Quote Originally Posted by OC Richard View Post
A little background... these long hair sporrans evolved by the 1840s and for the rest of the 19th century were the standard sporrans for civilian day dress, civilian evening dress, and military dress. They were by no means ever confined to pipers, or the army.
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The horsehair sporrans, indeed, were actually horsehair added to a goathair body, as can be plainly seen here

Thank you, Richard. I left that particular variation out intentionally.
Would you consider it a transitional phase between the older goat and the modern horse hair, or a sporran style in it's own right?

I'm inclined to consider it the former.

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