CRAZIEST CATASTROPHIC FAILURES OF ALL TIME | Forged in Fire

let's do this holy geez it's bad the nine ring broadsword the nine ring broadsword is a variant on the Chinese Dao from the King Dynasty that was used through the 1930s featuring a blade wider than a traditional down and a curve towards the tip the weapon was ideal for chopping and could sever ahead with a single swing the rings on the back of the blade serve dual purposes for ornamentation used during ceremonies or martial arts displays and for superstitious reasons as it was believed the jingling sound would ward off evil spirits this deadly and sacred sword can be seen on the television show into the Badlands Smiths you have all gratitude [Music] gentlemen your swords look magnificent but are they deadly to find that out we will take your swords and deliver some clean blows on this big carcass it's all about the kill in this particular test Britain you are first are you ready sir yes sir let's do this damn two three oh well there one man [Music] oh my goodness look at that all right Burton first stop what I love about this blade was the balance the way I was able to move with the blade everywhere now let's talk about the breakage okay so the break happened right there where the ring was attached you can see it's really not a bad poor structure you have there it could be finer but rings when you're digging into that could cause stress risers and it broke right there where the ring was well gentlemen the fight's not over because Mike your blade still has to survive nine strikes on its kill test Target good luck gentlemen Doug if I make it through nine strikes on this pig I'm forged and fire Champion my Palms are sweating I'm so scared that this thing's gonna break on the first swing [Applause] foreign [Music] Burton unfortunately your blade broke it can no longer continue with testing and for that reason I have to dismiss you from the forge it's a good job brother I appreciate it mine sucks seeing my blade break uh it's a disappointment you know when you make it to round three you want to win you know the nine holes burnt through four drill bits doing them so somewhere through there I probably was given a little too much pressure and caused the stress riser to run down that blade that was enough to cause a critical failure in that blade I'm still proud of myself with what I've done you know it was way out of my wheelhouse uh what's next for me is not swords especially any nine ring swords that's for damn sure Mike congratulations the strength and integrity of your blade has made you a forged and fire champion and that's a title that comes with a check for ten thousand dollars good job brother I have one Fortune fire holy crap man come on forward and Shake our hands thank you good job though thank you so some of the things that went wrong in my home Forge I was really sure that that blade was going to break on me yeah it was a happy dance enjoy your day the toureg takoba [Music] the takova is a type of broadsword that has been used by the nomadicator people of North Africa since the 14th century this double-edged lightweight blade was carried for self-defense on Long Journeys designed to deliver lethal slashes and stabs against a rival Warrior due to the torg's aversion to iron there is no exposed steel or iron on the hilt of the sword so it cannot touch the user's hand measuring more than a meter long this deadly weapon was seen as a symbol of wealth some members of the Tacoma Clan still carry this weapon today Smiths welcome to the Keel test your turretto kobus look beautiful but the kind of beauty I'm looking for is the lethal kind I'm going to take your weapon delivers some lethal blows in this ballistic stummy dusting you up first you ready yes sir let's do this [Applause] right Dustin let's talk about your weapon here first up your handle Construction I like the avoid feel of this the flare you have there in your pommel actually gives great retention for this your tip is sharp enough to penetrate your edges are sharp when you're cutting out and you can wheel this to do that kind of damage on this but it's dummy overall sir a weapon like this it will kill awesome all right Joshua your turn you ready keep everyone alive all right let's do this foreign all right Joshua let's talk about your weapon here your pommel right here could have used some weight to it but because it's forward weighted and the fact that you have a very sharp edge every slice as you can see is very deep into the ballistic stummy and more importantly sir your weapon you will kill all right gentlemen it's time for the strength test our desert well chop now to test the strength and overall construction of your blades I will be chopping into our well house as well as the well Dustin you're on Deck you ready I guess so okay foreign [Music] we were doing so well for a moment there what actually happened was with insetting your blade down into this piece of wood any of that leverage was just too much for the wood itself and it popped it loose your Tang is a little bit small but what I do like to see is that your blade actually held up beautiful I mean your grain structure looks fine this is an absolutely brutal test it's very well done thank you now Dustin you survived every one of the strikes except for the last one your guard gave way and your blade followed so we consider this a catastrophic failure cannot continue testing your blade but you're not out of the fight yet how you feeling Joshua pressure's on all right so you need to survive five strikes in order to be named Forge and fire Champion you ready yes sir all right let's do it foreign well Joshua your blade is strong it made it past all the strikes congratulations