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Forged in Fire Season 4

23 Episodes First aired Apr 11, 2017 TMDB★7.7

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.

Episodes

E1
1. Judges Pick
Apr 11, 2017 · 42m

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…

E2
2. Deer Horn Knives
Apr 11, 2017 · 42m

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…

E3
3. The Katzbalger
Apr 18, 2017 · 42m

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…

E4
4. Makraka
Apr 25, 2017 · 42m

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…

E5
5. Fans' Choice
May 2, 2017 · 42m

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…

E6
6. Akrafena
May 9, 2017 · 42m

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…

E7
7. Talwar
May 16, 2017 · 42m

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…

E8
8. The Cinquedea
May 23, 2017 · 42m

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…

E9
9. The Charay
Jun 6, 2017 · 42m

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.

E10
10. Sword Breaker Redemption
Jun 13, 2017 · 42m

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…

E11
11. Master & Apprentice
Jul 11, 2017 · 42m

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…

E12
12. Ngombe Ngulu
Jul 18, 2017 · 42m

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.

E13
13. The Shamshir
Jul 25, 2017 · 42m

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…

E14
14. The Kachin Dao
Aug 1, 2017 · 42m

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…

E15
15. The Gladiators' Scissor
Aug 8, 2017 · 42m

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…

E16
16. The Kampilan
Aug 22, 2017 · 42m

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.

E17
17. The Kpinga
Aug 29, 2017 · 42m

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…

E18
18. The Yatagan
Sep 12, 2017 · 42m

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…

E19
19. International Championship / The Spadroon
Oct 3, 2017 · 42m

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…

E20
20. Tabar-Shishpar
Oct 10, 2017 · 42m

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.

E21
21. Ultimate Champions Edition
Oct 17, 2017 · 42m

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…

E22
22. Knights Templar
Oct 24, 2017 · 42m

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.

E23
23. Viking EditionSeason Finale
Oct 31, 2017 · 42m

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…