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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.

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    Forged in Fire Season 5 Episode 17 - Glaive Guisarme
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Glaive Guisarme

    S5:E17

    Four blade smiths must forge a Marine K-Bar all-purpose knife from multiple small blocks of steel. Ultimately, two smiths manage to reach the final round where they must recreate the iconic Glaive Guisarme polearm.

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  2. Forged in Fire Season 5 Episode 18 - Pioneer Sword
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Pioneer Sword

    S5:E18

    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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  3. Forged in Fire Season 5 Episode 20 - Smallsword
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Smallsword

    S5:E20

    Four bladesmiths are tasked with forging friction folders from a huge steel coil; in the final round, the two remaining smiths head back to their home forges to create a blade that requires both precision and detail: the French smallsword.

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  4. Forged in Fire Season 5 Episode 26 - The Qinglong Ji
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - The Qinglong Ji

    S5:E26

    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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  5. Forged in Fire Season 5 Episode 29 - The Landsknecht Sword
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - The Landsknecht Sword

    S5:E29

    Four bladesmiths must craft a signature blade from a massive piece of elevator cable; the final two competitors return home to re-create a sword wielded by some of history's fiercest soldiers: the Two-Handed Landsknecht Sword.

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  6. Forged in Fire Season 5 Episode 37 - Bardiche
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Bardiche

    S5:E37

    Four bladesmiths must build coal forges using materials scavenged from a storage unit and forge signature blades without any power tools; the remaining two smiths return home to recreate a bardiche, a brutal European pole axe.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. Forged in Fire Season 8 Episode 16 - Second Chance Tournament: Finals
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Second Chance Tournament: Finals

    S8:E16

    After winning their duels, the Second Chance Tournament concludes with four remaining smiths in an epic final battle. After a couple of grueling rounds, two survive and head back to their home forges to take on a complex weapon from the Forged in Fire vault. Which smith will take down the competition with a weapon worthy of $10,000 and finally be crowned Forged in Fire Champion?

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Forged in Fire Season 8 Episode 18 - WWE Edition
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - WWE Edition

    S8:E18

    On this very special WWE edition of Forged in Fire, four smiths will go head-to-head in the ultimate forging battle. After an all out smackdown, the two surviving smiths will head back to their home forges to build the gruesome Bastard Sword. Two blades will face off in a final round of testing, but only one can rise to be the cream of the crop to claim victory, earning $10,000 and a WWE title from The Nature Boy himself, Ric Flair.

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  9. Forged in Fire Season 9 Episode 21 - Friend or Foe
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Friend or Foe

    S9:E21

    Two friends and two brothers enter the forge as teams to compete in an epic showdown; after working as teams to re-create a Scottish Broadsword, members of the victorious team will be divided and forced to face each other.

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  10. Forged in Fire Season 9 Episode 23 - Supersized: Elephant Sword
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Supersized: Elephant Sword

    S9:E23

    Four smiths must salvage steel from a couple of 250-pound coil springs to make massive San Mai blades; two smiths head back to their home forges to create a pair of enormous Elephant Swords.

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  11. Forged in Fire Season 5 Episode 7 - The Karabela
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #11 - The Karabela

    S5:E7

    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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  12. Forged in Fire Season 5 Episode 8 - The Zande Spear
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #12 - The Zande Spear

    S5:E8

    Four blade smiths find the devil is in the details when they must combine two or more steels to forge J. Nielson's favorite blade, a Damascus European dagger. In a challenge where symmetry and precision can make or break a blade, two smiths produce knives that survive J.'s merciless tests. In the final round, they have five days to forge a fearsome pole weapon–the Zande Spear.

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  13. Forged in Fire Season 5 Episode 36 - Steel Takedown Bow
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #13 - Steel Takedown Bow

    S5:E36

    Four bladesmiths are tasked with forging a Crusader's dagger from a thick rod of W1 steel; the final two smiths must create Robin Hood's steel takedown bow.

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  14. Forged in Fire Season 3 Episode 11 - Champions Edition / The Pata
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Champions Edition / The Pata

    S3:E11

    Over the course of three seasons, 26 bladesmiths have been crowned Forged in Fire champion. Tonight, prior winners return to prove who among them is the best of the best by forging a blade using canoe damascus. After two high octane rounds of competition, the two remaining champions will move to the final round where they must create a weapon known for its unique mechanics and deadly double-edged blade--the Pata. With $10,000 and their reputation on the line, which smith will survive the judges' brutal testing to once again be crowned Forged in Fire champion?

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Forged in Fire Season 3 Episode 12 - The Zweihander
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - The Zweihander

    S3:E12

    Four competitors must forge weld blades for friction folders from tiny cubes of steel. After hammering through the testing, two smiths will return home where they will forge a German Zweihander. Due to its long length and use on the battlefield, they take their Zweihanders outside the forge to be tested, where only one will be crowned Forged in Fire Champion.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Forged in Fire Season 3 Episode 14 - The Naginata
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - The Naginata

    S3:E14

    Four blade smiths must create a signature blade using a randomly chosen mystery technique. After a brutal round of testing, only two will return to their home forges where they will reproduce a Japanese Naginata. Famous for its long length and use in martial arts, the smiths take their Naginatas outside the forge to be tested. Only one will survive and be crowned Forged in Fire Champion.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Forged in Fire Season 4 Episode 11 - Master & Apprentice
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Master & Apprentice

    S4:E11

    Masters compete alongside their apprentices as they take turns on the forge floor, fusing their skills to forge a cleaver using the arduous jellyroll technique; in the final round, the smiths must forge a deadly Congolese chopper, the Nzappa Zap.

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  18. Forged in Fire Season 4 Episode 13 - The Shamshir
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - The Shamshir

    S4:E13

    Four competing bladesmiths are tasked with forging a bowie knife that will require a d-guard in the second round; only two manage to make it through to the final round where they must recreate a deadly saber called the Shamshir.

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  19. Forged in Fire Season 4 Episode 14 - The Kachin Dao
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - The Kachin Dao

    S4:E14

    Smiths must use steel from old nautical equipment to forge-weld their signature blades, while being forced to do it using a metal inlay technique; then, the two finalists have just five days to forge the Kachin Dao, a deadly headhunting sword.

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  20. Forged in Fire Season 4 Episode 19 - International Championship / The Spadroon
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - International Championship / The Spadroon

    S4:E19

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. Forged in Fire Season 4 Episode 21 - Ultimate Champions Edition
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - Ultimate Champions Edition

    S4:E21

    Five returning champions must earn a spot at one of the four anvils; the four remaining smiths are given cubes to forge blades in the infamous canister Damascus challenge; then, the finalists return to their home forges to recreate the Tai Chi sword.

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  22. Forged in Fire Season 4 Episode 22 - Knights Templar
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Knights Templar

    S4:E22

    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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  23. Forged in Fire Season 4 Episode 23 - Viking Edition
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Viking Edition

    S4:E23

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  24. Forged in Fire Season 5 Episode 1 - Rookies Edition (The War Golok)
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Rookies Edition (The War Golok)

    S5:E1

    Five novice smiths must earn their way into the competition because one smith will be sent home before the forge lights up; the two left standing must re-create a 16th-century weapon known as the War Golok.

    Director:Unknown
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  25. Forged in Fire Season 5 Episode 2 - The Schiavona
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - The Schiavona

    S5:E2

    The bladesmiths begin on a farm where they must harvest steel from farming tools, then use coal forges to make their signature blades with a hidden lanyard hole; the two remaining smiths must recreate the Schiavona.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Glaive Guisarme" is the best rated episode of "Forged in Fire". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/26/2018. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Pioneer Sword".