Seal skin sporrans?

**D.A. Guertin** · 29th March 10, 07:51 AM

It's my understanding that seal skin really has only been 'traditional' for the last hundred years or so. More common animals seem to have been the norm prior to that...

**Lallans** · 29th March 10, 09:39 AM

Originally Posted by D.A. Guertin

It's my understanding that seal skin really has only been 'traditional' for the last hundred years or so. More common animals seem to have been the norm prior to that...

Seals are common coastal animals, sometimes the most common mammal in those areas- and in the old days were free for the taking. I assume you're referring to horse and cow hair and hides but as someone already pointed out, you can make a lot of sporrans out of one 'free' seal. I was thinking it was a Scots economy, and a handsome one at that.

Anyway my current ss sporran may turn into a haggis skinned one should they become illegal.

**D.A. Guertin** · 2nd April 10, 08:03 AM

Any info on the fellow in the first photo with the basket-hilted broadsword? I don't know that I've yet seen a 'square' sporran like that...

**Highland Logan** · 2nd April 10, 08:22 AM

Hugh Montgomerie, 12th Earl of Eglinton

Originally Posted by D.A. Guertin

Any info on the fellow in the first photo with the basket-hilted broadsword? I don't know that I've yet seen a 'square' sporran like that...

**D.A. Guertin** · 2nd April 10, 03:03 PM

Excellent, thanks very much! Will have to play around with a pattern for that style. Maybe I'll do it in Kudu... Should be interesting!

**Lallans** · 2nd April 10, 04:50 PM

More sealskin activism can be seen here, the Barbie Twins of Royal Family notoriety vs a Liberal Party Senator:

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Politics...50846-qmi.html

This is really something of a spectator sport in Canada, watching the rich and gormless attacking the poor and voiceless (I do not include the Senator in either category... well, not on this issue anyway.)

**artificer** · 2nd April 10, 05:35 PM

Originally Posted by Canuck of NI

More sealskin activism can be seen here, the Barbie Twins of Royal Family notoriety vs a Liberal Party Senator:

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Politics...50846-qmi.html

This is really something of a spectator sport in Canada, watching the rich and gormless attacking the poor and voiceless (I do not include the Senator in either category... well, not on this issue anyway.)

Wow, If I ever needed a reason to club baby seals, it's to anger people like the Barbie twins and Ken Wahl...

No offense to Prince William, of course.

**okiwen** · 3rd April 10, 10:40 AM

I had the perfect skunk skinned out too. I ended up getting rid of it because I didn't have the time to make a sporran before I needed the freezer space. Oh well. Next time.