Forged In Fire, The Messer Sword

In this first half of a two-part Road to Redemption competition, seven past competitors who fell short return to the forge for a second chance at glory and redemption.

S6 E2 • 40m • HDU

In the second half of the Road to Redemption competition, four former smiths remain, each competing for a second chance to become a Forged in Fire Champion.

S6 E3 • 40m • HDU

Bladesmiths compete to recreate the best replica of the iconic World War II weapon: General Yamashita's Gunto.

Bladesmiths battle it out to recreate one of Japan's deadliest swords: the Nagamaki. But only one can be crowned the Forged in Fire champion.

Bladesmiths battle it out to forge a fantasy blade from a meteorite. Then they must recreate a legendary weapon: Attila the Hun's Sword of Mars.

The competition heats up and one competitor cracks under the pressure, as the bladesmiths must create a san mai billet in their most complex challenge yet.

Four bladesmiths must forge a Damascus blade from three different steels. Then, the race is on to recreate two of history's most reliable hunting weapons.

The team face the cold to turn a snowmobile's blades into a kukri knife, before the last two fight to forge an intricate sacrificial sword.

A dangerous slip-up reminds the contestants not to play with sharp objects as they make knives from old toys and recreate an iconic American blade.

The bladesmiths must forge a signature blade from a steel cage and a pile of barbed wire. Then, it's time to create one of Scotland's most feared weapons.

The competitors are in for quite the challenge as they create a matching pair of knives. Plus, they also forge a weapon that's both deadly and debonair.

A crucial error sends one bladesmith home. Then it all heats up as the remaining three forge a historic hunting weapon.

The bladesmiths hope to recreate the famous battle sword wielded by Napoleon. Plus, they turn a ladder into a set of Damascus knives.

Just one bladesmith can take home $10,000 as they forge a chopper in a Damascus pattern and recreate one of the most dangerous weapons of medieval times.

The bladesmiths are tasked with making canister Damascus using barbershop tools, before re-creating a weapon that's as fierce as it is fine.

The special competition in which top bladesmiths from the US military compete to win $50,000 kicks off. First, smiths representing the Army forge V-42 Stilettos before moving on to the US Army Officer's Ssord.

Four airmen from the US Air Force are tasked with forging a bolo knife. The two winning smiths must then make a Air Force NCO sword.

Four Marines step up to forge an iconic combat knife: the KA-BAR.

Four US Navy officers work to forge a naval Mark 3 dive knife using metal from an anchor chain. The remaining two recreate the intricate naval officer's sword.

It's the grand final. Who will be crowned champion and walk away with $50,000?