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Competitors re-create weapons from historical periods ranging from Japanese katanas to medieval broadswords to ancient throwing blades. Each entry is judged on its artistry as well as its functionality and accuracy.
Episode 30 : Genghis Khan's Sword
September. 25,2019
Four smiths are tasked with forging signature blades by salvaging materials from a go-cart; the two remaining competitors have just four days to recreate the series favored by Genghis Khan.
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Episode 28 : Blackbeard's Cutlass
September. 04,2019
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Episode 27 : The Bhuj
August. 28,2019
A quartet of bladesmiths are tasked with making canister damascus using barbershop tools, but before the knife making can begin, they must harvest their cans from an old barber's chair.
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Episode 26 : Napoleon's Saber
August. 21,2019
Four bladesmiths must start at the bottom when they are tasked with creating ladder pattern damascus knives from a real ladder; the remaining two smiths head home to re-create a battle sword.
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Episode 25 : The Falchion
August. 14,2019
The odds are stacked against four bladesmiths when they each forge a chopper in a distinct Damascus pattern; two smiths return home to re-create one of the most widely used and dangerous medieval weapons, the falchion.
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Episode 24 : The Boar Sword
August. 07,2019
Four bladesmiths must scavenge a construction site to salvage their own knife-making materials; after a critical error sends one competitor home, the three remaining bladesmiths move on.
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Episode 23 : The Cane Sword
July. 31,2019
Four bladesmiths are given a special assignment when they are tasked with forging Doug Marcaida's favorite blade, the Karambit; Two bladesmiths return home to re-create a weapon that's both deadly and debonair: The Cane Sword.
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Episode 22 : The Lochaber Axe
July. 24,2019
t's a battle royale for four bladesmiths when they are tasked with forging signature blades with an integral knuckle duster from a steel cage and barbed wire; Two bladesmiths must recreate one of Scotland's most famous and feared weapons.
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Episode 21 : Astronaut Knife
July. 17,2019
On the 50th anniversary of the first steps on the moon, bladesmiths compete to re-create a space-age M-1 NASA survival knife out of ball bearings; only bladesmiths with NASA-worthy engineered blades will to return home and construct a spiked mace.
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Episode 20 : The Foot Artillery Sword
July. 03,2019
The bladesmiths need to forge blades using the san mai technique; After the elimination round, two smiths are left to recreate the M1832 Foot Artillery Sword.
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Episode 19 : The Ram Dao
June. 26,2019
Four bladesmiths are dispatched to the snowy winter tundra to forge a kukri with steel harvested from an old snowmobile; provided with no power tools, the smiths must fight to forge their blades with just hand tools and the dreaded coal forge.
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Episode 18 : The Messer Sword
June. 19,2019
Bladesmiths face challenges when they forge a canister Damascus blade from three different steels using three separate cans; two finalists head back to their home forges to re-create two of history's most reliable hunting weapons.
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Episode 17 : The Partizan
June. 12,2019
Four bladesmiths must dismantle a forge and use that steel to construct a blade.
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Episode 16 : Attila's Sword of Mars
June. 05,2019
Four bladesmiths are tasked with forging fantasy blades from a meteorite, battling difficult forge welds they create their one of a kind blades. The final two head to their home forges to re-create a legendary weapon: Attila the Hun's Sword of Mars.
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Episode 14 : Branch Battle: Finals
May. 22,2019
Master bladesmiths are challenged to re-create some of history’s most iconic edged weapons, then a panel of judges tests the weaponry and decides who is the “Forged in Fire” champion.
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Episode 13 : Branch Battle: Navy
May. 15,2019
Four U.S.Navy officers must forge a multipurpose naval Mark 3 dive knife with metal from a giant anchor chain; two sailors return home to re-create the intricate and iconic naval officer’s sword.
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Episode 12 : Branch Battle: Marines
May. 15,2019
In the third round of the Battle of the Branches, four Marines are tasked with forging the KA-BAR.
As an additional challenge, these smiths must adapt and overcome to forge together metals from a massive anchor using the San Mai technique.
After a punishing round of testing, the two surviving smiths return home to forge the Marine Corps Officers Sword.
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Episode 11 : Branch Battle: Air Force
May. 08,2019
In Round 2, four airmen from the U.S. Air Force must forge a bolo knife using the san mai technique to combine high carbon steel with helicopter parts; two smiths return home to forge an Air Force NCO sword.
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Episode 10 : Branch Battle: Army
May. 08,2019
In a special five-part competition, top bladesmiths from each branch of the U.S. military compete to earn a spot representing their branch in a battle; four U.S. Army soldiers must forge a special forces V-42 stiletto; two smiths are dispatched to their home forges to build a U.S. Army officer’s sword.
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Episode 9 : The Greek Kopis
May. 01,2019
Four bladesmiths must forge signature blades from different sizes of spring steel. Competitors toil with the canister Damascus technique with varying degrees of success, and one smith sets a “Forged in Fire” record. Two smiths survive an intense round of testing and return home to recreate a legendary weapon: the Greek Kopis.
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Episode 8 : General Yamashita's Gunto
April. 24,2019
Four bladesmiths are tasked with re-creating the Fairbairn Sykes fighting knife by combining three sizes of W1 round stock; two smiths must forge Japanese Gen. Yamashita's gunto.
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Episode 7 : The Javanese Kris
April. 17,2019
Four bladesmiths must forge friction folders from a rusty pickup truck; the two smiths left standing head back to their home forges to re-create an exotic weapon wielded by ancient Southeast Asian warriors: the Javanese Kris.
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Episode 6 : Barbarian Sword
March. 13,2019
Four bladesmiths must forge a blade using steel harvested from a vintage pinball machine; two smiths advance and return home to build a weapon rooted in savagery: the Barbarian Sword.
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Episode 5 : The Hussar Saber
March. 06,2019
Four smiths must use the canister method to forge a signature blade, but welding failures and abandoned canisters leave some of the competitors scrambling; two smiths return to their home forges to create the Austro-Hungarian Hussar Saber.
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Episode 4 : The O-Katana
February. 27,2019
For the 100th episode, four bladesmiths are tasked with forging a chopper and must choose from a mammoth pile of metals and materials from all previous 99 episodes; the two finalists head home to re-create the O-Katana.
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Episode 3 : Washington's Colichemarde
February. 20,2019
Four bladesmiths honor American presidents by forging a replica of Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Rider Bowie; the remaining two smiths move on to their home forge to re-create George Washington's colichemarde.
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Episode 2 : Long Road to Redemption (2)
February. 13,2019
In the second half of the Road to Redemption competition four former smiths remain, each competing for a second chance to become a Forged in Fire Champion. For the first time ever, the two finalists must choose their weapon which they will create at their home forges. Which smith has the knowledge, skills, and craftsmanship to outlast the others, win $20,000, and earn the most elusive prize of all: redemption?
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Episode 1 : Long Road to Redemption (1)
February. 06,2019
Seven competitors return to the forge for a second chance at glory and redemption; they'll have to create four different weapons and survive four rounds of testing; the smiths begin outside using the dreaded coal forge.
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