Forged in Fire

The bladesmiths are forced to achieve one of six Damascus patterns for their first round blade, and they must choose wisely.

For the first time, five novice smiths get their chance to be a part of the global phenomenon that is Forged in Fire. But they have to earn their way into the competition because one smith will be sent home before the first forge is ever lit.

For the first time ever, the bladesmiths begin on a farm where they harvest steel from farming tools, then must use coal forges to make their signature blades with a hidden lanyard hole.

The smiths get locked and loaded to forge a signature blade out of a 50-caliber flintlock pistol. Then, in the final round, the remaining competitors must recreate a lethal gladiator sword, the Sica.

Edged-weapon mastery is put to the test right away as four bladesmiths must forge a functional friction folder.

When a cannon is wheeled into the Forge, the bladesmiths are challenged to salvage its parts in order to make signature blades. Will the smiths blast their way through the competition or will the battering of tests break them?

The heat is doubled as four master smiths compete alongside their apprentices to forge an iconic weapon of warfare--the trench knife.

Four bladesmiths must kick their skills into gear when they're tasked with forging blades out of steel from a chain and a sprocket. Wayward welds and pivotal decisions separate the hard steel from the soft and the victors from the rest.

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.

Four bladesmiths test their mettle in a rock quarry, where they're tasked with making blades using only harvested steel and coal forges.

The pressure is on as the Smiths are tasked with forging Dave Baker's favorite blade, the Scottish Dirk. Can they master the difficult design of this weapon, and live up to the high expectations of their expert judge?

The bladesmiths are forced to harvest steel from motorcycles to forge blades in their signature style, and things don't go according to plan.

In a special military themed episode, four bladesmiths, all veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces, dive into the fray when they are tasked with forging a combat knife from an anti-tank hedgehog.

Four bladesmiths are pushed to their limits when they each must forge a signature blade from small springs of steel. Wonky welds and broken billets cause major setbacks that must be corrected before the time runs out.

Four bladesmiths must figure out how to hack it when they are tasked with crafting a hatchet from pieces of odd shaped steel.

The bladesmiths must make their signature blades out of only drill bits and a chunk of mild steel, but untwisting the bits and combining the two steels proves almost impossible.

The bladesmiths are forced to make canister Damascus using nuts and bolts, and the twists and turns of the challenge may be more than they can handle.

The bar is raised for four smiths when they must forge the iconic KA-BAR military blade using only tiny cubes of W-1 steel. Getting them combat ready is only half the battle as the judges will subject them to two brutal tests.

Four blade smiths are thrown into the fire when they must forge a multipurpose weapon from old rescue tools. Blades that can cut, pry and hammer are then put through a brutal round of testing.

Four bladesmiths must rack their brains when they are tasked with forging a signature blade from a bicycle. After major setbacks and time-consuming failures, each smith is pushed to their limit.

Four bladesmiths spring into action when they are tasked with forging friction folders from a huge steel coil. Without knowing how their blades will be tested, they must produce weapons that can withstand any test.

Four bladesmiths go nuts when they are tasked with forging a signature blade from WW2 and a giant industrial-sized nut.

Four bladesmiths must get rolling immediately when they are tasked with creating their signature blade out of a massive ball bearing.

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.