Quality Sporrans for less money

**Tomo** · 22nd December 23, 02:15 AM

Originally Posted by OC Richard

My guess is that they found that photo online somewhere, and that if you make a purchase from that listing you'll receive a modern Pakistani sporran made more or less in that style, but almost certainly not in that lovely leather, or having that quality of construction.

Dunno - looks a lot like a copy of Margaret Morrison's Edinburgh sporran with added tassels. https://morrison-sporrans.co.uk/prod...-wear-sporran/

**OC Richard** · 22nd December 23, 04:59 AM

Originally Posted by Tomo

Dunno - looks a lot like a copy of Margaret Morrison's Edinburgh sporran with added tassels. https://morrison-sporrans.co.uk/prod...-wear-sporran/

It certainly could be that the Pakistani shop stole the photo from Margaret Morrison.

I wouldn't expect that high level of stitching to be seen on a Pakistani sporran, which is what that seller sells.

**OC Richard** · 22nd December 23, 05:07 AM

This is an interesting lot!

Seems to be high-quality things, which I wish they were selling separately. The trouble with selling clothing and accessories together is that anyone wanting the latter has to also purchase clothing that is unlikely to fit.

The sporran looks to be by Nicoll Brothers Bankfoot. It's a cantle they used, and if theirs is stamped with their name on the side.

Too bad they don't show the back, but given how blurry the photos are we couldn't read the stamp anyhow.

The belt buckle is intriguing, a nice 3D casting, but once again the photos are too blurry to show much.

The kilt is either military or made like one, using the 18 ounce huge-sett Other Ranks fabric, the grass-green herringbone binding, and pleated like the Black Watch pipers' kilts.

The jacket and waistcoat are UK made and look pretty nice.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Kilt-Jacket...p2056016.l4276

**Hauge** · 26th December 23, 04:47 PM

Agreed. And very interested. But as kilt measures are not given, it's a chance. West and Jacket, 30 waist, gives a idea though.
I guess one has to be slim...

**OC Richard** · 28th December 23, 06:54 AM

I'd be in the position of buying the lot just to get the sporran and buckle, which I have done a few times over the years.

But then I'd be trying to sell a small-size jacket and kilt, which don't tend to fetch much despite the quality.

Hmmm...I might do if the price is low enough!

**Hauge** · 28th December 23, 07:26 AM

Was also thinking about keeping a good eye on it, Richard.
But wouldn't go against You, If You're serious.
- And i'm 32 Waist...

**OC Richard** · 28th December 23, 05:41 PM

If the kilt might fit, you should probably go for it.

I would be jealous about that buckle, if it's as cool as the blurry pics make out.

Also jealous if that sporran is Nicoll Brothers, like it appears.

**OC Richard** · 29th December 23, 02:59 AM

I don't know what to make of this one.

For 5 pounds perhaps I shouldn't be bothered.

It's the style they called EW1, with the Celtic knot & boss one-piece cast cantle.

The fur is strange. Is it artificial?

The back doesn't help, other than having an unusually small leather tab, which doesn't match any of the stamped sporran backs I've collected photos of.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/40467509576...tion=10%7C3000

Now here's one that doesn't fit the brief, being a bit more pricey ($100) than I ordinarily look for, but it appears to be a WE Scott AZSF sporran done up in a way I don't recall seeing them do, two different colours of leather.

It's a nice looking and distinctive sporran, Scottish-made, so the price fits IMHO.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1630998...on-recs-rv-1-1

**MacKenzie** · 29th December 23, 04:14 PM

Originally Posted by OC Richard

Now here's one that doesn't fit the brief, being a bit more pricey ($100) than I ordinarily look for, but it appears to be a WE Scott AZSF sporran done up in a way I don't recall seeing them do, two different colours of leather.

It's a nice looking and distinctive sporran, Scottish-made, so the price fits IMHO.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1630998...on-recs-rv-1-1

Was VERY interested in that one. Tried to message the seller and ask who the maker was, but there was no submit/send button in the message window and it would not scroll. While I was doinking around with that it got gone.

**OC Richard** · 30th December 23, 02:51 AM

Originally Posted by MacKenzie

Tried to message the seller and ask who the maker was

The thing is, WE Scott has, as far as I know, never stamped their name on their sporrans.

I do wonder why! They've been around for ages and have long been one of the biggest if not the biggest maker in Scotland.

Happily for a long time they used a distinctive tab shape and the gold oval Made In Scotland Real Leather stamp.

At some fairly recent point they stopped stamping their sporrans at all, instead putting a sticker on the back which often falls off.

WE Scott did stamp the names of certain retailers on the back.

All this means that sellers selling WE Scott sporrans never know the maker, at least I don't think I've ever come across an Ebay or Etsy seller astute enough to distinguish a WE Scott sporran from other makers.

They might know the retailer if that's stamped on the back. It's why you see sporrans often listed as being made by firms who didn't make sporrans. Sometimes these firms made other things like kilts and jackets, sometimes they were purely retailers.