Quality Sporrans for less money

**Troglodyte** · 21st February 24, 01:06 AM

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This splendid vintage Paisley's sporran is currently on offer on eBay.co.uk - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/176249261051

As you might expect, it has the quality and style of immediate post-war sporrans from this maker, and appears to be in remarkably good condition, and perhaps never used.

It is listed as buy-it-now at a bargain price if you think what the modern equivalent would cost you, so you will need to be quick if you want to make it yours.

Pictures of it being worn posted here in due course, please..!

**OC Richard** · 21st February 24, 06:38 AM

Yes I saw that, and I messaged the seller for dimensions.

Because without having such and just having to estimate from the structure of the sporran itself, I notice that the tab that's sewn onto the rear for the strap to go through seems a bit big in relation to the sporran back as a whole.

They would probably have a template for cutting those out, and perhaps would use the same template and tabs for both adult and youth sporrans.

I would have to look at the back of a known adult-size Paisleys sporran to make sure.

**Troglodyte** · 21st February 24, 07:15 AM

Originally Posted by OC Richard

Yes I saw that, and I messaged the seller for dimensions.

Because without having such and just having to estimate from the structure of the sporran itself, I notice that the tab that's sewn onto the rear for the strap to go through seems a bit big in relation to the sporran back as a whole.

They would probably have a template for cutting those out, and perhaps would use the same template and tabs for both adult and youth sporrans.

I would have to look at the back of a known adult-size Paisleys sporran to make sure.

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Here's something to use for reference...

A Paisley's sporran from the same era as the eBay listing, alongside a more recent (1980s) Scott's sporran.

I have seen a few Paisley's sporrans with the strap-tab positioned too low in my opinion, as it encourages the sporran to pivot forward on the strap.

The Paisley's sporran in this picture is about 7 1/2" high.

**OC Richard** · 22nd February 24, 02:05 AM

That Paisleys sporran is a beauty!

I heard back from the seller 18cm x 22cm (7 x 8 5/8 inches) which pretty much matches my various sporrans.

BTW from the shape of the leather tab (bang on) and from the shape of the body rear (more or less) it might have been made by Nicoll Brothers.

Here's a Nicoll Brothers (centre) Margaret Morrison (left) and WE Scott (right, their shortened tab introduced in 1953 due to the scored horizontal line across the back; your WE Scott has the original pointed tab)

**Hauge** · 22nd February 24, 02:44 PM

Originally Posted by Troglodyte

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This splendid vintage Paisley's sporran is currently on offer on eBay.co.uk - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/176249261051

As you might expect, it has the quality and style of immediate post-war sporrans from this maker, and appears to be in remarkably good condition, and perhaps never used.

It is listed as buy-it-now at a bargain price if you think what the modern equivalent would cost you, so you will need to be quick if you want to make it yours.

Pictures of it being worn posted here in due course, please..!

It has now been sold.

I really hope someone, in here, got it...

**Troglodyte** · 23rd February 24, 01:57 AM

Originally Posted by Hauge

It has now been sold.

I really hope someone, in here, got it...

Me too..!

If the lucky buyer is on this forum, would you please share some 'sporran being worn in action' pictures..?

We'd all like to see them.

**OC Richard** · 24th February 24, 05:00 AM

One of these things is not like the other...

For 10 pounds two Evening sporrans, one almost certainly Pakistani, one almost certainly by WE Scott Edinburgh.

The WE Scott one is brown, I'm not sure what fur. It has the EW3 cantle. The sporran looks in very good condition.

The Pakistani one has their version of the EW3 cantle, and it's interesting to compare the two.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/15607818489...tion=10%7C3000

**OC Richard** · 6th March 24, 04:56 AM

Just relisted, a WE Scott plain black Day sporran in great condition $25 with $10 shipping.

It has the gold oval Made In Scotland Real Leather stamp. I wish I knew just when they stopped using that, it would help dating these things. I would guess this sporran is from the 1970s or 1980s.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/22602373834...Bk9SR9CX1rnCYw

**OC Richard** · 6th March 24, 12:04 PM

This pair of sporrans, described as child's size, are listed for one cent, and $6 shipping.

They don't look child's size. All the proportions look like a normal adult's sporran.

Curious, I messaged the seller and asked for dimensions.

They're 6.5 inches wide and 7.5 inches long which makes them around an inch short in each direction.

Are they undersized adult sporrans, or youth's sporrans?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/18632708229...&segname=11051

**OC Richard** · 10th March 24, 11:59 AM

Not super cheap at $100 but a bargain and opportunity to obtain a seal sporran already within US borders.

It's the EW2 with the higher-quality 4-piece cantle, which were usually silver plated.

And they usually have Made In Scotland stamped on the side, but I don't see it here.

It has the scored back that the first WE Scott 1953 Patent sporrans had, but doesn't seem to have either the patent stamp nor the Made In Scotland Real Leather stamp.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/315214226418

From the sale seller is another $100 bargain, a Musquash full mask sporran

https://www.ebay.com/itm/315212608598