now Dustin unfortunately for you that means your time here in this competition has ended because you did have a catastrophic failure it was an honor watching you in our Forge but unfortunately man at this time I'm gonna have to ask you to please step off our fourth floor thank you guys thank you so much I'm definitely crushed I actually thought that recessing the sword into the Tang a little bit would make it stronger and that's kind of what bit me in the end so definitely definitely won't be doing that again I'm definitely proud of this blade I came here to challenge myself as much as I could and I definitely achieved that well Joshua congratulations man that means you are the newest Fortune fire Champion you just got yourself a check for ten thousand dollars congratulations [Applause] oh my gosh I made a sword it didn't break oh my God it was a hard competition so this is unreal the Polish Carabella one of Europe's most iconic Savers the Carabella was the sidearm of history's most fearsome Calvary the winged hussars these 17th century Warriors famed for their feathered armor and sophisticated attack formations brandished the sword on Horseback when closing in on the enemy the saber's light curved blades slashed easily through enemy armor its Hilt often included fixtures that improved grip and Recovery like a thumb ring chain guard or curved eagle head pommel the Carabella was so effective at helping the husars defeat enemy armies much larger in size that it became a symbol of prestige worn by polish Lithuanian nobility at formal events its Legacy lives on in the video game series Witcher late Smits this is the kill test to see what kind of lethal damage your weapon will do I will take your weapon deliver some slashes and thrust on this big carcass Ethan you're first you ready I am so ready [Music] all right how'd it feel first up there are no issues whatsoever with your Edge over here it is sharp it lacerates and cuts cleaning look at that Razor Cuts right there on the thrust you have an angle here that allowed for a deep thrust pulling out and slashing on the way out overall your weapon will kill all right Leon your turn you ready oh yeah let's do it so many things can go wrong I don't even know if I was able to get a good solid temper on this blade foreign [Music] let me say this first up your presses here is a victory all the things that you went through and you still turn in a blade that's beautiful in craftsmanship that is very sharp but your blade did break and you can see right here in the cross section it's just a discoloration down here so something happened in your heat treating process it may have Micro fractures it is what it is Liam there is a flaw in your blade that led to a catastrophic blade failure and we can no longer continue with testing for that reason I have to ask you to please leave the forge thank you gentlemen I'm upset Sometimes the best you can do isn't going to be enough but that doesn't mean you shouldn't still try Ethan this is a competition where the best blade wins and you sir our new forged and fire champion and that's a title that comes with a check ten thousand dollars good job I really would have liked to have seen both of those go all the way through testing but I'm very proud of the work I did I'm now a foraging fire champion Attila the Huns sword of Mars oh yes known as The Scourge you got it till of the Hun was one of the most feared conquerors in history the leader of the hunnic Empire his group of nomadic tribes wreaked havoc across Europe during the 5th Century though he was once a great Ally to them he played Roman territories sacking major cities like Constantinople Legend states that Attila was given the sword of Mars by a herdsman fulfilling a prophecy and a direct sign from the Roman war god Mars of his Divine rule the Lethal Weapon featured a curved handle with a spear Point tip that gave it exceptional control allowing for accurate and brutal thrust after attila's death in the year 453 the Hanukkah Empire quickly dissolved however the story of attila's many conquests still live on through the television miniseries Attila alright bladesmiths to find out what kind of lethal damage your weapon will do I will deliver killing blows on this for the sixth dummy Randy up first you ready I am let's do this nice all right trying to talk about your sword of Mars here first up the Damascus pattern you have here is gorgeous all right the weapon design is very aggressive for thrusting and slashing now your handle construction if you reverse this it'll be easier to have something to lock onto the fact that the flare is right here forcing my hand to open up if I want to marry into the hilt this is a very sharp weapon the tip pierces all the way through cuts on the way out it's pointy and scary and it will kill thank you good job all right Dan it is your turn you ready oh yeah let's do this I was hoping the kill test would be a dummy I no heads will roll all right dance talk about your weapon here I love the balance of your blade when I go forward it's not hard to pull back to go in again for another kill now you're handled construction it's curved enough to where it doesn't want to fly out of my hand it's got a good grip and control for this your Edge allows for very deep cuts into the abdomen right there the only issue we have is that your tip picked up a Bend when it's chopped into the spine but your weapon sir will kill thank you all right gentlemen it's time for the strength test now attila's armies were basically one large Cavalry and through his military campaigns he revolutionized the use of horse in military conflicts so to test the strength and durability of your blades I'll be chopping into these