Forged in Fire: Cutting Deeper

Épisode 1 - Fan Favorites

6 septembre 2016

Four former contestants return for a shot at victory in a new challenge; the competitors make their signature blades; after two rounds, two smiths take on the final challenge of recreating a weapon they've never seen before, the hook sword.

Épisode 2 - Champions Edition

27 septembre 2016

Four champions return for a chance to prove themselves; after two rounds of competition, only two will move on to the final round where they will have just five days to create a weapon that stumped previous contestants -- the Scottish claymore.

Épisode 3 - Butterfly Swords

4 octobre 2016

Four new contestants try to craft a signature-style blade from a pile of tools, both old and new; crafting Chinese butterfly swords, the final two smiths face twice the work, and twice the pressure, in their attempt to claim the title.

Épisode 4 - The Falcata

11 octobre 2016

Four smiths must create a blade out of high-carbon steel while also forging the hammer they'll use to make it; in the final round, they'll have five days to create a weapon known for its deadly prowess against armored soldiers, the falcata.

Épisode 5 - Kora Sword

18 octobre 2016

Four new smiths must forge blades using pieces of steel harvested from monstrous power tools; some of them excel under the pressure, while others are pushed to the limits of exhaustion; the final two must create a sacrificial sword from history.

Épisode 6 - Xiphos Sword

25 octobre 2016

Bladesmiths must harvest the steel from a piece of construction equipment; after a round of testing and another elimination, the two remaining smiths face off to recreate a classic Greek sword used in close quarters combat.

Épisode 7 - Viking Sword

4 janvier 2017

Four bladesmiths are subjected to one of the most extreme challenges of the season during which they must salvage material from a car and forge a blade in record time, then two smiths will have five days to create a Viking sword; enhanced.

Épisode 8 - The War Hammer

11 janvier 2017

Bladesmiths must choose wisely as they are asked to dumpster-dive for steel to be turned into a hardened blade of their choosing; two smiths will move on to forge a war hammer.

Épisode 9 - Hunga Munga

7 mars 2017

Four bladesmiths must make a serrated blade out of the tools on the table in front of them; they must harvest enough steel to forge the blade without melting down a crucial tool; the final two smiths attempt to forge a Hunga Munga; enhanced.

Épisode 10 - The Boar Spear Part 1

14 mars 2017

Four new bladesmiths are put to the test when they must forge a bayonet blade and engineer it to attach to a rifle; the final two smiths are sent home to spend five days forging the legendary African blade, the Zulu Iklwa; enhanced.

Épisode 11 - The Naginata

21 mars 2017

Four bladesmiths must create a signature blade using a randomly chosen mystery technique; two will return to their home forges where they will reproduce a Japanese Naginata, which is famous for its long length and use in martial arts; enhanced.

Épisode 12 - Night of Redemption

28 mars 2017

Four bladesmiths salvage steel from a junkyard to create a blade using a hand-cranked coal forge; the smiths struggle to create a Japanese hardening technique; after two rounds, the two remaining smiths face off to recreate a Viking sword.

Épisode 13 - The Zweihander

2 avril 2017

Four competitors must forge weld blades for friction folders from tiny cubes of steel; two smiths return home to forge a German Zweihander; enhanced.

Épisode 14 - Night of Champions

4 avril 2017

Bladesmiths must forge a weapon from cable steel; next, the smiths are asked to forge a weapon in their signature style from a large pile of mixed metal; four champions return for a challenge that leaves no room for error, a high carbon steel inlay.

Épisode 15 - The Haladie

11 avril 2017

For the first time ever, four bladesmiths must use high carbon steel to forge a hatchet; two smiths make it to the final round during which they will have five days to create an ancient Indian weapon used to both stab and slice; enhanced.

Épisode 1 - Deer Horn Knives

18 avril 2017

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; enhanced.

