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**Downunder Kilt** · 23rd April 13, 02:48 PM

Originally Posted by artificer

I'm going to agree with Kyle and say that this falls squarely into "Daywear" and avoids the dreaded "Semi-dress" catagory for several reasons:

1) no metalwork (studs, bells on the tassels, chain tassels, etc)

2) Brown.

It's quite a smart looking sporran- wear it with pride (but not with your Prince Charlie

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*** to Artificer and Kyle
I think it's a great day sporran

**MacGumerait** · 23rd April 13, 10:50 PM

Nathan , great find ! I agree with your thoughts about using it as a day sporran , you could add the tassels back if so desired , but I think it looks quite smashing " as is " .

**Bohica** · 24th April 13, 01:23 AM

Nice find, Mate. I personally don't care for noisy tassells so I removed them from the 2 I found bothersome . I then cut a small hole in the centre and interchange various badges as my mood dictates. Works for me anyway

**creagdhubh** · 24th April 13, 01:12 PM

Originally Posted by Nathan

This confirms what I was thinking. Thanks one and all. No buyers remorse here

. My current day sporran is black and I wanted something in brown but didn't want it to look like every second sporran.

Artificer, I wouldn't dream of wearing this with my Charlie or one of my formal doublets as I have two sporrans that would be far more appropriate for that.

I think I'll wear it without the tassels until I find a really inexpensive source for them or learn to make them by hand. The kilt shop near where I live charges quite a bit for replacement leather tassels, when they even have them, then there's the cost of having them put on. Going that route would make the sporran nearly as costly as if I had purchased it new. My old regimental day sporran had no tassels and looked ok to me.

Fate will probably throw me a good deal on tassels some time down the road. Either that or I'll learn how to do that marvelous knot myself...

You could always inquire with Scott (Artificer) in regards to having tassels made and put on (properly). His leatherwork and sporran making abilities are beyond this world! I'm sure he could help you out if you are keen down the road.

Cheers,

**Nathan** · 24th April 13, 01:26 PM

Originally Posted by creagdhubh

You could always inquire with Scott (Artificer) in regards to having tassels made and put on (properly). His leatherwork and sporran making abilities are beyond this world! I'm sure he could help you out if you are keen down the road.

Cheers,

Indeed, Scott's work is marvelous and I plan to commission a hunting sporran from him when budget permits, but I'm actually going to take the advice Scott himself gave me and go without the tassels as the fur makes the sporran look very smart as it is... There's nothing stopping me from changing my mind down the road.

**creagdhubh** · 25th April 13, 06:48 AM

Originally Posted by Nathan

Indeed, Scott's work is marvelous and I plan to commission a hunting sporran from him when budget permits, but I'm actually going to take the advice Scott himself gave me and go without the tassels as the fur makes the sporran look very smart as it is... There's nothing stopping me from changing my mind down the road.

Sounds good!

**Nathan** · 1st May 13, 05:56 PM

So the sporran arrived today and it's like 3/4 of the size of my black day sporran. The sporran measures 6.25 x 6.5 '' tall whereas my other sporrans are around 7.5 by 7. Did I accidentally purchase a boy's sporran? :S

**artificer** · 1st May 13, 06:05 PM

Originally Posted by Nathan

So the sporran arrived today and it's like 3/4 of the size of my black day sporran. The sporran measures 6.25 x 6.5 '' tall whereas my other sporrans are around 7.5 by 7. Did I accidentally purchase a boy's sporran? :S

It sure sounds like it. I think my son's is probably just a bit tinier than that, around 5w x 6.5h (but he's only 7).

Usually what you see for a standard full sized adult day sporran is somewhere round 7.5-8"w by 8-9"h. So yours is not exceedingly tiny, but still small enough to be noticeably out of scale.

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**Nathan** · 1st May 13, 06:11 PM

Good thing I have some others. I was really looking forward to wearing this but I don't think it will comfortably hold my stuff and will probably look odd to the trained eye. Maybe I'll try it on and take some pics and see how it looks... it's so nice! What a pity!

**creagdhubh** · 2nd May 13, 05:10 AM

Originally Posted by Nathan

Good thing I have some others. I was really looking forward to wearing this but I don't think it will comfortably hold my stuff and will probably look odd to the trained eye. Maybe I'll try it on and take some pics and see how it looks... it's so nice! What a pity!

If it doesn't work, you could get it up on eBay once more!