horse skulls Randy you're up first you ready I guess so foreign [Applause] wow [Applause] okay so right off the bat the biggest thing is that this section from right about here to here has lost its Edge there's a couple of small rolls blades still straight it's all in one piece still solid nicely done it's a very strong button all right Dan are you ready no but let's do it everybody says that [Music] the guard [Music] okay so before we get to the obvious I really like the design of your blade it's got a great weight to it had a really good feel in my hand the balance was really nice see all that space around your tang with that room for that blade to move inside the guard it could just create so much stress that it cut loose right there at the corner if it were all tight there would be any stress there's no discoloration here so it's not that there were it was a crack here before your grain structure looks fine it was a well-designed piece but obvious law Dan unfortunately your blade suffered a catastrophic failure in the middle of our strength test which means that we can no longer test it I'd like to invite you to shake our hands shake your competitor's hand and then please leave the forge it hurts but my sword breaking it's going to be a reminder that I have to push harder and be better Randy the strength and efficiency of your weapon in the kill test have earned you the title of force and fire champion and a check for how much oh no that's right ten thousand dollars good job brother I won forward and far it's reality how do you feel good to be a champion and be recognized as a good blade Smith is a pretty good this is my happy and exciting place I think if you didn't recognize it thank you [Music] the soda gourami holy geez oh my God one of the most intimidating and versatile Japanese pole weapons the Soto gourami was part of the key Arsenal for Samurai police during the 17th century featuring lethal spikes and hooks police were able to capture violent offenders from The Distance by using the weapon to latch onto the suspects stopping them in their tracks although primarily used in defense the sharp spikes along with the spike butt cap made it a menacing and brutal weapon when in combat today the Soto garame's devastating use can be seen in the HBO television series Westworld alright bladesmiths welcome to the kill test to find out what kind of lethal damage your sodigarami will do I will take your weapons and stab and try to snag this ballistics dummy Rita you're up first you ready for this hi all right let's do this all right we let's talk about your satigarami the times you have here penetrates the hook you have here will rip this person apart and more importantly your weapon appeal all right Justin your attorney you ready to have fun yes sir [Music] [Music] all right Justin the times you have here it's more of a stabbing time rather than a grabbing this is a grabbing weapon but that hook does grab on to that overall sir your weapon killed all right bladesmiths it's time for the strength test the dreaded ice block chop remember this is not about what these weapons do to the ice blocks but with those ice blocks due to your weapons and Rita you're up first you get points for theme I mean laughs you ready it doesn't matter right no it doesn't matter foreign [Music] got a little bit more of a bend in this one tine here but everything else is pretty much the way it was going in definitely held up did his job good job thank you all right Justin your turn you ready yes I am foreign so you survived the strength test this is a very strong uh well-built head for this but it's built more like a spear than it is for catching I mean I'm not sure how effective it would be at snagging the opponent but uh it's a Devastator it certainly did the job good job foreign bladesmiths welcome to the sharpness test the Sandman Pierce and capture to test the sharpness I will take your weapon Pierce and try to control this Sandman relay up first you ready for this [Music] foreign the points you have on your times here definitely penetrate when you thrust into that but it doesn't Slice on the way out or capture as well as it should your hook over here did its job overall it will cut and control all right Justin your turn so you ready yes I am oh that's not good well Justin we have a problem yes sir this wasn't pinned was it no the impact from all these tests loosened it up and of course it came off [Music] Justin you brought in a beautifully crafted weapon however you've suffered a catastrophic failure in our final test and unfortunately you cannot be our Fortune fire Champion congratulations coming on Forest and fire I'll put my all into it and I feel like I made a good weapon but uh just came up short on a little bit of the fit and finish and other than that I'm happy with it [Music] Rita congratulations you are the forged and fire champion and that is the title that comes with a check for ten thousand dollars congratulations how do you feel right now come on forward and Shake our hands good job it's been a very positive and uplifting experience to be able to do something amazing like this I hope this will help me become an inspiration to kids because I can say look if you see something and you want to try it give it a try hey Webelos your scout leader is the new Fortune fire Champion I'm bringing it home should I have a group hug please thank you you guys oh my God thank you the jien the Gian sword first appeared in China all the way back in the 7th Century BC wisely designed the sharp lethal tip was ideal for Rapid cuts and stabs while the wide body aided in deflecting attacks considered an elite weapon due to the amount of training needed to master the sword