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Forged in Fire: Barrel Full of Mystery (S8EP28 History Wed 14 Jul 2021)
Barrel Full of Mystery: The first four bladesmiths are allowed to choose what mild steel they will use to make a san mai blade, but every choice comes with certain drawbacks; the final two competitors go back to their home forges to make a Belgian Walloon sword.
Airdate: Wed 14 Jul 2021 at 21:00 on History
Season 8 Episode 28
Forged in Fire features world-class bladesmiths competing against each other to create some of the most iconic edged weapons from history. In each episode, four of the best bladesmiths in the country will come together to put both their skills and reputations on the line. Whether they are making a Japanese katana, a medieval broadsword, or an ancient throwing blade like the chakram, the weapons they forge will be fully functional and lethal works of art and war. The unique histories contained within each weapon will be creatively told during the forging process and the final weapons themselves will be assessed and ruthlessly tested by our panel of expert judges. These dynamic and explosive tests will be individually designed to push the weapons to their absolute limit. One by one, the bladesmiths will be eliminated until only one remains to be crowned the champion.