Forged in Fire: Season 6
Season 6 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Forged in Fire Season 5.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Episode Guide
Season 6 Progress Shield
Long Road to Redemption (1)
Feb 6, 2019 · 42 min
Seven competitors return to the forge for a second chance at glory and redemption; they'll have to create four different weapons and survive four rounds of testing; the smiths begi
Long Road to Redemption (2)
Feb 13, 2019 · 42 min
In the second half of the Road to Redemption competition four former smiths remain, each competing for a second chance to become a Forged in Fire Champion. For the first time ever,
Washington's Colichemarde
Feb 20, 2019 · 42 min
Four bladesmiths honor American presidents by forging a replica of Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Rider Bowie; the remaining two smiths move on to their home forge to re-create George Was
The O-Katana
Feb 27, 2019 · 42 min
For the 100th episode, four bladesmiths are tasked with forging a chopper and must choose from a mammoth pile of metals and materials from all previous 99 episodes; the two finalis
The Hussar Saber
Mar 6, 2019 · 42 min
Four smiths must use the canister method to forge a signature blade, but welding failures and abandoned canisters leave some of the competitors scrambling; two smiths return to the
Barbarian Sword
Mar 13, 2019 · 42 min
Four bladesmiths must forge a blade using steel harvested from a vintage pinball machine; two smiths advance and return home to build a weapon rooted in savagery: the Barbarian Swo
The Javanese Kris
Apr 17, 2019 · 42 min
Four bladesmiths must forge friction folders from a rusty pickup truck; the two smiths left standing head back to their home forges to re-create an exotic weapon wielded by ancient
General Yamashita's Gunto
Apr 24, 2019 · 42 min
Four bladesmiths are tasked with re-creating the Fairbairn Sykes fighting knife by combining three sizes of W1 round stock; two smiths must forge Japanese Gen. Yamashita's gunto.
The Greek Kopis
May 1, 2019 · 42 min
Four bladesmiths must forge signature blades from different sizes of spring steel. Competitors toil with the canister Damascus technique with varying degrees of success, and one sm
Branch Battle: Army
May 8, 2019 · 42 min
In a special five-part competition, top bladesmiths from each branch of the U.S. military compete to earn a spot representing their branch in a battle; four U.S. Army soldiers must
Branch Battle: Air Force
May 8, 2019 · 42 min
In Round 2, four airmen from the U.S. Air Force must forge a bolo knife using the san mai technique to combine high carbon steel with helicopter parts; two smiths return home to fo
Branch Battle: Marines
May 15, 2019 · 42 min
In the third round of the Battle of the Branches, four Marines are tasked with forging the KA-BAR. As an additional challenge, these smiths must adapt and overcome to forge togeth
Branch Battle: Navy
May 15, 2019 · 42 min
Four U.S.Navy officers must forge a multipurpose naval Mark 3 dive knife with metal from a giant anchor chain; two sailors return home to re-create the intricate and iconic naval o
Branch Battle: Finals
May 22, 2019 · 42 min
Master bladesmiths are challenged to re-create some of history’s most iconic edged weapons, then a panel of judges tests the weaponry and decides who is the “Forged in Fire” champi
The Nagamaki
May 29, 2019 · 42 min
Four bladesmiths are in for a workout when they are tasked with forging signature blades from gym equipment. The competitors flex their skills, battling forge welding failures and
Attila's Sword of Mars
Jun 5, 2019 · 42 min
Four bladesmiths are tasked with forging fantasy blades from a meteorite, battling difficult forge welds they create their one of a kind blades. The final two head to their home fo
The Partizan
Jun 12, 2019 · 42 min
Four bladesmiths must dismantle a forge and use that steel to construct a blade.
The Messer Sword
Jun 19, 2019 · 42 min
Bladesmiths face challenges when they forge a canister Damascus blade from three different steels using three separate cans; two finalists head back to their home forges to re-crea
The Ram Dao
Jun 26, 2019 · 42 min
Four bladesmiths are dispatched to the snowy winter tundra to forge a kukri with steel harvested from an old snowmobile; provided with no power tools, the smiths must fight to forg
The Foot Artillery Sword
Jul 3, 2019 · 42 min
The bladesmiths need to forge blades using the san mai technique; After the elimination round, two smiths are left to recreate the M1832 Foot Artillery Sword.
Astronaut Knife
Jul 17, 2019 · 42 min
On the 50th anniversary of the first steps on the moon, bladesmiths compete to re-create a space-age M-1 NASA survival knife out of ball bearings; only bladesmiths with NASA-worthy
The Lochaber Axe
Jul 24, 2019 · 42 min
t's a battle royale for four bladesmiths when they are tasked with forging signature blades with an integral knuckle duster from a steel cage and barbed wire; Two bladesmiths must
The Cane Sword
Jul 31, 2019 · 42 min
Four bladesmiths are given a special assignment when they are tasked with forging Doug Marcaida's favorite blade, the Karambit; Two bladesmiths return home to re-create a weapon th
The Boar Sword
Aug 7, 2019 · 42 min
Four bladesmiths must scavenge a construction site to salvage their own knife-making materials; after a critical error sends one competitor home, the three remaining bladesmiths mo
The Falchion
Aug 14, 2019 · 42 min
The odds are stacked against four bladesmiths when they each forge a chopper in a distinct Damascus pattern; two smiths return home to re-create one of the most widely used and dan
Napoleon's Saber
Aug 21, 2019 · 42 min
Four bladesmiths must start at the bottom when they are tasked with creating ladder pattern damascus knives from a real ladder; the remaining two smiths head home to re-create a ba
The Bhuj
Aug 28, 2019 · 42 min
A quartet of bladesmiths are tasked with making canister damascus using barbershop tools, but before the knife making can begin, they must harvest their cans from an old barber's c
Kung Fu Edition
Sep 18, 2019 · 42 min
In this special kung fu competition, four bladesmiths square off in the Forged in Fire dojo where they must make a matching set of three kunai throwing knives. Only true smithing m
Genghis Khan's Sword
Sep 25, 2019 · 42 min
Four smiths are tasked with forging signature blades by salvaging materials from a go-cart; the two remaining competitors have just four days to recreate the series favored by Geng