Episode
Forged in Fire: The Gladiators' Scissor
Overview
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.
Details
- Series
- Forged in Fire
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 15
- Air date
- 2017-08-08
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
The Gladiators' Scissor is Episode 15 in Season 4 of Forged in Fire. It aired on 2017-08-08. The runtime is 42 min.
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Episode 14: The Kachin Dao
Smiths must use steel from old nautical equipment to forge-weld their signature blades, while being forced to do it using a metal inlay technique; then, the two finalists have just five days to forge the Kachin Dao, a deadly headhunting sword.
Episode 16: The Kampilan
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.
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