several years ago I bought three cantles from stillwater kilts they all looked nice and bright like this one
I wanted to antique it and alter it so that it didn't look like everyone else's
when I started to take the shine off the chrome I realized it was made of brass
So I lightly sanded it with 400 grit sandpaper,made a knob for the top. and replaced the center disk with a concho it had on hand
I left a little of the silver color on the cantle in order to give it a silver wash effect that would compliment the silver concho.
This is how it turned out
a comparison picture of the two
Let me know what you think
I'll post a picture of the finished sporran with this cantle soon
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