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7th April 25, 01:56 AM
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A few days to go and no bids, 57 pounds for Scottish-made kilt, sporran, Prince Charlie, Ghillies, sgian, dirk, belt, etc.
They don't show the back of the sporran but everything else appears to have been purchased from Lochcarron, and I'm assuming the sporran is by one of the Scottish makers.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/32651709443...Bk9SR6K1i_fBZQ
Last edited by OC Richard; 7th April 25 at 01:58 AM.
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7th April 25, 02:25 AM
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 Originally Posted by OC Richard
A few days to go and no bids
Put in a bid. Will have the inlaws hold it until we visit them in Scotland again.
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9th April 25, 09:45 AM
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 If only it would fit me
Originally Posted by OC Richard
A few days to go and no bids, 57 pounds for Scottish-made kilt, sporran, Prince Charlie, Ghillies, sgian, dirk, belt, etc.
They don't show the back of the sporran but everything else appears to have been purchased from Lochcarron, and I'm assuming the sporran is by one of the Scottish makers.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/32651709443...Bk9SR6K1i_fBZQ
The bid price has doubled since your post, but for someone sized appropriately who wants to enter the world of kilt making, even THAT seems an amazing bargain. It even includes a Dirk and what I assume is a plaid brooch!
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9th April 25, 10:22 AM
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Shoes and jacket fit, didn't see a length for the kilt. I'm guessing it will double again at a minimum.
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12th April 25, 04:57 AM
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WE Scott fairly recent sporran with "G" cantle, looks like silverplate with quite a bit of the plating worn off.
The seller says "rabbit", I think it's a higher-grade fur.
$40 and here in the USA.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/37615546551...Bk9SR9zayp3FZQ
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12th April 25, 05:00 AM
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This is a gorgeous c1910-c1940 cantle but a well-worn seal body, from Rowans Glasgow.
If it were an adult size sporran it might go for hundreds of pounds, but it appears to be child size.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/30623803782...Bk9SR97ayp3FZQ
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18th April 25, 12:08 AM
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Originally Posted by OC Richard
I purchased it. Thanks!
Now I need to figure out how I want to address the wear on the cantle plating.
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18th April 25, 01:46 AM
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Originally Posted by User
I purchased it. Thanks!
Now I need to figure out how I want to address the wear on the cantle plating.
Cool!
I don't think I've ever seen a cantle with the plating in a condition like that.
I wonder what the metal underneath is.
In the old days, I would say at least from the 1840s up until around 1960, "Highland Ornaments" were generally made of 'German silver' AKA 'nickel silver' AKA 'cupro-nickel'. They'd be left plain, or silver plated.
If some, or even most, of the plating wore off it wouldn't be apparent when the item was polished up.
Then at some point, I think in the late 1950s or perhaps 1960s, they changed to brass underneath and nickel-plating the items.
Later yet they began chrome-plating things, rather nasty in my opinion.
Last edited by OC Richard; 19th April 25 at 01:53 AM.
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