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7th November 14, 01:33 PM
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I took this shot (from afar, with cell phone) at the Ventura Games last month to keep as an idea for just such a sporran. Talking about the fellow in center with black shirt. I really like this one for its bulky, studded look. Not so much the "semi dress" types with short/bovine front and a smallish, plain leather flap.
fur sporran idea.jpg
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7th November 14, 02:11 PM
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7th November 14, 02:14 PM
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A better choice may be the sporran worn by the chap on the right side wearing the green hose with the full mask sporran. Much more useful and a classic style, it can be worn for day through evening.
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7th November 14, 03:25 PM
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 Originally Posted by Richrail
I have a brown sporran with fur that I purchased from
Stillwater Kilts. I do use it a lot. Douglas Weathered.jpg
I have the exact same sporran and it saw a lot of use before I got my brown Artificer sporran. It seemed just right for day events where one would wear a dress shirt with or without a tie.
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Jamie
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7th November 14, 04:19 PM
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I have a number of fur fronted sporrans that are casual for daytime wear, both purchased and self made.
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7th November 14, 06:39 PM
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Far from being a recent development, day sporrans with fur fronts have been around, it seems, as long as day sporrans themselves.
Our familiar "day" and "evening" sporrans, small pocketlike pouches, suddenly appeared around 1900. Why and how, no one seems to know.
Throughout the 19th century long hair sporrans, which had evolved linearly from the sporrans of the 18th century, were worn in all modes of Highland Dress (military, civilian day, and civilian evening).
Anyhow the small sporrans appeared, with a clear dichotomy between 'day' and 'evening', and 'day' sporrans often had fur fronts. These were not "semi-dress". No such concept seems to have existed.
Here they are in the 1930s. As you can see the fur-front sporrans are just as much 'day' sporrans as the ones without fur. You can also see Hunting sporrans, which were made entirely out of soft leather, without metal cantle.

Here are the 'evening' sporrans
Last edited by OC Richard; 7th November 14 at 06:43 PM.
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