Your post turned out to be very strange for me today. A few years back, when I worked in Frederick, MD we used a local locksmith for all of our work. One day I noticed he had a beautiful Damascus steel keyring and I asked him where it came from. He told me that his neighbor, Bill Moran made it for him. Bill Moran made one of the Rambo knifes, I believe the first one and I knew he was famous in knifemaking circles.
Apparently, locksmith's and knifemaker's get along well and my locksmith had became friends with Bill. I said I'd like to meet him some day. My locksmith invited me to Bill's shop many times, but I never took the time to go and meet this legend. Today, I did a google search for his name and learned he passed away on Feb 16th.
Bill Moran Memorial
