7.6/1034 votes#1 - Judges Pick
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 4/11/2017
The judges pick past bladesmiths to represent them; first, the smiths must use steel from N.Y.C. streets to forge signature blades. In the final round, the competitors have five days to forge a sword that originated in West Africa, the Ida.
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8.1/1033 votes#2 - Deer Horn Knives
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 4/11/2017
Four bladesmiths tee up for a never-before seen challenge, harvesting steel from a vintage golf club to forge signature blades. In the final round, the remaining smiths must forge a pair of iconic double bladed weapons with two times the edge.
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7.8/1029 votes#3 - The Katzbalger
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 4/18/2017
For the first time ever, the competitors are challenged with creating not one, but two blades in the first round. After a grueling second round, the two remaining smiths have just five days to create an iconic 15th century combat sword–the Katzbalger.
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8.2/1031 votes#4 - Makraka
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 4/25/2017
Four bladesmiths face a new twist in the first round when they learn they can’t forge any blade in their own style, they must forge a karambit, a curved knife that resembles a claw. The final two competitors have five days to forge one of the deadliest weapons in African history–the Makraka.
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8.1/1031 votes#5 - Fans' Choice
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 5/2/2017
Chosen by fans, four bladesmiths return for a second shot at victory. The smiths must use their best forging techniques to make a signature blade using barbed wire; the final two smiths craft a historical Filipino weapon of war, the Panabas.
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7.6/1029 votes#6 - Akrafena
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 5/9/2017
Bladesmiths are tasked with forging a Kukri, the signature blade of master smith and judge, Jason Knight. After two rounds of mishaps and mischief, two smiths forge ahead in the final challenge to reproduce a distinctive African sword, the Akrafena.
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7.9/1028 votes#7 - Talwar
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 5/16/2017
A new group of competitors face the unknown when they are tasked with using odd shapes of mystery steel to forge a blade in their signature style. All four smiths fight to the finish amidst painful injuries and setbacks, but only two make it through to the final round. With just five days to recreate the sacred but lethal Talwar sword, which smith will defy all odds to claim the title of Forged In Fire Champion and $10,000 prize?
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7.7/1034 votes#8 - The Cinquedea
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 5/23/2017
Four bladesmiths are welcomed to the forge with a curveball–they must utilize questionable steel from mining tools to forge a blade in their signature style. Ultimately, two smiths survive to forge an intricately designed and deadly Italian sword–the Cinquedea.
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7.7/1032 votes#9 - The Charay
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 6/6/2017
The competitors must demonstrate edged-weapon mastery when they are tasked with turning salvaged junkyard steel into a weapon. Two forge ahead to the final round to recreate the legendary Charay sword.
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7.7/1037 votes#10 - Sword Breaker Redemption
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 6/13/2017
Four competitors return to the forge for a second chance; they must forge their signature blades using recycled steel from a jackhammer. Then, the finalists must recreate a distinctive 16th-century blade called the Sword Breaker.
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8.0/1029 votes#11 - Master & Apprentice
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 7/11/2017
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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8.2/1030 votes#12 - Ngombe Ngulu
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 7/18/2017
Four bladesmiths must forge blades from a giant elevator cable; two finalists return home to recreate the African Ngombe Ngulu, known as the executioner's sword.
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7.6/1026 votes#13 - The Shamshir
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 7/25/2017
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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7.5/1028 votes#14 - The Kachin Dao
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 8/1/2017
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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7.6/1033 votes#15 - The Gladiators' Scissor
Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 8/8/2017
With a variety of steels to choose from, the smiths are forced to create a canister Damascus billet from which they must forge a dagger; only two enter the final round where they must recreate an ancient Roman weapon known as the Scissor.
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7.9/1029 votes#16 - The Kampilan
Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 8/22/2017
Four bladesmiths head to a scrap yard to create their signature blades using harvested metal and a coal forge; in the final round, the smiths must re-create a fearsome battle weapon known as the kampilan.
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7.8/1029 votes#17 - The Kpinga
Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 8/29/2017
The smiths are forced to layer a complex Damascus pattern into their signature-style blades; broken blades fall throughout two challenges and an unforgiving round; finalists must recreate a three-bladed African throwing knife called the Kpinga.
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7.9/1027 votes#18 - The Yatagan
Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 9/12/2017
The competition shifts into high gear when the smiths are tasked with turning the rusted steel from a 1971 Mercury Cougar into their signature blades in just three hours; the finalists must create an elite military weapon known as the Yatagan.
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8.7/1029 votes#19 - 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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8.5/1028 votes#20 - 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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8.1/1027 votes#21 - Ultimate Champions Edition
Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 10/17/2017
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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8.7/1028 votes#22 - 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 votes#23 - 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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Season 4 Ratings Summary
"Judges Pick" is the best rated episode of "Forged in Fire" season 4. It scored 7.6/10 based on 34 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 4/11/2017. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Deer Horn Knives".