Episode
Forged in Fire: The Firangi Sword
Overview
The smiths have five hours to create any blade they want; the winner moves straight to the final challenge.
Details
- Series
- Forged in Fire
- Season
- Season 8
- Episode
- Episode 40
- Air date
- 2021-12-29
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
The Firangi Sword is Episode 40 in Season 8 of Forged in Fire. It aired on 2021-12-29. The runtime is 42 min.
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