9.6/106 votesLoading...#1 - The Ikakalaka
Season 7 Episode 27 - Aired 4/8/2020
Four smiths determine their fate when they have to select a forging technique ranging from easy to difficult. They must choose wisely as their selection will directly impact their next round. Ultimately, two smiths must recreate the Ikakalaka African Sword.
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9.2/1019 votesLoading...#2 - Branch Battle: Finals
Season 6 Episode 14 - Aired 5/22/2019
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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9.0/1024 votesLoading...#3 - Tournament Championship (Nodachi)
Season 5 Episode 34 - Aired 10/31/2018
In the final round of the Invitational Tournament, the winning farrier, armorer, blacksmith and modern metal worker face off to forge a wakizashi; the two finalists must then re-create the nodachi, one of the largest Japanese swords.
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8.9/108 votesLoading...#4 - Darb Sri Gun Chai Battle Sword
Season 7 Episode 21 - Aired 2/5/2020
In a twist of fate, four smiths must forge a twist and stack Damascus blade. After two rounds the last two smiths standing must return home and recreate the Darb Sri Gun Chai, an enormous, double handed Thai battle sword. Two beautiful swords will be tested to their limits, but only one can be proclaimed the Forged in Fire Champion and win the prize of $10,000.
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8.8/1013 votesLoading...#5 - Barbarian Sword
Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 3/13/2019
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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8.8/109 votesLoading...#6 - The Messer Sword
Season 6 Episode 18 - Aired 6/19/2019
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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8.8/107 votesLoading...#7 - Teeth of the Tegha
Season 8 Episode 8 - Aired 1/13/2021
Four bladesmiths get revved up when they are tasked with forging signature blades from a burnt up car. With no usable leaf spring, the smiths race to salvage the best steel to make their blades. After a couple rounds of burning rubber, two are sent home to recreate the Serrated Tegha Sword. Which smith will produce a show-stopping weapon worthy of the title of Forged in Fire champion and a check for $10,000?
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8.7/1029 votesLoading...#8 - International Championship / The Spadroon
Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 10/3/2017
Four of the top smiths from around the world compete in an international championship; two smiths return home empty handed, while two go on to recreate the Spadroon, a weapon that transcends borders, in their efforts to bring home the title.
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8.7/1028 votesLoading...#9 - Knights Templar
Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 10/24/2017
Four brave smiths are thrown for a loop when they must forge together rusty chain mail and high quality steel to produce Knights Templar Crusader Daggers in Round 1.
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8.7/1025 votesLoading...#10 - Viking Edition
Season 4 Episode 23 - Aired 10/31/2017
Four brave competitors march into a dry moat where they must resurrect old swords and forge them into a Viking Seax, using the time-tested coal forge. With hammers in full swing and multiple obstacles in their path, the smiths exhaust every ounce of their strength to produce weapons fit to withstand any test imaginable. In the final challenge, the remaining two smiths voyage home to recreate a pair of deadly Viking War Axes in their final fight for the coveted title of Forged In Fire champion.
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8.7/1013 votesLoading...#11 - Branch Battle: Marines
Season 6 Episode 12 - Aired 5/15/2019
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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8.7/1010 votesLoading...#12 - Attila's Sword of Mars
Season 6 Episode 16 - Aired 6/5/2019
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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8.7/109 votesLoading...#13 - The Falchion
Season 6 Episode 25 - Aired 8/14/2019
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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8.7/106 votesLoading...#14 - The Bhuj
Season 6 Episode 27 - Aired 8/28/2019
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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8.7/107 votesLoading...#15 - The Chinese Zhanmadao
Season 7 Episode 23 - Aired 3/11/2020
Four smiths are tasked with creating signature blades from 1095 steel. As time ticks by, new parameters will be added, keeping the smiths on their toes. Ultimately, two smiths make it back to their home forges to recreate one of the longest swords in the forge, the Chines Zhanmadao. Which smith will forge a blade worthy of $10,000 and the title of Forged in Fire Champion?
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8.6/1022 votesLoading...#16 - The Sica
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 3/27/2018
The smiths must forge a signature blade out of a 50-caliber flintlock pistol; despite giving it their best shot, it becomes a struggle to turn a gun into a blade and after two grueling rounds, two smiths get sent barreling towards elimination.
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8.6/1019 votesLoading...#17 - Branch Battle: Army
Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 5/8/2019
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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8.6/106 votesLoading...#18 - On the Road: Texas Showdown
Season 10 Episode 1 - Aired 10/4/2023
Heading to Texarkana, Texas, to the Bill Moran School of Bladesmithing, the oldest bladesmithing school in the country, where three of their top smiths will be put through the ultimate test.
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8.5/1028 votesLoading...#19 - Tabar-Shishpar
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 10/10/2017
Smiths are asked to forge blades from pipe wrenches; two competitors advance to the final round during which they must recreate a rare axe-mace hybrid known as the Tabar-Shishpar.
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8.5/1012 votesLoading...#20 - The Massive Maguro Bocho
Season 8 Episode 7 - Aired 1/6/2021
Four bladesmiths get cooking when they are tasked with forging a cleaver using only the steel from meat hooks. After two rounds of slicing and dicing, two smiths head back to their home forges to create the Maguro Bocho, a massive tuna knife.
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8.5/106 votesLoading...#21 - Crushed Car Challenge
Season 9 Episode 1 - Aired 3/30/2022
Four smiths have to create a knife from the most mangled mess of a vehicle ever seen on the forge floor; the two surviving smiths return to their home forges to re-create a matched set of curved katars.
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8.4/1026 votesLoading...#22 - The Karabela
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 4/24/2018
Four bladesmiths must kick their skills into gear when they’re tasked with forging blades out of steel from a chain and a sprocket, but only two will secure a spot in the final round, where they have five days to forge the iconic karabela saber.
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8.4/1019 votesLoading...#23 - Pioneer Sword
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 7/3/2018
Four smiths must forge a multipurpose weapon from old rescue tools; after narrowly escaping elimination, two smiths head back to their home forges to recreate a unique utilitarian tool, the Russian Pioneer Sword.
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8.4/1017 votesLoading...#24 - The Sawback Hunting Sword
Season 5 Episode 23 - Aired 8/14/2018
Four bladesmiths are taken out of the forge and transported to the great outdoors, where they struggle to forge a blade in the noonday sun. They must forage for outdoor materials and crank a coal forge, which leaves some scrambling to the end. After a second smith falters during testing, the two remaining smiths return to their home forges to create the ultimate wilderness weapon: the German sawback hunting sword
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8.4/1014 votesLoading...#25 - The Qinglong Ji
Season 5 Episode 26 - Aired 9/4/2018
Four bladesmiths take a shot at forging a signature blade from the steel rings of a whiskey barrel. They must quickly adapt when they realize there may not be enough hardenable steel to go around. After an intense round of testing, the final two smiths head home to forge an instrument of Chinese warfare: the qinglong ji.
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The Best Episodes of Forged in Fire
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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...
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Best Episodes Summary
"The Ikakalaka" is the best rated episode of "Forged in Fire". It scored 9.6/10 based on 6 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 4/8/2020. This episode scored 0.4 points higher than the second highest rated, "Branch Battle: Finals".