Quality Sporrans for less money

[OC Richard]

Here are two lovely vintage sporrans, each of which began low, but have now zoomed far beyond our price range here.

The first is the style called EW2 or EW4. Presumably one designation refers to the style with the higher-quality five-piece silver-plated cantle, and the other designation to the lower-quality two-piece nickel (or chrome) plated cantle.

Since both look identical in catalogue photos, who can say which is which! But this is the higher-quality silver-plated one, quite nice.

EDIT: this sporran closed for a quite reasonable $200 this morning.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/35439668020...tion=10%7C3000

The other sporran which has gone quite above our usual price range is this beautiful RG Lawrie Hunting sporran with brass top.

It has the Patent opening top, and is stamped with the W E Scott 1953 Patent number, so probably was made within a few years after that date.



https://www.ebay.com/itm/26599436457...tion=10%7C3000

Sadly the Ebay auction photos are blurry, but I can see that the cantle is an old friend, though usually seen in nickel. I think this is the first time I've seen that cantle in brass.