New sporran

[davedove]

I know some folks don't like the drumming sound of the tassels and fasten them down with BlueTac or rolled up scotch tape. Other folks have said the like the drumming sound. It starts to get to me after awhile, so I use the scotch tape fastening method.

A small spot of rubber cement under each tassel works as well, plus is easily removed.

[Sherry]

It's a very handsome sporran. I like the closure pin.

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

That is a very nice sporran. somebody else had posted a pic of one that closed like this. I assume it was from the same maker. That will be much easier to open and clos than the loop and know on my brown sporran.

[Mike S]

Kiltedcodewarrior,
Hamish has one of these sporrans. They are some of the nicest looking leather sporrans made IMHO, and priced very reasonably for such quality. Cheers.

[Robin]

I posted a picture of it (grabbed from their website) somewhere...before Christmas.

Hamish has the same sporran btw...you can see it on his photo gallery.

You mentioned the tassels drumming. Is that something you look for in a sporran?

No, but someone else said this about another leather sporran with leather tassels...so when I got it...I tried straight away...and indeed....leather tassels make a lot of noise when they drum on a hard leather sporran.
Maybe I like this....might as well drive me nuts dunno...I'll find out.

The top of the handle seems quite large, so I was wondering about comfort after wearing it in your hose for a period of time.

That won't be a problem...the back of the handle is from rosewood...smooth and flat...the antler base is tilted, so it won't even touch my leg.

Thanks for the feedback guys...I'm really pleased with this sporran and sgian dubh.

[Hamish]

That is a very nice sporran. somebody else had posted a pic of one that closed like this. I assume it was from the same maker. That will be much easier to open and clos than the loop and know on my brown sporran.

That was probably me then, Rob! I bought a slightly more ornate version of the same sporran just over a year ago - and it's a great one too. A little heavy, even when empty, but it suits my needs well when I need to be somewhere between casually and informally dressed. Here's a pic of it:-



Robin, when I ordered mine I requested the plain leather strap instead of the chain-strap, and they provided it without question.

By the way: if the drumming of any leather tassels gets too much for me (or my walking companion, whose nerves suffer far more than do mine!), I back them with a tiny blob of BluTack then press them onto the face of the sporran. They'll stay in place until you want them drumming again, when you simply rub the said BluTack off leaving no marks or residue. Perfect!

[Robin]

Thanks Hamish...I'll have a "test-stroll" tomorrow :grin:

Oh...guys!

Look at that picture from Hamish....awesome!

The belt, the sporran and the shoes...a perfect match!

What a man!

[clancelt]

Also will rec this sporran. I love it!



The pin closure works great too!

[clancelt]

P.S.

They will send you a strap instead of a chain if you ask them for it.

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

Here's a pic of it:-

Ham, as usual a great pic! What is that tartan? And I never would have considered a checked shirt for wear, kilt or no kilt, but it looks fabulous with that kilt. I have a casual brown leather sporran that I don't seem to get enough use of because I find that the black one just seems to go with everything so much better. Maybe it is because I do not have a good matching brown kilt belt. Where did you get the one in the pic?