Episode
Forged in Fire: Beat the Judges: Shamshir Showdown
Overview
Two former "Forged in Fire" champions duel it out in a five-hour round making a pichangatti to earn the right to go head-to-head with one of our formidable judges.
Details
- Series
- Forged in Fire
- Season
- Season 10
- Episode
- Episode 17
- Air date
- 2024-11-27
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
Beat the Judges: Shamshir Showdown is Episode 17 in Season 10 of Forged in Fire. It aired on 2024-11-27. The runtime is 42 min.
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Episode 16: Beat the Judges: Tackling the Tizona
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 18: Champion's Cup: Quest for Glory
In the first of a three-episode event called the Champion’s Cup, three winning smiths return for a shot at forging their name in Forged in Fire history.
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Episode 19: Champion's Cup: Survival of the Fittest
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Episode 14: Beat the Judges: Test of the Best
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Episode 20: Doug Marcaida's Secrets of the Forge
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Episode 13: Beat the Unbeaten: Off the Hook
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Episode 21: Champion's Cup: Hunt for Victory
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Episode 12: Beat the Unbeaten: A Cutlass Above
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Episode 22: Ben Abbott's Secrets of the Forge
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Episode 11: Beat the Unbeaten: Conquering the Kachin Dao
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