the straight double-edged blade was built for subtle instant strikes requiring a level of precision in finesse that only comes from a true swordsman because it was so difficult to master the Xian was removed in Mass from the battlefield however many are still involved in ceremonies and featured in films including Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon all right blade space welcome to kill test now your Gian swords look beautiful but are they deadly well to find that out I will take your weapon and do some slashes and thrust on this ballistic dummy Ben's here first you ready Gabriel okay all right Vince let's talk about your Gian sword up here overall I like the Aesthetics of this sword now your handle construction is within scale of this blade it's comfortable when I wrap around it now your Edge is razor sharp in thrusting it cuts out and when you swing you can feel the impact of this sword overall sir it'll kill wanted to hear that good job hey Casey you got the stomach for this you're next I'm ready [Music] all right Casey let's talk about your Gian sword here first up I like the lines that you have with your sword here and the Damascus pattern I can appreciate that and now in cutting it was so much fun just to be able to slice over and over and over with ease with a blade that moves this sir will kill thank you bladesmiths welcome to the strength test now to test the edge holding ability of your blades and the overall strength and construction I'm going to take each of your swords and smash them repeatedly into these heavy pots now I'm not really concerned what your blades do to the pots even though it's going to look really cool and be a lot of fun I want to see what the pots are going to your blades and edges Vince you're up first you ready to go yes sir foreign still straight and true but the problem is doing your pommel your threads here didn't go very far through so Pummel broke loose bit of a problem Vince your blade has suffered a catastrophic failure after three shots on the pots a Pummel is critical to a one-handed weapon's retention but that doesn't mean that this competition is over Casey these are some pretty strong terracotta pots and you'll have to survive Three Pot shots to make it out of here I feel ready all right Jay you ready if the pots can knock off a pommel they could do anything it all comes down to this got a little bit of knots in my stomach let's see what happens foreign Casey congratulations your blade survived Vince unfortunately you cannot continue testing please exit the forge I'm disappointed I think I made a hell of a blade it was still sharp after the three terracottas but the blade needs to be a hundred percent mine was 98 percent and he failed Casey congratulations you are the force and fire champion and that's the title that comes with a check for 10 000 big ones buddy congratulations great steel and a great job on the handle too proven to myself that I can make a damn good blade for me that's nothing better the sword of gujien the sword of gujian is an exquisitely crafted Gian sword wielded by King guccian ruler of China's Kingdom of you after brutal battles between the you and the Wu King guccian was forced into slavery in exchange for sparing his people after three years of servitude King guccian rebuilt his Empire conquered the dwindling Kingdom of Wu and was bestowed this sword featuring a sharp lethal tip intricate blue crystal and turquoise guard the sword was just as ornate as it was deadly more than 2500 years later the sword was discovered by archaeologists in a remarkable condition still with a razor sharp edge it has been called one of the most intact artifacts ever found blade Smiths welcome to the kill test [Music] to find out what kind of lethal damage your weapon will do according to his historic design I will take your weapon deliver some killing thrust and blows on this ballistics dummy for us are you up for this yes sir let's do this [Applause] foreign [Music] about your weapon here and it's very forward heavy what makes it hard to handle is the fact that you have a very skinny handle right here a lot of these movements your blade went up on contact was spinning in my hand I had to adjust several times to make sure that I stay on the edge over here now the edge is sharp once it makes contact you slash it digs Deep Over ulcer it will kill all right Caleb you're up you ready let's see it [Applause] all right Caleb first up the blade in itself balance wise I think you nailed it now your handle construction it's avoid it's actually comfortable because of the balance and a very sharp edge all the cuts are very very deep overall sir it'll heal bladesmiths welcome to the strength test the gong chop tends to strength and durability of your edges as well as the overall construction of your storage of gujian I'm going to be chopping them into these gongs of course you're up first you ready yes sir [Applause] [Music] well Forest your sword did take some damage on the edge there's some rolls sort of crushed in right here your handle is really small a bigger handle would help me control this really well but all that being said that much damage and a big strength test like this well done thank you all right Caleb you're up you ready heck yeah man well Caleb he did a great job with the Damascus I love to see this kind of stuff it's beautiful your blade is still straight true and the weight on this is phenomenal there is one big issue though your handle it's loose now your handle is coming apart I can move it and their pommel is also loose if these were right and tight and held in place then it tends to help everything else stay where it is but just a little bit of play in this guard can send