Quality Sporrans for less money

[AbernethyCameron]

Around 12-13 years ago if I remember correctly, the MOD Sporran contract in its entirety was awarded to Ammo & Co, Birmingham. There was (small) uproar in the press at the time, but Ammo & Co only made the cantles and sub-contracted the making of the leather and hair sporrans to Margaret Morrison. Not sure if this is still the case but haven't seen or heard anything that would tell me otherwise.

[OC Richard]

Around 12-13 years ago if I remember correctly, the MOD Sporran contract in its entirety was awarded to Ammo & Co, Birmingham...Ammo & Co only made the cantles and sub-contracted the making of the leather and hair sporrans to Margaret Morrison.

That makes total sense.

As people into Highland regalia might know, there's a long legacy of sporran cantles, Highland buckles, and such which goes something like this:

1850 Frederick Narborough, Birmingham (FN silver mark) originally a gentlemen's cane maker began making military accessories during the Crimean War, which they continued through WWII.

1962 Dalman & Narborough, Birmingham (D&N silver mark). I'm not sure what all they made, but they made silver mounts for bagpipes, and buckles, sporran cantles, dirk and sgian fitments etc.

Here's a D&N catalogue from the 1990s



2012 D&N acquired by All Arms Marketing and Manufacturing Organisation and makes regimental colours, Guards uniforms, canes, pace sticks, insignia, swords, boots, drums, and combat uniforms.

Since as far as I know D&N only did/does metalwork they would contract the sporrans themselves to a sporran maker.

BTW shouldn't the acronym be AAMMO?

[OC Richard]

In any case, here's another Nicoll Bros sporran for a very low price. It's seal.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Sporran-Mad...ndition=4%7C10