Épisode 2 - Cavalry Saber

23 avril 2017

Four bladesmiths must transform the barrel of a gun into a lethal knife; after a round of testing, the final two smiths return home where they have five days to forge one of the most legendary blades in combat history, the cavalry saber; enhanced.

Épisode 3 - The Katzbalger

25 avril 2017

The competitors must forge two blades in the first round, pushing them to their limits and leading to a hospital trip; after the second round, the two remaining smiths have five days to create a 15th-century combat sword, the Katzbalger; enhanced.

Épisode 4 - Judges Pick

30 avril 2017

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 West Africa, the Ida; enhanced.

Épisode 5 - Makraka

2 mai 2017

Facing a new twist in the first round, four bladesmiths must forge a karambit, a curved knife that resembles a claw; the final two competitors have five days to forge one of the deadliest weapons in African history, the makraka; enhanced.

Épisode 6 - Fans' Choice

9 mai 2017

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 Filipino weapon of war, the Panabas; enhanced.

Épisode 7 - Judges' Picks Night

14 mai 2017

The judges pick the best "Forged in Fire" weapons produced thus far on the series.

Épisode 8 - Akrafena

16 mai 2017

Smiths 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 distinctive African sword, the Akrafena.

Épisode 9 - Fan Choices Night

21 mai 2017

Fans pick the best "Forged in Fire" weapons produced thus far on the series.

Épisode 10 - Talwar

23 mai 2017

Smiths are tasked with using mystery steel to forge a blade; the smiths fight to the finish amidst injuries and setbacks, but only two make it to the final round; the finalists have five days to recreate the sacred but lethal Talwar sword; enhanced.

Épisode 11 - Fan Favorites Night

25 mai 2017

Fans choose their favorite moments from the series, "Forged in Fire."

Épisode 12 - The Cinquedea

6 juin 2017

Four bladesmiths must utilize questionable steel from mining tools to forge blades in their signature styles; ultimately, two smiths survive to forge an intricately designed and deadly Italian sword, the Cinquedea; enchanced; updated.

Épisode 13 - Zulu Iklwa; The Boar Spear Part 2

11 juin 2017

Four bladesmiths must use the steel from a suit of armor to create signature blades; after a tense round, only two move on to create a weapon historically used for both combat and hunting -- the boar spear; enhanced; updated.

Épisode 14 - The Charay

13 juin 2017

The competitors must demonstrate edged-weapon mastery when they are tasked with turning salvaged junkyard steel into weapons; two smiths forge ahead to the final round to recreate the legendary Charay sword; enhanced.

Épisode 15 - Sword Breaker Redemption

18 juin 2017

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 Sword Breaker; enhanced; updated.

Épisode 16 - Second Chances

27 juin 2017

The smiths must transform a steel train spring into a weapon; two competitors will move on to forge a Viking battle ax; then, smiths salvage material from a car to forge a blade; two finalists will have five days to create a Viking sword; enhanced.

Épisode 17 - Champions Night

4 juillet 2017

Competitors forge deadly weapons of war; in the final round, the remaining smiths forge the Japanese Katana; four smiths must combine high carbon steel and wrought iron to forge a functional weapon; the finalists must forge the Ethiopian Shotel.

Épisode 18 - Tabar

9 juillet 2017

Four bladesmiths must take an ordinary garden lawnmower and use its metal to create one of their signature blades; then, two finalists must create a Tabar, a deadly battle axe from Southern Asia; enhanced.

Épisode 19 - The Moro Kris

11 juillet 2017

The bladesmiths must forge signature weapons using everyday steel objects such as ball bearings and shovels; one contestant puts finishing his weapon before his own safety; two competitors have five days to forge the mystical Moro Kris sword.

Épisode 20 - Master & Apprentice

18 juillet 2017

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 Congolese chopper, the Nzappa Zap; enhanced.

Épisode 21 - Redemption Night

22 juillet 2017

The smiths use an age-old technique to create their signature weapons; then, four new smiths must forge a bayonet blade and engineer it to attach to a rifle; the final two are sent home to forge the legendary African blade, the Zulu Iklwa; enhanced.