shockwaves right down the handle but uh gotta say that's one heck of a blade thanks Justin thank you you know this handle that's really causing the issue now yes sir so we've got a pretty mobile opening that has a corresponding split on the back side of the handle not only is it loose but the material that's loose has sharp edges okay yeah I mean this would require either Taping that up or wearing a glove and now we're not testing the same as the other one okay then that's a gorgeous sword the handle's gone the tape kills me uh yeah okay okay now we've continued with blades that had loose Parts before we've continued with blaze that had split handles before your handle has cracked however the combination of the two things has made our blade unsafe to continue with any testing and therefore you cannot be our forged and fire Champion I'd like to invite you to shake our hands shake your competitor's hand and then I have to ask you to please leave the forge I may not be the fortune fire Champion but a man I'm walking out of here with my head held high and I'm proud [Music] forced congratulations you are the forge and fire champion and that is a title that comes with a check for ten thousand dollars my friend good job a month forward I'm thrilled that I'm the Champion hasn't even soaked in yet and next day or two I'll really realize what's happened being a forge and fire Champion means I succeeded in the goal that I wanted to reach this is for everyone at home and I'm coming home with forged and fire Champion yeehaw foreign originating in the 1500s the Jumanji Yari was carried by Japanese soldiers known as the ashigaru these peasant foot soldiers relied on the long-shafted spear for its reach and versatility in combat using the weapon's double-edged crossbars to disarm and pull mounted samurai from their horses ashigaru could then employ the razor-sharp central blade to fatally skewer the Fallen enemy and all from a comfortable distance today video game enthusiasts can unleash the Jumanji yari's devastating capabilities in the game shadow fight 2. the Yari with its long handle and multi-pronged spear makes it a trifecta of points and edges in a deadly weapon to see what kind of lethal damage your weapon will do I will take your Yari and deliver multiple slashes thrust on his picarcus but you're up first you ready oh I'm ready foreign let's talk about your yachty here we felt that it had very good balance to it that on the initial slash right here it dug in into flesh then it hit the spine the transference of energy hit a weak spot into your handle over here but it still had a secondary cut all the way through I would consider your blade a Kill thank you it was mine mine was beautiful well-made and some wood grain just you know who I your weapons suffered a catastrophic failure now that's bad however you're not out of this competition yet Jacob your Yari still must perform in this kill test let's see what happens right now I'm feeling nauseous Hearts behind my chest my hands are sweaty and um just can't wait to see how it actually goes down all right Jacob let's talk about your yachty in the initial swing instead of being able to cut cleanly with this part to cut through this got in the way with the angle that it had but let's talk about these particular blades they are sharp enough to penetrate into the pig carcass the thrust is really devastating and very deep into that your handle Construction it stayed true no issues at all overall your weapon will kill thank you sir my Yari held up and I'm just you get hard well Foo had the blades of your Yari were beautifully constructed the overall weapon was very elegant however your shaft broke in our first test and we cannot move forward in this competition because that is a catastrophic weapon failure and I have to ask you to please leave the forge I was really confident going into the competition and I felt like my Yari was going to really perform a lot better than Jacobs and it's just pure irony all the way down Jacob you are the forced and fire champion and will be receiving a check for ten thousand dollars good job you feel right now amazing prove that I can actually come out here at 19 and compete with serious knife makers thank you sir really I would have liked to beat fuad in a different way but I'm a fortune fire Champion ten thousand dollars it's awesome Spanish navaja rising to popularity in the 1600s the Spanish navaja was a deadly folding weapon common in duels and street brawls this blade could be folded into the handle and locked in place making it easy to conceal it featured a locking ratchet mechanism which kept the blade in place the ratchet sound of a navaja opening was also used to intimidate foes wielded with the blade up a strike from the nabaja was difficult to Parry and wounds were often fatal the bajas were often inscribed with pithy phrases in Spanish boasting about the deadliness of the blade the Spanish navaja an iconic folding weapon from history it's even said to influence the American buoy knife to see what kind of lethal damage your weapon will do wall ticker Spanish then deliver killing blows on this deer carcass Matthew you're up first you ready oh yeah okay Matthew nice and solid work right here but I'm still recovering from an injury so please welcome Anthony Palmer Anthony is one of the chief instructors of merkaida Kali today he will have the pleasure of wielding your Spanish my biggest concern going into testing is the sharpness of my blade your blade is beautiful and it's also solid in its feel it lacerates easily you can see it shop right through the spine now one of the pieces here came flying out during the test but in terms of the sharpness and the wieldability of