Quality Sporrans for less money

**RGM1** · 29th July 25, 12:34 AM

Originally Posted by User

Out of curiosity, what do you plan to do with the balding edge fur? Leave it be? Replace it? Make it completely bald?

Not apparent in hand.

**OC Richard** · 31st July 25, 01:12 PM

Nice vintage silverplated sporran chain with the traditional high-quality clips $25

https://www.ebay.com/itm/27729941603...102140.m167418

**OC Richard** · 4th August 25, 02:06 AM

Not cheap but definitely "less money" is $475 starting bid for a Janet Eaglton civilianised Argylls badger mask sporran.

Why "civilianised"? It has knobs on the rim and only five tassels.

Interesting that it does use the correct regimental cones and cords.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/27730619205...102140.m167418

**OC Richard** · 4th August 25, 02:11 AM

Also well above my $50 wheelhouse, yet a very good bargain, is this lovely older WE Scott seal Evening sporran with the high-quality silverplate top (look at how crisp the casting is) and unusually nice leather used for the back.

Seal, here in the US, is always great to find. $175

https://www.ebay.com/itm/27730598534...102140.m167418

A very nice older seal sporran (not in the US) the Prince Charlie style.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/18741992041...Bk9SR9SQ-cWOZg

**OC Richard** · 7th August 25, 01:06 AM

Seal WE Scott evening sporran ("L" cantle) £25
https://www.ebay.com/itm/19759214874...Bk9SR4bd-7iQZg

**RGM1** · 7th August 25, 05:02 AM

Originally Posted by RGM1

Not apparent in hand.

Inspected it more closely and I see what you commented on. Any suggestions?

**OC Richard** · 12th August 25, 12:34 AM

Robin Crafted in Scotland sporran, seems new, $50 here in the USA

https://www.ebay.com/itm/36579233956...Bk9SR_ztiNOTZg

Very high-quality L&M black "day" sporran #203, here in the USA, $44.

L&M, at least in their earlier days, made all the styles made by WE Scott, but though the quality of the latter declined L&M continued to use high-quality leathers and craftsmanship.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/14676701757...Bk9SR_ztiNOTZg

Nicoll Brothers plain "day" sporran stamped Hugh MacPherson, here in the USA, $55

https://www.ebay.com/itm/11673061403...Bk9SR_7tiNOTZg

**OC Richard** · 13th August 25, 01:27 AM

One sees the same or similar stamps used over and over by multiple makers, but here's something different, the flap tooled with a Celtic swirl design.

Brass hardware.

By Piper Leathercraft, Scotland. In the USA, $60

https://www.ebay.com/itm/18600074006...3ABFBM5L24qJRm

**TheDruidOfCelina** · 14th August 25, 07:56 PM

This is exactly the type of thread I joined the forum to find. I'm just starting to rebuild my kilt wardrobe and I don't have nearly the money I had when I first got into kilts. Thank you for this.

**OC Richard** · 16th August 25, 08:27 PM

Originally Posted by TheDruidOfCelina

This is exactly the type of thread I joined the forum to find. I'm just starting to rebuild my kilt wardrobe and I don't have nearly the money I had when I first got into kilts. Thank you for this.

Thank you so much!!

I grew up not having any money in a place where people had a "make do" attitude.

You can take the boy out of the hills but you can't take the hills out of the boy, they say, and I've always looked for 1) making something myself or 2) finding things for less money on the used market.

My first two kilts were made by my grandmother. My first tweed Argyll jacket and Full Dress doublet were made by myself.

Most of my sporrans were made by myself. Others were picked up used. I do have one I bought new and paid full price for.

Ditto kilt jackets. I have three Argyll jackets, one was picked up for a song on Ebay, one was on the odds & sods rack at a Kilmarnock hire shop, one I paid full price for.

There's just something in my DNA, literally, that makes me avoid paying full price for things, but I will do when needs must.

Myself in 1976 or 1977. I made the doublet, plaid, and bag-cover. My grandmother made the kilt. The pipes, sporran, hose-tops, and dirk were picked up secondhand for little money.

I did push the boat out for the feather bonnet! I had just won a decent cash prize in an art contest which saved me the trouble of making a feather bonnet, which I was starting the process to do.