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**ChromeScholar** · 10th August 07, 02:57 PM

Who is ME ME ME ME ME? I don't see a member registered under that name.

**emolas** · 10th August 07, 04:33 PM

The only problem I have seen with the sporran hangers is that the top of the sporran no longer sits flush against my body and has a tendency to lean forward. With the belt it rests flat against the kilt. This is on my Nightstalker sporran, I haven't tried others.

**ardchoille** · 10th August 07, 05:01 PM

Originally Posted by emolas

The only problem I have seen with the sporran hangers is that the top of the sporran no longer sits flush against my body and has a tendency to lean forward. With the belt it rests flat against the kilt. This is on my Nightstalker sporran, I haven't tried others.

Hmm.. that is a very good point.. one which I hadn't thought about.

**M. A. C. Newsome** · 11th August 07, 05:14 AM

Regarding the photo from my web site that was posted here, that is Brian Carpenter, a member of this forum, wearing a box pelated kilt in the Ulster tartan that I made for him. The sporran he is wearing is a perfectly acceptible historic style of sporran (Brian also does a lot of reenacting, and has posted lots of photos of him in his kit on this board).

The sporran is constructed with a single wide strap to suspend it from the belt. It's not a separate peice, it's built into the sporran itself. It likely predates the method of wearing the sporran from a separate thin belt.

The Museum is starting to offer a line of historically inspired hand crafted sporrans from Ferguson-Brit. Each one of his sporrans can be ordered with this kind of loop, or with a standard set-up for a sporran belt. Here's one example, showing the single belt loop:

Obviously, with this kind of sporran, you cannot wear the bag directly in the front as is the usual modern practice, but just off to one side. Of course, this also allows you to slide the sporran around on your belt fairly easily. The "sporran suspenders" that were the original subject of this thread are usually worn so that the sporran is directly in the center of the kilt, with one suspender on either side of the buckle, which makes it much harder to slide the sporran around.

Aye,
Matt

**cavscout** · 12th August 07, 08:40 AM

Here's the initial "adapter" tested on a THorfinn Custom Sporran by Turpin and a Buzz Kidder

Thoughts?

**Freelander Sporrano** · 12th August 07, 08:44 AM

I'm a strap person. Those hangers never seem right to me

**auld argonian** · 12th August 07, 10:47 AM

Originally Posted by Freelander Sporrano

I'm a strap person. Those hangers never seem right to me

Lot easier to slide the sporran over when you gotta take a whiz if'n you're using a strap...

Best

AA

**ardchoille** · 12th August 07, 10:56 AM

Originally Posted by cavscout

Here's the initial "adapter" tested on a THorfinn Custom Sporran by Turpin and a Buzz Kidder

Thoughts?

Seriously, I would like to order two of those (in black leather). I've been looking for something like that for months.. but my leather working skills leave much to be desired.

If you're going to make something like this, please do PM me with details about how I can purchase them.

**Captain** · 12th August 07, 11:03 AM

I love it! I'd like to cancel my current order for the two sporran hangers and just get one of those! I really like the fact that it's not in the center not hanging way down... And since you show it with a Buzz Kidder, I know it'll work with my Buzz Kidder Inverness

**BEEDEE** · 12th August 07, 12:49 PM

Let me add my vote for cavscout's sporran hangers. Simple and effective. I have two traditional chain sporran belts that I no longer use, and one all leather that I use with a dress sporrran. The leather belt came from Michael McRae http://www.scotiametalwork.com/

Brian