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Subject:
Sharkskin Sword Handles
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Date:
Fri, 27 Oct 1995 17:00:46 EDT
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I am looking for cured or tanned sharkskin to repair civil war foot
officer's swords for conservation /restoration purposes.I am not certain if
this is a Cites Act item ?
The leather should have a pebbled grain and is supple not dried out.
Does anyone know of a supplier.
Thankyou

Len Hambleton-Objects Conservator

North Carolina Museum of History
5 East Edenton Street
Raleigh,N.C. 27601  Fax 919-733-8655

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