Badger alert!

[Smayniac]

Here is a photo of Benji, thanks to Panache; hopefully you can pull your eyes away from his lovely wife long enough to check out my work. That's also my black XKilt in its second outing and a new belt bought at half price that very morning at Mervyn's going out of business sale.



cheers,

Bob

[george7]

You should make some masks for the mask sporran... a formal "how do you do" mask with a monocle and mustache, then a comedic 'Charlie Chaplin' mask for those casual events...

[arrg-isle]

The head and fur are definitely Badger but the tail looks a little too long.Is it an add on?

If it's a badger, it's befinitely a British one, locally termed a brock; I've trapped and skun a number of American badgers, and observed several dozen more in the wild, and I've never seen one that looks like the one being pictured. The head, ear & nose structure, and a lot of the markings, are notably different.
If it's indeed a brock, the age & origin might be critical to know, as they've been protected by strict British law now for many years!
When I wear my Jacobite weskitt, as I most often due to support my fly plaid at Highland games, I wear a full-mask American badger pelt draped down from my left shoulder, as an under-base for my brooch & plaid corner.

[Smayniac]

If it's a badger, it's befinitely a British one, locally termed a brock; I've trapped and skun a number of American badgers, and observed several dozen more in the wild, and I've never seen one that looks like the one being pictured. The head, ear & nose structure, and a lot of the markings, are notably different.
If it's indeed a brock, the age & origin might be critical to know, as they've been protected by strict British law now for many years!

Thanks for the lead on the critter.

I was careful to get copies of the website I bought it from and to document the conversion from stole to sporran. I also put the label from the original furrier inside the flap of the sporran. I have no documentation on the age of the original piece; it was in good shape, all linings and interfacings intact and undamaged. I don't know if the furrier who created the piece is still in business or not.

All that said, I doubt I will be in the UK anytime soon, and I'll just remember not to take him with me if I go over there.

Bob

[Smayniac]

http://www.badgers.org.uk/badgerpage...-photo-03.html

I found this link searching for "brock badger" on google. This one isn't quite identical, but the muted colors and slighter build do match up.