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Forged in Fire Season 6 Episodes
Season 6 Episode Guide
30 Episodes 2019 - 2019
Episode 1
Long Road to Redemption Part 1
Wed, Feb 6, 2019 60 mins
Seven former competitors return for a second chance at redemption.
Episode 2
Long Road to Redemption Part 2
Wed, Feb 13, 2019 40 mins
The bladesmiths are tasked with crafting a Jambiya, a deadly Yemeni dagger. The intricacies of the dagger prove too much for one smith, and an intense round of testing eliminates a second. Next, the two finalists must choose their weapon, which they will create at their home forges.
Episode 3
Washington's Colichemarde
Wed, Feb 20, 2019 60 mins
Four bladesmiths honor some of the former American presidents. First, the competitors pay homage to Theodore Roosevelt, by forging a replica of his Rough Rider Bowie. After brutal testing, two smiths pull ahead to move on to their home forge to recreate an intricate Presidential weapon, George Washington's Colichemarde.
Episode 4
The O-Katana
Wed, Feb 27, 2019 40 mins
Four bladesmiths are tasked with forging a chopper and must choose from a mammoth pile of metals and materials. Then, some of the smiths are doomed to repeat the past, making mistakes made by former competitors. After a fiery round of tests, the two finalists head home to recreate an epic sword, the O-Katana.
Episode 5
The Hussar Saber
Wed, Mar 6, 2019 40 mins
Four smiths must think outside the box when tasked with using the dreaded canister method to forge a signature blade. Welding failures and abandoned canisters leave some of the competitors scrambling. After a colorful round of testing two smiths return to their home forges where they must recreate the signature weapon of history's deadly cavalrymen: the Austro-Hungarian Hussar Saber.
Episode 6
Barbarian Sword
Wed, Mar 13, 2019 49 mins
Four bladesmiths plunge into the first round of competition where they must forge a blade using steel harvested from a vintage pinball machine. There's no playing around as the smiths aim to get to the next level before the clock runs out. After a wicked round of testing, only two smiths advance and return home to build a weapon rooted in savagery: the Barbarian Sword. Two enter, but only one can emerge as the Forged In Fire Champion and take home the $10,000 jackpot.
Episode 7
The Javanese Kris
Wed, Apr 17, 2019 43 mins
The wheels start turning when four bladesmiths must forge friction folders from a rusty pickup truck. The salvaged steel proves temperamental, causing a few of the blades and smiths to crack under the pressure. The two smiths left standing head back to their home forges to recreate an exotic weapon wielded by ancient Southeast Asian warriors: the Javanese Kris.
Episode 8
General Yamashita's Gunto
Wed, Apr 24, 2019 40 mins
Four bladesmiths take a stab at history when they are tasked with recreating an iconic fighting knife from the 20th century: the Fairbairn Sykes. However, replicating the blade is only half the challenge: they must also combine three different sizes of W1 round stock to forge their weapon. After battling forge welds and parameters, one smith falls victim to a costly mistake.
Episode 9
The Greek Kopis
Wed, May 1, 2019 40 mins
Four bladesmiths must forge signature blades from different sizes of spring steel. Competitors toil with the canister Damascus technique with varying degrees of success, and one smith sets a "Forged in Fire" record. Two smiths survive an intense round of testing and return home to recreate a legendary weapon: the Greek Kopis.
Episode 10
Branch Battle: Army
Wed, May 8, 2019 40 mins
In a special five-part competition, top bladesmiths from each branch of the U.S. military compete to earn a spot representing their branch in a battle; four U.S. Army soldiers must forge a special forces V-42 stiletto; two smiths are dispatched to their home forges to build a U.S. Army officer's sword.
Episode 11
Branch Battle: Air Force
Wed, May 8, 2019 40 mins
It's Round Two of the Battle of the Branches Tournament: Four airmen from the U.S. Air Force must forge a Bolo knife using the San Mai technique to combine high carbon steel with helicopter parts. Shaping these massive pieces of uncooperative metal into useable steel will take all of the airmen's ingenuity. After rounds of close inspection and brutal testing, two smiths return home to forge a weapon that exemplifies their branch: the Air Force NCO Sword.
Episode 12
Branch Battle: Marines
Wed, May 15, 2019 60 mins
In the third round of the Battle of the Branches, four Marines are tasked with forging the KA-BAR. As an additional challenge, these smiths must adapt and overcome to forge together metals from a massive anchor using the San Mai technique. After a punishing round of testing, the two surviving smiths return home to forge the Marine Corps Officers Sword.
Episode 13
Branch Battle: Navy
Wed, May 15, 2019 40 mins
Four U.S. Navy officers must forge a multipurpose naval Mark 3 dive knife with metal from a giant anchor chain; two sailors return home to re-create the intricate and iconic naval officer's sword.
Episode 14
Branch Battle: Finals
Wed, May 22, 2019 40 mins
Master bladesmiths are challenged to re-create some of history's most iconic edged weapons, then a panel of judges tests the weaponry and decides who is the "Forged in Fire" champion.
