ABOUT ME

My name is Louis Skebo. I have been collecting Japaneseswords and antiques for about 15 years. In the last few years, I have become more serious with respect to my collection. I have started this website as a venue to find Japanese swords and by doing this I make more contacts within the collecting community.

BUYING

For my personal collection I am currently buying:

All types of yari and pole arms
Odd shaped blades
High quality Shinshinto swords.
Also buying complete collections and estates.

SHIPPING

When shipping your valuable sword, please package it very well. I ship swords in "carpet tubes", the tube that carpet is wrapped up around. It is very hard and can really stand up to the vigours of cross country shipping. I also, remove the kozuka/kogatana from the saya pocket as shipping can crack the lacquer when pressure is exerted on the kozuka. I do not recommend shipping swords in triangular shipping boxes. If it is just a bare blade for restoration, please wrap the blade in a paper saya and fix the blade to a board the full length of the blade, this will keep the blade from poking out the end of the box or tube.

MEMBERSHIPS

Florida Token Kai

Northern California Japanese Sword Club (NCJSC)

Japanese Sword Society of the United States (JSSUS)

Ottawa - Japan Society of Canada

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