Brass Cantled Sporran

[Joe Gondek]

thanks for the posting
the photos answered a few questions for me about construction

I greatly appreciate any antique cantle photos

I found these photos that shows a more traditional simple catch







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[MacMillan of Rathdown]

thanks for the posting
the photos answered a few questions for me about construction

I greatly appreciate any antique cantle photos

I found these photos that shows a more traditional simple catch







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That looks like one of the sporrans made by (or for) Iain Sherwood at Cuillan Crafts. Again, a nice cantle and a very traditional design. As an avid shooter I have found the coil springs are usually better/more reliable than leaf springs and I suspect that is why the fellow who made my sporran (all those years ago) used a more modern latch design.

[Joe Gondek]

I agree with you, and the coil spring system on yours would not only easier to make but also less likely to malfunction

[Highlander31]

Now that's what a sporran locking mechanism should look like.