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[Jock Scot]

OK, once again I have learned something new here, some sporrans have liners.
I have never seen this and I have been wearing sporrans a long time. I currently have 5, (or is that 6?) and a great many have bitten the dust before, all made in Scotland.
I have worn coo leather, pigskin, sealskin, goathair, alleged ponyskin, and long horsehair sporrans over a period of over 30 years. However, I have not ever seen a lined sporran.

Neither have I. I never cease to learn from this website.

[Chas]

This is a good question. Can anybody actually quote a manufacturer who lines his sporrans? Any pictures?

Regards

Chas

[Chas]

This is a good question. Can anybody actually quote a manufacturer who lines his sporrans? Any pictures?

Regards

Chas

To answer my own question - my Nightstalker in brown leather is lined! But that might be to do with separating the different compartments - I don't know.

Regards

Chas

[OC Richard]

It's the first time I've heard of lined sporrans too! And I've owned dozens of sporrans over the last 35 years, all made in Scotland (except for a couple by L&M in Nova Scotia).

I've had MOD sporrans and badger sporrans and sealskin Evening sporrans and plain Day sporrans and Victorian sporrans and Edwardian sporrans... and they were all made of very high-quality leather and unlined.

My advice is "don't go cheap on your sporran". I would avoid Pakistani/Indian sporrans and stick to sporrans made by legitimate UK or North American makers. You'll never regret having a high quality sporran that will last several lifetimes of regular use.

[Zardoz]

I don't own one, but I've seen and handled lined (usually with red) sporrans offered by L&M, and avalible from various vendors;

http://www.scottishtradingcompany.co...products_id=43

I've only been into this kilt wearing thing for like 8 years. I guess I'm really into it, due to the fact that I'm aware of things like lined sporrans and 'hunting' sporrans, and other things that seem so unusual to some of our more seasoned members here.

[Joshua]

Doesn't Artificer line his sporrans with a different color of leather? Does that qualify as a "liner" or are we talking of a fabric liner, such as what is found in purses?

[M. A. C. Newsome]

I've seen plenty of lined sporrans. All of Ferguson Britt's sporrans are lined with elk suede. I've seen many dress and day sporrans from manufacturers in the UK and in North America with a lining, often red, but not always. I've also seen many sporrans not lined.

I don't think you can chalk it up to quality one way or another. I've seen sporrans made with the highest quality leather (such as Ferguson Britt) which are routinely lined. I've also seen high quality sporrans unlined. I've also seen el-cheapo sporrans made both ways.

[artificer]

Doesn't Artificer line his sporrans with a different color of leather? Does that qualify as a "liner" or are we talking of a fabric liner, such as what is found in purses?

It depends on the type of sporran, but yes I frequently do.

The fur bags are lined because I don't think the 'hand' of the inside of pelts is particularly nice. I use pigskin suede for this. If someone wears through pigskin they're clearly doing something wrong - like carrying broken glass in their sporran

Many of my "day" sporrans are lined in smooth pigskin or calf, depending on the type of bag.

The ex-MoD bags and some other soft bags are unlined, as I want them to be a soft and flexible as possible.

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[tundramanq]

Chas - you made me check my black night stalker from SWK, only a couple of months old - no true lining - it is double layer on back and divider. The front and edges are single layer nylon.

[tundramanq]

I'm replacing it with a swing fastener or possibly a ring and pin closure, depending on which I find first.

Thanks gal, been thinking of how to fix the heavy horse hair with the same issue only two handed. Sew that snap strap to a D ring and drop it over the "pommel" on the half cantle.