Épisode 22 - Ngombe Ngulu

25 juillet 2017

Bladesmiths must forge blades from a giant elevator cable; only two smiths will return home to recreate the African Ngombe Ngulu, known as the executioner's sword; enhanced.

Épisode 23 - The Shamshir

1 août 2017

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 Shamshir; enhanced.

Épisode 24 - Judges' Selections

6 août 2017

Four bladesmiths forge blades using pieces of steel harvested from monstrous power tools; next, the competitors create their signature blades by using the Hada technique; the judges pick a past smith to represent them in a battle for supremacy.

Épisode 25 - The Kachin Dao

8 août 2017

Four bladesmiths forge blades using pieces of steel harvested from monstrous power tools; next, the competitors create their signature blades by using the Hada technique; the judges pick a past smith to represent them in a battle for supremacy.

Épisode 26 - The Shotel

13 août 2017

Four bladesmiths are challenged with taking high carbon steel and wrought iron and forging a fully functional weapon; two will move on to the final round, where they will have just five days to make the Ethiopian Shotel.

Épisode 27 - Khanda

20 août 2017

The bladesmiths must create a weapon in their signature style from a large pile of mixed metal welded together; two return home to forge the mysterious Khanda.

Épisode 28 - The Gladiators' Scissor

22 août 2017

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 known as the Scissor; enhanced.

Épisode 29 - The Kampilan

29 août 2017

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.

Épisode 30 - The Kpinga

12 septembre 2017

The bladesmiths are forced to layer a complex Damascus pattern into their signature blades; after an unforgiving round of testing, two smiths are locked in a dead heat to recreate a three-bladed African throwing knife called the Kpinga; enhanced.

Épisode 31 - Sword Breaker Redemption Night

19 septembre 2017

Smiths forge blades with fire and their bare hands; finalists must create the Scottish Claymore; smiths must create signature blades using a mystery technique; two finalists must reproduce a Japanese Naginata; competitors use steel from a jackhammer.

Épisode 32 - Fan Selections

26 septembre 2017

Bladesmiths must forge weapons using everyday steel objects such as ball bearings and shovels; finalists forge the mystical Moro Kris Sword; smiths combine high-carbon steel and wrought iron into weapons; fans bring back their favorite smiths.

Épisode 33 - The Yatagan

3 octobre 2017

The smiths are tasked with turning the rusted steel of a 1971 Mercury Cougar into their signature blades in three hours; the finalists have five days to create an elite military weapon known as the Yatagan; enhanced.

Épisode 34 - International Championship

10 octobre 2017

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 bring home the title.

Épisode 35 - Weapons of Japan

12 octobre 2017

Competitors design and forge deadly edged-weapons of war; the finalists must forge the Japanese Katana; four smiths must use a randomly chosen mystery technique to forge signature blades; the finalists must reproduce the Japanese Naginata.

Épisode 36 - Tabar-Shishpar

17 octobre 2017

Four bladesmiths must forge their signature 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.

Épisode 37 - Weapons of War

19 octobre 2017

Smiths forge weld blades for friction folders from cubes of steel; finalists return home to forge a German Zweihander; smiths must forge two blades in the first round; the finalists strive to create the Katzbalger, a 15th-century combat sword.

Épisode 38 - Ultimate Champions Edition

24 octobre 2017

Five former champions return to earn a spot at one of the four anvils; the four remaining smiths are given miniature cubes to forge their signature blades in the infamous canister Damascus challenge.

Épisode 39 - The Ottoman Empire

26 octobre 2017

Smiths must turn the steel of a 1971 Mercury Cougar into blades; the finalists return to their home forges to create the Yatagan; smiths use the metal of a garden lawnmower to create blades; finalists create a Tabar, a South Asian battle ax.

