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By 1973, when he reinvented Damascus steel, W.F. "Bill" Moran Jr. had already been handcrafting knives for 25 years. His ability to craft high end custom knives earned him a reputation as one of the most well known modern bladesmiths of his time. He is rightfully known as "The Father of Modern Damascus" and would go on to found the American Bladesmith Society. Bill was inducted into the Blade Magazine Hall of Fame in 1986 and the ABS Bladesmithing Hall of Fame in 1996. This is a very nice example one of Bill's camp knives. The knife features a mirror polished carbon steel blade with clip point marked "W.F. MORAN" on the obverse ricasso and "M.S." on reverse ricasso. Blade exhibits scattered light blemishes. Small mirror polished guard with light handling impressions. Curly maple grip with delicate inlaid silver wire. Complete with leather wrapped wood scabbard that features tooled leather designs and a mirror polished smiling crescent mood. The scabbard features a sewn belt loop on reverse. The scabbard exhibits one stain by the moon and scattered light dents but remains supple. CONDITION: Very good.

Item Dimensions: L: 19 - 1/2"

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