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Four bladesmiths must each forge judge Ben Abbott's favorite blade, the Celtic ring knife, using the san mai technique; the final two competitors return to their home forges to re-create Irish ring hilted swords.

Forged in Fire

Ring Hilted Sword

Four bladesmiths are challenged with forging a canister Damascus knife using only steel wool and 1095 powder; the final two head home to re-create an important weapon from North American history - the pipe tomahawk.

The Pipe Tomahawks

Four bladesmiths must build coal forges using materials scavenged from a storage unit and forge signature blades without any power tools; the remaining two smiths return home to recreate a bardiche, a brutal European pole axe.

The Bardiche

Four bladesmiths are tasked with forging a Crusader's dagger from a thick rod of W1 steel; the final two smiths must create Robin Hood's steel takedown bow.

The Steel Takedown Bow

Four bladesmiths must create signature slasher blades, each using a different type of metal; the two finalists return to their home forges to re-create the Grim Reaper's scythe.

The Grim Reaper's Scythe

In the final round of the Invitational Tournament, the winning farrier, armorer, blacksmith and modern metal worker face off to forge a wakizashi; the two finalists must then re-create the nodachi, one of the largest Japanese swords.

Tournament Finals

Four bladesmiths must harvest materials from a metal sculpture to forge a needle point Damascus blade; the remaining smiths return to their own home forges to re-create a sword from the elite classes of Renaissance Europe: the Flamberge Rapier.

Tournament: Round 4

Four bladesmiths must forge a signature Damascus blade using steel from tools; the smiths that survive two brutal rounds of testing return to their home forges to recreate a multipurpose Medieval weapon of war: the Knightly Poleaxe.

Tournament: Round 3

Four bladesmiths must forge a Damascus blade out of something familiar: plate armor; the remaining two bladesmiths head back to their home forges to craft an exotic hybrid of pain and protection: the Hooded Katar.

Tournament: Round 2

Four bladesmiths are tasked with creating a san mai blade from horseshoes and hoof rasps; the remaining two bladesmiths return to their home forges to create a famed weapon of the English Civil War: the mortuary sword.

Tournament: Round 1

Four bladesmiths must craft a signature blade from a massive piece of elevator cable; the final two competitors return home to re-create a sword wielded by some of history's fiercest soldiers: the Two-Handed Landsknecht Sword.

The Landsknecht Sword

The bladesmiths are tasked with creating a signature Damascus blade out of three different steels of different thicknesses; the two final competitors re-create one of the most intricate weapons in show history: the steel crossbow.

The Steel Crossbow

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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.

S5 E36 | The Steel Takedown Bow