old cantle to new sporran

[switchblade5984]

I bought this sporran on E bay for a member of this board


the front is seal skin in bad sape and the pocket is to small for real use


But the cantle has real possibilities , and looks alot like those used in the 18th century

do you still have the seal skin?

[Joe Gondek]

do you still have the seal skin?

yes, the body of the old sporran is intact but as you can see the front is in bad shape and missing much hair
also there were tassels but they were missing from the bag

[Joe Gondek]

Starting to sew the gussett to the front of the sporran bag



the back of the bag is just about done and the front is starting to shape up



The small pocket will be used to hold a change purse or keys

[Joe Gondek]

The pocket on the antique sporran was too small for everyday use


So I designed the whole back to open
this gives me a large opening and larger pocket

[Joe Gondek]

The finished sporran

BACK


The Front has an 18th century appearance


I still have the original sporran body and can return it to the cantle to restore it as an antique

I didn't polish the cantle,just rubed off some of the tarnish but preserved the patinia

[Panache]

Well done Joe! Very nice work.

Cheers

[GMan]

Good job Joe! Looks good.