Épisode 40 - Knights Templar

31 octobre 2017

Four smiths must forge together rusty chain mail and high-quality steel to produce Knights Templar Crusader Daggers in round one; two smiths return to their home forges on a quest to recreate the iconic Knights Templar Crusader Sword.

Épisode 41 - Roman Era Weapons

2 novembre 2017

The smiths must create a canister Damascus billet from which they must forge a dagger; separate sets of finalists are challenged to re-create an ancient Roman weapon known as the Scissor and a falcata.

Épisode 42 - Butterfly Swords

3 décembre 2017

Four new contestants attempt to craft a blade of their signature style from a pile of tools both old and new; the stakes are doubled when, for the first time ever, they must forge two swords in the final round.

Épisode 43 - Ultimate Champions Night

11 décembre 2017

Bladesmiths get the option to add high-carbon steel to their knives, then must create a signature blade using a randomly chosen mystery technique; two remaining smiths return to their home forges to reproduce a Japanese naginata.

Épisode 44 - Fan Favorites Strike Back

18 décembre 2017

Smiths are tasked with shaping four very different types of metal into functional weapons; they'll have five days to create one of the most lethal weapons in military history, the Nepalese Kukri; next, two smiths must forge the Japanese Katana.

Épisode 45 - Medieval Weapons

26 décembre 2017

The smiths dumpster-dive for the right steel to be turned into a hardened blade of their choosing, then must forge a war hammer; four smiths must forge together rusty chain mail and high-quality steel to produce Knights Templar crusader daggers.

Épisode 46 - Night of Ultimate Champions

7 janvier 2018

Smiths must use high carbon steel to forge hatchets; finalists create an ancient Indian weapon used to stab and slice; smiths must create blades out of high carbon steel while also forging the hammers they'll use to make it.

Épisode 47 - The Pandat

12 février 2018

Épisode 48 - The Kpinga

13 février 2018

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.

Épisode 49 - Warrior Weapons

4 mars 2018

The smiths must forge together rusty chain mail and high-quality steel to produce Knights Templar crusader daggers; the bladesmiths must create a signature blade using a randomly chosen mystery technique; enhanced.

Épisode 50 - The Rhomphaia

11 mars 2018

The bladesmiths must achieve one of six Damascus patterns for their first round blade; when time runs out, only two competitors enter the final challenge to re-create the fearsome Rhomphaia sword.

Épisode 51 - Rookies Edition

20 mars 2018

For the first time, a bladesmith will be sent home before the first forge is ever lit; forging a blade from a mystery box of steel; the two remaining bladesmiths are sent to their home forge to create the 16th century weapon known as the War Golok.

Épisode 52 - The Schiavona

20 mars 2018

The bladesmiths must harvest steel from farming tools; blades with a hidden lanyard hole; only two smiths return to their home forges to recreate a decorated and deadly Schiavona sword for a chance to claim the title of "Forged in Fire" champion.

Épisode 53 - Sica Sword

3 avril 2018

Enhanced episode. The smiths get locked and loaded to forge a signature blade out of a 50-caliber flintlock pistol. Despite giving it their best shot, it's a struggle turning a gun into a blade, and after two rounds two smiths are sent barreling towards elimination

Épisode 54 - Jumonji Yari

10 avril 2018

Four bladesmiths must forge a functional friction folder; a folding knife must be versatile enough to handle any test imaginable; only two smiths push through to the final round where they must re-create a Japanese trident, called the Jumonji Yari.

Épisode 55 - Greco-Roman Weapons

14 avril 2018

The smiths stack and weld metal from a piece of construction equipment repeatedly trying to forge beautifully crafted and durable blades under specified parameters; re-creating the fearsome Rhomphaia and Sica blades.

Épisode 56 - The Kabyle Flyssa

17 avril 2018

The bladesmiths are challenged to salvage parts from a cannon to make signature blades; in the final round, the two remaining smiths must re-create the North African Kabyle Flyssa.