Crossed or straight sporran tassels

[OC Richard]

The cantle is not really as unusual as you think. The little 'pull tabs' are found on many 19C silver-mounted sporrans. They were usually round protrusions, and not quite as nose-like as this one, perhaps, but still there are examples in the centuries of design craftsmanship and before these last few years of computer-generated fashion.

Not familiar with a design like that on a vintage cantle, with the stuck-on looking portions. (Stuck on because they're a different level/height, such as would be made in the old days with a separate sheet of metal soldered on.)

Ditto the 3D deer head stuck on in the middle.

Not only those things, but the designs overall look clip-art-like (numerous unrelated designs placed here and there).

[Panache]

Personally I think the crossed chains look rather nice.

However as a Scottish Country Dancer I also think "Dancing Montgomeries' Rant or The Reel of the 51st Division would tie all those chains in a knot! "



Cheers

Jamie

[Taskr]

I can see that would be quite hard to balance right! It looks great though! The style I was thinking of is more like this:



I think perhaps the bells end up sliding/jumping a link or two when sitting and then not returning to centre when standing.

The bells are going to be fixed at the connection point to the chain (or should be) and that arrangement doesn't appear to risk tangling.