Episode
Forged in Fire: Damascus 500
Overview
Smiths hit the fast track in a race to make a Damascus blade with the highest layer count.
Details
- Series
- Forged in Fire
- Season
- Season 8
- Episode
- Episode 38
- Air date
- 2021-12-29
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
Damascus 500 is Episode 38 in Season 8 of Forged in Fire. It aired on 2021-12-29. The runtime is 42 min.
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