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In what he has dubbed the “infidel process,” he finishes off each knife by heating and submerging it in water or oil tainted with pigs blood which is considered unclean to the Muslim faith. Bates also stamps “infidel” in Arabic on the hilt.
According to The MarineCorpsTimes, Bryan’s Damascus steel knives, (with a serious twist) are made in his own forge, and “take the most man-hours and attention. He first wires together two kinds of steel and then heats it until it glows orange. He then folds the metal over on itself again and again, flattening the steel into a knife shape when it reaches the desired thickness.”
