Seasons & episodes
S5 · E25The Sengese 2018-08-28 · 42 min
Four bladesmiths must forge a fully functional serrated knife using steel from hand scissors; the remaining two competitors return to their home forges to create a unique and challenging weapon from history: the Sengese.
S5 · E26The Qinglong Ji 2018-09-04 · 42 min
Four bladesmiths take a shot at forging a signature blade from the steel rings of a whiskey barrel. They must quickly adapt when they realize there may not be enough hardenable steel to go around. After an intense round of testing, the final two smiths head home to forge an instrument of Chinese warfare: the qinglong ji.
S5 · E27Hollywood Edition (Hattori Hanzō Katana) 2018-09-12 · 42 min
Four bladesmiths pay homage to Hollywood; a survival knife; the final two smiths return home to re-create one of the most famous swords in cinematic history: Hattori Hanzo's 1,000-layer katana from Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill."
S5 · E28The Steel Crossbow 2018-09-19 · 42 min
The bladesmiths are tasked with creating a signature Damascus blade out of three different steels of different thicknesses; the two final competitors re-create one of the most intricate weapons in show history: the steel crossbow.
S5 · E29The Landsknecht Sword 2018-09-26 · 42 min
Four bladesmiths must craft a signature blade from a massive piece of elevator cable; the final two competitors return home to re-create a sword wielded by some of history's fiercest soldiers: the Two-Handed Landsknecht Sword.
S5 · E30Tournament Round 1 (Farriers) - The Mortuary Sword 2018-10-03 · 42 min
Four bladesmiths are tasked with creating a San Mai blade from horseshoes and hoof rasps; the remaining two bladesmiths return to their home forges to create a famed weapon of the English Civil War: the Mortuary Sword.
S5 · E31Tournament Round 2 (Armorers) - The Hooded Katar 2018-10-10 · 42 min
Four bladesmiths must forge a Damascus blade out of something familiar: plate armor; the remaining two bladesmiths head back to their home forges to craft an exotic hybrid of pain and protection: the Hooded Katar.
S5 · E32Tournament Round 3 (Blacksmiths) - The Knightly Pole Axe 2018-10-17 · 42 min
Four bladesmiths must forge a signature Damascus blade using steel from tools; the smiths that survive two brutal rounds of testing return to their home forges to recreate a multipurpose Medieval weapon of war: the Knightly Poleaxe.
S5 · E33Tournament Round 4 (Modern Metalworkers) - The Flamberge Rapier 2018-10-24 · 42 min
Four bladesmiths must harvest materials from a metal sculpture to forge a needle point Damascus blade; the remaining smiths return to their own home forges to recreate a sword from the elite classes of Renaissance Europe: the Flamberge Rapier.
S5 · E34Tournament Championship (Nodachi) 2018-10-31 · 42 min
In the final round of the Invitational Tournament, the winning farrier, armorer, blacksmith and modern metal worker face off to forge a wakizashi; the two finalists must then re-create the nodachi, one of the largest Japanese swords.
S5 · E35Slasher Edition (Grim Reaper's Scythe) 2018-11-07 · 42 min
Four bladesmiths must create signature slasher blades, each using a different type of metal; the two finalists return to their home forges to recreate the Grim Reaper's scythe.
S5 · E36Steel Takedown Bow 2018-11-14 · 42 min
Four bladesmiths are tasked with forging a Crusader's dagger from a thick rod of W1 steel; the final two smiths must create Robin Hood's steel takedown bow.
S5 · E37Bardiche 2018-11-21 · 42 min
Four bladesmiths must build coal forges using materials scavenged from a storage unit and forge signature blades without any power tools; the remaining two smiths return home to recreate a bardiche, a brutal European pole axe.
S5 · E38The Pipe Tomahawks 2018-12-12 · 42 min
Four bladesmiths are challenged with forging a canister Damascus knife using only steel wool and 1095 powder; the final two head home to re-create an important weapon from North American history - the pipe tomahawk.
S5 · E39The Ring Hilted Sword 2018-12-19 · 42 min
Four bladesmiths must each forge judge Ben Abbott's favorite blade, the Celtic ring knife, using the San Mai technique; the final two competitors return to their home forges to re-create Irish ring hilted swords.