I bought a new dress sporran on ebay last week because my current one is sealskin and I didn't want to take it out of the country for fear of having customs issues upon my return. Picked up this leather/cowhide sporran for $25.00. It looks similar to my Scottish made sealskin sporran except for the cantle. There is no manufacturer mark on it that I can find so I suspect that it may be a Pakistan knock off. Is there any way to tell? Here is the sporran.
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It's hard to tell from the relatively distant pic, but based on the price I'd be willing to put money on it being Pakistani made. ith:
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The heavy cantle looks like the Pakistani ones sold in the souvenir shops on Edinburgh's Royal Mile. They are a wee bit dearer at £25.
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The stamped cantle and tassels that don't line up look like hallmarks of an off-shore sporran to me.
Actually when I got the sporran the tassels do line up, though you are right about the stamped cantle. The good news is that I will only wear it if and when I travel outside of the U.S.
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