My Badger Sporran, made by Ferguson Britt

[Ryan Ross]

Welcome to Xmarks from a relative newbie here myself, having found the place while looking for reviews of kilt accessories before the NH Highland games last year. Gorgeous skunk sporran there. I just placed my order for a glengyle beaver fur sporran today. I've only got a couple kilts, but I figured that I might as well get the best sporran I possibly can, because no matter what kilt I wear I'll need a nice sporran.

Thanks man.

Yep, a great sporran is a real must, and the beaver is an awsome choice! That's easily the best feeling fur offered (even including the mink, in my oppinion). Also, I think Lamar's sporrans will last a lifetime, no problem. Word of warning though: Watch out for the "Beaver" jokes, as they'll come flying in out of nowhere. I've seen it happen (it's hillarious).

...great choice though. I almost went for the beaver myself, but the skunk reminded me a lot of some hair sporrans I'd seen, from the 1800's. There's a picture of John Brown and the other ghillies at Balmoral, from 1858, that shows the kind I'm talking about (you can see it on the back of Bob Martin's book, All About Your Kilt, but I don't know where to find it on the web). Brown, and several of the ghillies, are wearing black hair sporrans with two white tassels, that give much the same effect as the stripes of the skunk.

[davedove]

... but the skunk reminded me a lot of some hair sporrans I'd seen, from the 1800's. There's a picture of John Brown and the other ghillies at Balmoral, from 1858, that shows the kind I'm talking about (you can see it on the back of Bob Martin's book, All About Your Kilt, but I don't know where to find it on the web). Brown, and several of the ghillies, are wearing black hair sporrans with two white tassels, that give much the same effect as the stripes of the skunk.

I hadn't even thought about that, but you're right. The skunk stripes do resemble the two toned hair sporrans.

Oh, and welcome aboard Ryan.

[James MacMillan]

Ryan - from Sunny Southern California, just outside the back gate of Camp Pendleton!