Episode 15
The Nagamaki
Wed, May 29, 2019 40 mins
Four bladesmiths are in for a workout when they are tasked with forging signature blades from gym equipment. The competitors flex their skills, battling forge welding failures and warps. After a severe round of testing, the two remaining smiths have only four days in their home forges to recreate one of Japan's deadliest swords: the Nagamaki. Who will master every detail of this giant weapon and emerge as the Forged in Fire Champion, earning the $10,000 prize?
Episode 16
Attila's Sword or Mars
Wed, Jun 5, 2019 40 mins
Four bladesmiths aim for the stars when they are tasked with forging fantasy blades from a meteorite. Forced to use the canister method, the smiths battle difficult forge welds in order to create their one of a kind blades. After a ruthless bout of testing sends one smith back to the real world, the final two head to their home forges to recreate a legendary weapon: Attila the Hun's Sword of Mars. Which smith will create a weapon that is truly out of this world.
Episode 17
The Partizan
Wed, Jun 12, 2019 40 mins
Four bladesmiths must dismantle a forge and use that steel to construct a blade.
Episode 18
The Messer Sword
Wed, Jun 19, 2019 40 mins
Bladesmiths face challenges when they forge a canister Damascus blade from three different steels using three separate cans; two finalists head back to their home forges to re-create two of history's most reliable hunting weapons.
Episode 19
The Ram Dao
Wed, Jun 26, 2019 40 mins
Starting with four bladesmiths, they are tasked to forge a kukri without power tools. The remaining two after the elimination round must make a Ram Dao, which is known as a sacrificial sword in South Asia.
Episode 20
The Foot Artillery Sword
Wed, Jul 3, 2019 40 mins
The bladesmiths need to forge blades using the san mai technique; After the elimination round, two smiths are left to recreate the M1832 Foot Artillery Sword.
Episode 21
Astronaut Knife
Wed, Jul 17, 2019 40 mins
On the 50th anniversary of the first steps on the moon, bladesmiths compete to re-create a space-age M-1 NASA survival knife out of ball bearings; only bladesmiths with NASA-worthy engineered blades will to return home and construct a spiked mace.
Episode 22
The Lochaber Axe
Wed, Jul 24, 2019 40 mins
t's a battle royale for four bladesmiths when they are tasked with forging signature blades with an integral knuckle duster from a steel cage and barbed wire; Two bladesmiths must recreate one of Scotland's most famous and feared weapons.
Episode 23
The Cane Sword
Wed, Jul 31, 2019 63 mins
Four bladesmiths are given a special assignment when they are tasked with forging Doug Marcaida's favorite blade: the Karambit. The competitors are in for twice the challenge when they must create a matching pair of the lethal knives. After Doug and the judges put these weapons through their paces, only two bladesmiths remain and return to their home forges to re-create a weapon that's both deadly and debonair: The Cane Sword.
Episode 24
The Boar Sword
Wed, Aug 7, 2019 63 mins
Four bladesmiths must scavenge a construction site to salvage their own knife-making materials; after a critical error sends one competitor home, the three remaining bladesmiths move on.
Episode 25
The Falchion
Wed, Aug 14, 2019 63 mins
The odds are stacked against four bladesmiths when they each forge a chopper in a distinct Damascus pattern; two smiths return home to re-create one of the most widely used and dangerous medieval weapons, the falchion.
Episode 26
Napoleon's Saber
Wed, Aug 21, 2019 63 mins
Four bladesmiths are tasked with creating ladder pattern damascus knives from a real ladder.
Episode 27
The Bhuj
Wed, Aug 28, 2019 63 mins
A quartet of bladesmiths are tasked with making canister damascus using barbershop tools, but before the knife making can begin, they must harvest their cans from an old barber's chair. One competitor must restart with only 45 minutes left. Then, after an intense round of testing, the remaining two competitors head back to their home forges to re-create the Bhuj.
Episode 28
Blackbeard's Cutlass
Wed, Sep 4, 2019 40 mins
Four bladesmiths forge a pirate's boarding ax. The final two smiths recreate Blackbeard's Cutlass.
Episode 29
Kung Fu Edition
Wed, Sep 18, 2019 63 mins
In this special kung fu competition, four bladesmiths square off in the Forged in Fire dojo where they must make a matching set of three kunai throwing knives. Only true smithing masters will be able to create three completely identical knives in a short three hours. Each smith has their own strategy of attack, but only two make it through and head back to their home forges, where they are tasked to recreate the legendary 9-Ringed Broadsword.
Episode 30
Genghis Khan's Sword
Wed, Sep 25, 2019 40 mins
Four smiths hit the fast track when they are tasked with forging signature blades by salvaging materials from a go-kart. In one last drive on the road to victory, the two remaining competitors have just four days to recreate the favored sword of one of the most notorious leaders in history: Genghis Khan.
