the matched sets of stuff (sporran, kilt pin, elaborate chain strap, belt buckle, sgian), the variety of themes available (US Army, US Navy, Marine Corps, etc etc), and the fact that he'll do bespoke/custom themes. So, our local Los Angeles Scottish Pipe Band ordered an entire set of sporrans with matching chain straps with the LA Scots logo on them. His sporrans are bling and all, but rather over-the-top for my tastes.

Here's the Ian Grant US Army sporran to get you an idea of what that Ebay sporran might have looked like when it still had its tassels

http://www.iangrantofedinburgh.com/i...roducts_id=198