Episode
Forged in Fire: Zulu Iklwa
Overview
Four new bladesmiths are put to the test when they must forge a bayonet blade and engineer it to attach to a rifle. After a round of grueling tests on their bayonets, the final two bladesmiths are sent home to spend five days forging the legendary African blade, the Zulu Iklwa. Will both bladesmiths fall, or will one stand a cut above to be crowned the Forged in Fire champion?
Details
- Series
- Forged in Fire
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 10
- Air date
- 2016-10-25
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
Zulu Iklwa is Episode 10 in Season 3 of Forged in Fire. It aired on 2016-10-25. The runtime is 42 min.
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Episode 9: The Pandat
Four blade smiths must salvage steel from a junkyard to create a signature blade using a hand-cranked coal forge.
Episode 11: Champions Edition / The Pata
Over the course of three seasons, 26 bladesmiths have been crowned Forged in Fire champion. Tonight, prior winners return to prove who among them is the best of the best by forging a blade using canoe damascus. After two high octane rounds of competition, the two remaining champions will move to the final round where they must create a weapon known for its unique mechanics and deadly double-edged blade--the Pata. With $10,000 and their reputation on the line, which smith will survive the judges' brutal testing to once again be crowned Forged in Fire champion?
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