more bogus Ebay "military officer's sporran" claims

[OC Richard]

This is so typical of Ebay, a seller purporting that an item is "military", usually "military officer's" and often moreover assigned to a specific war (these people love the Boer War for some reason).

This one has more specific claims, that it's a Black Watch sporran and was worn during WWII while stationed in India.

Of course it's nothing of the sort. It's a typical civilian pipe band sporran, and I told the guy so.

Revealing that the guy says that he has been "unable to totally verify" the sporran and makes reference to the wide variety of sporrans issued to The Black Watch. In reality they had less variety than other regiments, all Sergeants, Officers, and pipers wearing the same type:



That, and the Other Ranks pattern



complete the picture of Black Watch sporrans.


Here's the Ebay listing

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Black-Watch-.../271959234700?

[OC Richard]

Now there's this. OMG. Obviously this isn't a Seaforth Highlanders Glengarry, or any military Glengarry, or any authentic Glengarry either military or civilian... it's a crudely made costume item.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-194.../201438198721?

[Jock Scot]

Brigadoonary

Exactly so.

[MacGumerait]

If the sellers or the buyers of these Ebay items actually believe the descriptions ... then I guess a P.T.Barnum quote is in order .... " There's a sucker born every minute " .

[OC Richard]

Here's another one! "Royal Regiment Of Scotland kilt" - not.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Kilt-Royal-R...item3f54de462e

But it is a very nice kilt. What tartan is that?

[Holcombe Thomas]

The description says the kilt is "missing a small elastic patch which is part of the leather buckle strap." Does anyone have an idea of what that might be? I'm not a potential buyer; I'm just curious what might be elastic on a traditionally made kilt.

Thanks.

Holcombe