Episode 1
Aired Feb 6, 2019
Long Road to Redemption
Seven competitors return to the forge for a second chance at glory and redemption; they'll have to create four different weapons and survive four rounds of testing; the smiths begin outside using the dreaded coal forge.
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Episode 2
Aired Feb 13, 2019
Long Road to Redemption
The four remaining smiths are tasked with crafting an elegant Yemeni dagger; the intricacies of the dagger prove too much for one, while an intense round eliminates the second; the two finalists must choose the weapons they will forge at home.
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Episode 3
Aired Feb 20, 2019
Washington's Colichemarde
Four bladesmiths honor American presidents by forging a replica of Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Rider Bowie; the remaining two smiths move on to their home forge to re-create George Washington's colichemarde.
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Episode 4
Aired Feb 27, 2019
The O-Katana
For the 100th episode, four bladesmiths are tasked with forging a chopper and must choose from a mammoth pile of metals and materials from all previous 99 episodes; the two finalists head home to re-create the O-Katana.
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Episode 5
Aired Mar 6, 2019
The Hussar Saber
Four smiths must use the canister method to forge a signature blade, but welding failures and abandoned canisters leave some of the competitors scrambling; two smiths return to their home forges to create the Austro-Hungarian Hussar Saber.
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Episode 6
Aired Mar 13, 2019
Barbarian Sword
Four bladesmiths must forge a blade using steel harvested from a vintage pinball machine; two smiths advance and return home to build a weapon rooted in savagery: the Barbarian Sword.
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Episode 7
Aired Apr 17, 2019
The Javanese Kris
Four bladesmiths must forge friction folders from a rusty pickup truck; the two smiths left standing head back to their home forges to re-create an exotic weapon wielded by ancient Southeast Asian warriors: the Javanese Kris.
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Episode 8
Aired Apr 24, 2019
General Yamashita's Gunto
Four bladesmiths are tasked with re-creating the Fairbairn Sykes fighting knife by combining three sizes of W1 round stock; two smiths must forge Japanese Gen. Yamashita's gunto.
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Episode 9
Aired May 1, 2019
The Greek Kopis
Four bladesmiths must forge signature blades from different sizes of spring steel; two smiths survive an intense round of testing and return home to re-create a Greek kopis.
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Episode 10
Aired May 8, 2019
Branch Battle: Army
Top bladesmiths from each branch of the U.S. military compete to earn a spot 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.
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Episode 11
Aired May 8, 2019
Branch Battle: Air Force
In Round 2, 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; two smiths return home to forge an Air Force NCO sword.
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Episode 12
Aired May 15, 2019
Branch Battle: Marines
Four Marines must forge one of the most versatile, and iconic combat knives in history: the KA-BAR.
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Episode 13
Aired May 15, 2019
Branch Battle: Navy
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.
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Episode 14
Aired May 22, 2019
Branch Battle: Finals
Tasked with replicating an iconic M3 Trench Knife from layered damascus in only three hours; two servicemen persevere and head home to recreate a legendary sword: General George Washington's Lion-headed Cuttoe.
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Episode 15
Aired May 29, 2019
The Nagamaki
Four bladesmiths are tasked with forging signature blades from gym equipment; after a severe round of testing, the two remaining smiths have only four days in their home forges to re-create one of Japan's deadliest swords: the Nagamaki.
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Episode 16
Aired Jun 5, 2019
Attila's Sword of Mars
Four bladesmiths are tasked with forging fantasy blades from a meteorite, battling difficult forge welds they create their one of a kind blades; the final two head to their home forges to re-create a legendary weapon: Attila the Hun's Sword of Mars.
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Episode 17
Aired Jun 12, 2019
The Partizan
Bladesmiths fight fire with fire when they use a dismantled forge's steel to construct a blade; the smiths struggle to salvage enough material to create a san mai billet; two return to their home forges with four days to re-create the partizan.
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Episode 18
Aired Jun 19, 2019
The Messer Sword
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.
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Episode 19
Aired Jun 26, 2019
The Ram Dao
Four bladesmiths are dispatched to the snowy winter tundra to forge a kukri with steel harvested from an old snowmobile; provided with no power tools, the smiths must fight to forge their blades with just hand tools and the dreaded coal forge.
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Episode 20
Aired Jul 3, 2019
The Foot Artillery Sword
Bladesmiths are tasked with forging blades from old toys using the san mai technique; two smiths return to their home forges to re-create an iconic American blade: the M1832 foot artillery sword.
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Episode 21
Aired Jul 17, 2019
Astronaut Knife
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.
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Episode 22
Aired Jul 24, 2019
The Lochaber Axe
It'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.
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Episode 23
Aired Jul 31, 2019
The Cane Sword
Four bladesmiths are given a special assignment when they are tasked with forging Doug Marcaida's favorite blade, the Karambit; Two bladesmiths return home to re-create a weapon that's both deadly and debonair: The Cane Sword.
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Episode 24
Aired Aug 7, 2019
The Boar Sword
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.
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Episode 25
Aired Aug 14, 2019
The Falchion
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.
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Episode 26
Aired Aug 21, 2019
Napoleon's Saber
Four bladesmiths must start at the bottom when they are tasked with creating ladder pattern damascus knives from a real ladder; the remaining two smiths head home to re-create a battle sword.
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Episode 27
Aired Aug 28, 2019
The Bhuj
Bladesmiths are tasked with making canister damascus; they harvest their cans from an old barber's chair. The remaining two competitors head back to their home forges to recreate a weapon that's as fierce as it is fine: the Bhuj.
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Episode 28
Aired Sep 4, 2019
Blackbeard's Cutlass
It's anchors aweigh, as four bladesmiths are tasked with forging a pirate's boarding axe from a treasure chest; two return to their home forges to re-create the legendary weapon carried by history's most notorious pirate.
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Episode 29
Aired Sep 18, 2019
Kung Fu Edition
In this kung fu competition, four bladesmiths square off in the dojo, where they make a matching set of three kunai throwing knives; two head back to their home forges, where they are tasked with re-creating the legendary 9-ringed broadsword.
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Episode 30
Aired Sep 25, 2019
Genghis Khan's Sword
Four smiths are tasked with forging signature blades by salvaging materials from a go-kart; the two remaining competitors have just four days to recreate the sword favored by Genghis Khan.
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