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    Solid brass sporran chain-straps

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    Some of you may recognise this goatskin and tan leather sporran I finished recently, and posted here, but it has been bothering me that it might be difficult to match a chain to the nice brass cantle.

    So here's my solution.

    A nice bit of diamond-cut curb-chain with vintage-look Albert-swivel clips, and mounted on the same leather as the sporran - so we now have a matching set that's ready for duty.

    And while I was at it, I made a selection of others using the same curb-chain and cable-chain with plain oval links - which looks rather good with the heavy brass hinged MoD 'Culloden' cantles.

    I had the opportunity to examine in detail a hinged cantle sporran from the 1840s, that was using a gun-metal cantle believed to date from the mid-1600s. This had the old owner's chain still attached - no strap and buckle, just a long length of similar cable-chain with clips at the ends.

    I have a few solid cast brass cantles available at the moment, where I sell my handiwork along with a selection of vintage sporrans, so these are destined to go alongside them. I think they will go very well with the brown all-leather vintage styles.

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