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