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Forged in Fire Season 4 Episodes
Season 4 Episode Guide
23 Episodes 2017 - 2017
Episode 1
Judges Pick
Tue, Apr 11, 201741 mins
For the first time, it's judge against judge when all four judges pick a past bladesmith to represent them in the ultimate battle for supremacy. First, each bladesmith must forge with steel from the streets of New York to create a blade in their signature style. In the final round, the two remaining competitors have five days to forge a sword that originated from the most skilled blacksmiths in West Africa, the Ida.
Episode 2
Deer Horn Knives
Tue, Apr 11, 201742 mins
Four bladesmiths tee up for a never-before-seen challenge when they must harvest the steel from a vintage golf club to forge their signature blade. In a race against the clock, and using unconventional methods, the competitors navigate broken blades and broken spirits to determine which make the cut.
Episode 3
The Katzbalger
Tue, Apr 18, 201742 mins
For the first time ever, the competitors are challenged with creating not one, but two blades in the first round. With double the pressure and double the work, the bladesmiths are pushed to their limits, which leads to another first-a hospital trip.
Episode 4
Makraka
Tue, Apr 25, 201742 mins
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 smiths spring into action and uncoil their finest weapon-making skills to forge a unique blade that's fit and formed to withstand brutal testing.
Episode 5
Fan's Choice
Tue, May 2, 201742 mins
In a Forged in Fire first, fans voted online to bring back four of their favorite craftsmen for a second shot at victory. In the first round of competition, the smiths must use their best forging techniques to make a signature blade using barbed wire. Who will justify their fans' loyalty and conquer the competition?
Episode 6
Akrafena
Wed, May 10, 201742 mins
Four bladesmiths face a twist right away when they are tasked with forging a Kukri, the signature blade of Master Smith and judge, Jason Knight. Up against a ticking clock and a massive billet of steel, the competitors struggle with the unusual geometry of the Kukri.
Episode 7
Talwar
Tue, May 16, 201742 mins
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.
Episode 8
The Cinquedea
Tue, May 23, 201742 mins
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. Given the option to add high carbon steel to their knives, the smiths make risky decisions.
Episode 9
The Charay
Tue, Jun 6, 201742 mins
The competitors must demonstrate edged-weapon mastery when they are tasked with turning salvaged junkyard steel into a weapon. Pressured by the ticking clock, each smith turns in a finished blade in their signature style.
Episode 10
Sword Breaker Redemption
Tue, Jun 13, 201742 mins
Four previous competitors return to the forge for a second chance, only to find that the road to redemption is far from easy.
Episode 11
Master & Apprentice
Tue, Jul 11, 201742 mins
It's double the competitors and double the heat in this first ever team challenge. Masters compete alongside their apprentices as they are forced to take turns on the forge floor, tag-teaming and fusing their skills to forge a cleaver using the arduous jellyroll technique. And in a shocking twist, one team will fracture, leaving one unlucky bladesmith to go it alone. In the final round, the smiths must forge a deadly Congolese chopper, the Nzappa Zap, in a final attempt to be named the first Forged in Fire Master and Apprentice champions.
Episode 12
Ngombe Ngulu
Tue, Jul 18, 201742 mins
Four blade smiths enter the forge and are given the twisted challenge of having to forge blades from a giant elevator cable. Only two will return home to recreate the African Ngombe Ngulu, known as the executions sword.
Episode 13
The Shamshir
Tue, Jul 25, 201741 mins
Staying a step ahead will be the key to success as four competing bladesmiths are tasked with forging a bowie that will require a d-guard in the 2nd round. Only two will manage to make it through to the final round where they must recreate a deadly sabre called the Shamshir.
Episode 14
The Kachin Dao
Fri, Aug 4, 201742 mins
This competition isn't smooth sailing as the four bladesmiths must use steel from old nautical equipment to forge weld their signature blade, while being forced to do it using a metal inlay technique. After two turbulent rounds, two smiths propel to the final round where they have just five days to forge the Kachin Dao, a deadly headhunting sword.
Episode 15
The Gladiators' Scissor
Tue, Aug 8, 201742 mins
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. After devastating setbacks, only two enter the final round where they must recreate an ancient Roman weapon known as the Scissor.
Episode 16
The Kampilan
Tue, Aug 22, 201742 mins
Four bladesmiths head to a scrapyard to create their signature blade using only harvested metal and a coal forge. Challenges arise when some struggle to keep their fires burning, and ultimately two competitors are left standing. In the final round, the smiths must recreate a fearsome battle weapon, the Kampilan.
Episode 17
The Kpinga
Tue, Aug 29, 201741 mins
The bladesmiths find the odds stacked against them when they are forced to layer a complex Damascus pattern into their signature style blade. Broken blades and tears fall throughout two challenges and an unforgiving round of testing. In the final round, two smiths are locked in a dead heat to recreate a three-bladed African throwing knife called the Kpinga.
Episode 18
The Yatagan
Tue, Sep 12, 201742 mins
The smiths are tasked with turning the rusted steel of a 1971 Mercury Cougar into their signature blade in just three hours. After a grueling round of testing, only two competitors' roads lead them back to their home forge where they have just five days to create an elite military weapon known as the Yatagan.
Episode 19
International Championship
Tue, Oct 3, 201742 mins
Four of the top bladesmiths from around the globe compete in the first-ever world championship. With national pride on the line, each smith must put their blood, sweat, and fire into forging a blade in their signature style.
Episode 20
Tabar-Shishpar
Tue, Oct 10, 201741 mins
Four bladesmiths have a monkey wrench thrown into the competition, literally, when they are asked to forge blades in their signature style from pipe wrenches. Ultimately only two competitors' pipe dreams stay alive as they advance to the final round where they must recreate a rare axe-mace hybrid called the tabar-shishpar.
Episode 21
Ultimate Champions Edition
Tue, Oct 17, 201742 mins
Five former champs return for a competition that involves forging their signature blades from a miniature cube in the canister damascus challenge. Later, the last two contestants must re-create the Tai Chi sword in their final fight to reign supreme.
Episode 22
Knights Templar
Tue, Oct 24, 201742 mins
Four smiths forge together rusty chain mail and quality steel to make Knights Templar Crusader daggers in round one. Only two smiths survive elimination and travel to their home forges on a five-day quest to recreate a Knights Templar Crusader sword.
Episode 23
Viking Edition
Tue, Oct 31, 201742 mins
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.
