I have a couple of sporrans, one of which I love a really nice black deer or elk hide, rugged, well made; the other is well...shiny. It is like a bazillion other sporrans out there called "dress" sporrans. It is that same typical with a pressed-metal-dipped-in-too-shiny-chrome cantle. They are all pretty much the same arc with about 3-4 design variations on them, but all fairly bright and well SHINY. I don't want to throw any disparaging remarks out there about the look because I know you all probably have one that is similar, but I am not a shiny kind of guy. I love the elk hide, but it is a little too casual for dress.

SO...is there a resource for good sporran cantles that don't cost as much as a 5 yard kilt? I keep looking but run up against the same few pseudo Celtic designs. (HEY MASS PRODUCING SPORRAN MAKERS WHO ARE LISTENING, OFFER US A MATTE OR BRUSHED NICKLE OPTION)

Or is there any experience out there with someone who has successfully "aged" or otherwise changed their shiny chrome cantle to a surface that is more subdued/tasteful?

Thanks,
G