Early 18th Century Brass Sporran Cantle

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I recently obtained this early 18th Century sporran cantle. The bag is a replacement from the early 20th Century and here it is being worn after a light clean and polish.

It arrived looking like this:
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For the technically interested: The cantle is of cast brass construction. The faceplate varies from 0.13 to 0.14 of an inch thick, is 5.6 inches wide (excluding the knobs) and about 3.5 inches deep (excluding the knobs). Overall the cantle is about 0.8 of an inch thick when closed. The back plate, top and sides are a single casting and overall about 0.09 of an inch thick. The central knob appears to have been cast using the lost-wax method. Strap loops on the rear are steel and riveted.

It has a cunning and complex locking mechanism that I will describe in another post if anyone is interested.