DIY cantles?

[Bugbear]

On my metal cantle, dress sporran, it looks like there are three posts sticking out from the back of the cantle, which is hollow; two at the bottom, one at the top. I guess there is a rivit of some sort in that post, on mine, and the post goes through the leather of the sporran body that fits into the hollow part of the cantle. I think it's also glued on.

Here is what I suggest. Pick a way to bolt that cantle on the sporran. I guess you could use a tap to thread it or solder/weld nuts on the back; something like that. Use bolts with counter sink type heads, and possibly a washer of some sort. I guess you could even make a whole back plate to hold it all together.

Then cover all of that with a lining of some sort. It needs to be a really snug fit, I think, so the cantle won't slide around.

* Ok, I tried to get a better idea of how the cantle is attached to the sporran; this is on a Celtic Croft dress sporran.

I think this one is epoxied to the leather and stiffener, but it does also have those three posts sticking through. Those are covered with some kind of binding tape so I don't exactly know if there is a rivit or screw attached to them, and holding anything down.

I only work with a drill press and mounted rotery tool, no welding, so I've thought about making decorative caps for Chicago rivits, I think that's what they're called, and using a few of those to hold a cantle in place with holes drilled all the way through. Just an idea, and I'm not sure if it would work well.