Swampy 147 Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 So the EU has banned seal skin sporans. Apparently they have been made from seal skin for over 100yrs......Surely the sporan has been around longer than that! So why the fuss if sealskin wasn't the original material? Or is there more to this than the press are letting on? Come on Jockos. Educate an Englishman. PS I'm sure Foxgun has an opinion on this one! Rgds Swampy Ninging Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Foxgun Tom 75 Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 (edited) Swampy you love me replying to your posts that you think have an obvious Scottish slant! deep down I think you harbour feelings of wanting to be a sweaty sock Its not because sporrans are made of sealskin that the EU want to ban them, its because they want to ban all sealskin products!! Sealskin sporrans have been around for a lot more than 100 years and is only one of the many materials used in the making of sporrans? The most tradional is the animal mask sporran( badger, fox otter, wildcat etc:) they are also made from goat skin, deer calf, cowhide or just plain leather! Sporrans are also designed in many different types of use, you have sporrans for daywear, hunting, dress and semi-dress also for casual and formal events Tom So the EU has banned seal skin sporans. Apparently they have been made from seal skin for over 100yrs......Surely the sporan has been around longer than that! So why the fuss if sealskin wasn't the original material? Or is there more to this than the press are letting on? Come on Jockos. Educate an Englishman. PS I'm sure Foxgun has an opinion on this one! Rgds Swampy Ninging Edited May 7, 2009 by Foxgun Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Swampy 147 Posted May 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 I thank you Tom, I knew that I'd get an educated and informative answer. Why seal skin products? We still use bear skins for the army. What needs to be addressed to the EU is; How many are made each year? How many sporans can be made from one sealskin and surely the seal is not just killed solely for sporans. I'm sure that some seals are caught in fishing nets and drowned surely they should still be allowed to be used? Presumably badgers skin is banned now along with otter? Oh and one more thing; What is "semi dress" ? Sounds a bit disturbing to me but hey I'm just a soft, shandy drinking, southerner. For the record I personally believe it is just another EU directive aimed and reducing our culture to one homogonised balnd european status. And just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean everyone ISN'T out to get me! Brgds Swampy Ninging nervously Swampy you love me replying to your posts that you think have an obvious Scottish slant! deep down I think you harbour feelings of wanting to be a sweaty sock Its not because sporrans are made of sealskin that the EU want to ban them, its because they want to ban all sealskin products!! Sealskin sporrans have been around for a lot more than 100 years and is only one of the many materials used in the making of sporrans? The most tradional is the animal mask sporran( badger, fox otter, wildcat etc:) they are also made from goat skin, deer calf, cowhide or just plain leather! Sporrans are also designed in many different types of use, you have sporrans for daywear, hunting, dress and semi-dress also for casual and formal events Tom So the EU has banned seal skin sporans. Apparently they have been made from seal skin for over 100yrs......Surely the sporan has been around longer than that! So why the fuss if sealskin wasn't the original material? Or is there more to this than the press are letting on? Come on Jockos. Educate an Englishman. PS I'm sure Foxgun has an opinion on this one! Rgds Swampy Ninging Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Foxgun Tom 75 Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 (edited) You can still wear Badger, Otter, Wildcat sporrans as long as they were obtained legally ie: roadkills and you have corresponding paperwork to verify this! or they supercede any legislation because of their age, you dont need any documentation for a fox sporran etc: Dress sporrans would be worn at weddings and funerals, semi-dress sporrans at less formal occasions plain leather sporrans would normally be worn as part of daywear!! Hope the explanation helps Swampy? Tom Ps: check the links below: http://www.katemacphersonsporrans.co.uk/ http://www.katemacphersonsporrans.co.uk/pages/badger.html Edited May 7, 2009 by Foxgun Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chartpolski 28,464 Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 Tam; didn't the Geordies invent the Sporran around the same time as they invented the kilt and the 'pipes ??????? Cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Foxgun Tom 75 Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 Yer a bad boy Polski The Geordies never invented the kilt and they only played the nurthumberland pipes they never invented The Great Highland Pipes Tom Tam; didn't the Geordies invent the Sporran around the same time as they invented the kilt and the 'pipes ??????? Cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gonetoearth 5,144 Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 TOMS SPORRAN WON BEST ENTERED AT THE EARTH DOG RUNNING DOG LAST YEAR Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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