low sporrans !

[Ancienne Alliance]

Here is a vintage photo showing gents wearing their sporrans rather low, it seems.




How low do you wear yours?


Best,

Robert

[Larry124]

I wear mine higher.
But I (for sure) wouldn’t criticize those men.
I like to show as much knee as does that first man.

[Bugbear]

I usually wear my sporran a hand width below the buckle, or with a waistcoat, probablly about the same place. I almost always wear a sporran when wearing the kilt.

[Snowbear]

I love a nice sporran with the kilt. I tend to wear my sporran a little lower than others. For some reason it just feels better when walking and sitting.

But I would never let my sporran be longer than my kilt, like the guy to the right in the picture. That would be a bit too far down for me.

[piperdbh]

The one on the right appears to be an officer (I'm thinking Drum Major), and so would be entitled to a longer sporran. I agree, though, that it should end above the selvedge of the kilt.

[Nervous Jock]

The one on the right appears to be an officer (I'm thinking Drum Major), and so would be entitled to a longer sporran. I agree, though, that it should end above the selvedge of the kilt.

A Warrant Officer, not commissioned. Not a Drum/pipe Major, wrong rank badges for that, so probably a CSM. I think that's the old Queen's Barracks in Perth. The Pipers and the Sergeant Majors sporrans are different. As far the the Sergeant Majors sporran is concerned, wearing it today, I would expect the bottom of the sporran to be in line with the bottom of the kilt

[David Dubh]

Definately higher than they are. It depends on what I'm wearing. Low enough so that it doesn't get in the way when sitting and doesn't rub on the belt.

[Nervous Jock]

The bloke with the longer sporran looks like he should have used a pony for his hair sporran not a horse, Not tall enough for a horse is he?

But tall enough to earn The Defence Medal, The War Medal 1939 - 45, General Service Medal and The Coronation Medal 1953

[McMurdo]

I think the problem is that these kilts are all Military rise, while most of us are used to seeing a Civilian rise. Therefore there seems to be more space between the sporran and the belt.
As for the shorter gent being able to get on a horse I have no doubt that he could, I'm not the tallest guy in the world but I've had two horses and have never had a problem getting on a horse, and no I do not use a block and tackle. I'n fact I've seen disabled children get on horses so again no doubt that this gent could indeed get on his horse.

[duchessofnc]

I'm 5 feet tall ... and I can get on a horse (with just using the stirrup). And many professional jockies are my height or in some cases even shorter than me and they are getting on very big race horses.