your blade it will kill oh yeah okay wait it's your turn you ready you bet this way I can hear the mechanism working in there foreign the third of that deer carcass hitting the floor is absolutely the sound of ten thousand dollars I feel like I'm ahead that's where I want to be I want to win it all right Wade your blade is sharp thank you the one issue is it's kind of rickety here even while it was being wielded but despite being riggity it's deadly and it will kill thank you next up is a strength test okay to test the strength and durability of your Edge as well as the overall construction I'm going to smash into this bamboo with your Spanish navajas Matthew you're up first are you ready oh yeah [Music] well Matthew this thing's worn a hell of a chopper held together beautifully there was slight glimping that happened up here near the tip but it's pretty darn Sharp very well done thank you Wade you're up next you ready yeah I'm ahead he's ahead I'm ahead he's ahead we've been this way the whole time it's a battle I want to win it foreign we have a problem on about the third strike things started to get kind of loose and that torquing and the stress made your scales pop off the only thing holding the cutting end to the handle end are these thin brass sheets and I don't have confidence in their strength this blade has lost its structural Integrity it's no longer safe to test weighed due to the catastrophic failure of the structural Integrity of your weapon we cannot continue testing that blade so I have to ask you to please leave the forge I thought I could beat down a door with that thing but you know apparently you can Matthew congratulations you are the fortune fire champion and that's a title that comes with a check for 10 grand good job I just spawned forest and fire and I am so excited being here as a winner means a lot to me I've had so much support throughout my life to do what I am passionate about and my passion has proven to be what I should be doing I'm supposed to be a metal worker stay with it don't stop keep going foreign spirit the Messiah lion spear gets its name from an East African tribe A fearsome Warrior Nomads that date their Origins back to the 15th century traditionally used to hunt lions the weapon features a double-edged blade at one end and a fearsome Spike at the other this allows a messiah Warrior to engage his opponent in close quarters or at a distance while today lion hunts have been replaced the deadly spear lives on in popular culture and can even be spotted in the film Laura Croft Tomb Raider the Cradle of life to see how lethal your weapon is I will take your Spear and deliver lethal blows on this big carcass Matt you're up first are you ready as I'll ever be let's do this what I'm most worried about is lateral force on this spear because it's a very thin Sleek spear [Music] much well that sucks Matt I'm not gonna sugarcoat it this is bad your weapon has suffered a catastrophic failure and cannot continue with testing however John we can't just declare you the forged and fire Champion your blade has to hold up for at least a stab and a slash on this carcass Doug [Music] I don't know what to say I don't know what to think I've never been more you know nervous in my life I'm hoping and praying that it doesn't break in the same spot [Music] [Music] [Music] blade Smith Sasser designed these tests push your weapons to the Limit John your blade survived the two cuts on our carcass Matt that means unfortunately your blade did not make the cut and I have to ask you to please leave the forge Kevin what I know now I would have gone back and really tried chopping some things very hard with the spirit hopefully broken the handle myself I'm really happy for John maybe I'm not happy to lose to John but I'm glad John Won John congratulations you built a weapon to held up in our test that makes you our new forged and fire champion who also receives a check for 10 grand how do you feel right now I feel like a million bucks but I guess 10 grand will do all right well come on over here and Shake our hands good job thank you very good I'm gonna have to uh talk to my wife about what I'm allowed to to do with this prize money I know one thing my baby girl's gonna get in a little new wardrobe the Scottish Claymore the Claymore was used by Scottish mercenaries in battle from the 15th to 17th century the weapon usually 55 inches in length would have to be held with both hands and Swordsmen were unable to carry a shield symbolizing fearlessness on the battlefield a klansmen would swing The Sword in figure eight movements decapitating and dismembering adversaries Legend has it that Scottish Knight William Wallace used a claymore in the war for Scottish independence this epic weapon has been immortalized in the classic movie Braveheart thanks miss this is the kill test the term Claymore in Gaelic means great sword to see how lethal your weapon is and to test its functionality according to its historic design I will deliver two killing blows on this animal carcass Scott you're up you ready I'm ready let's do it I see the pigs and I'm thinking oh crap I've cut test against pigs and they don't cut very easily at all okay the moment Doug hits the pig and I hear that thud I'm like crap uh Scott we have a little problem here the hardness of your blade is a little bit on the uh flexible side it did not even cut the carcass so that brings into question also the sharpness of your Edge I think and we're pretty much done it will not kill ah this is a failure Jonathan you're up are you ready absolutely I'm confident that I made a good blade the blade is hard and it's ready to cut this is going to be spectacular oh boy [Music] Jonathan we have a major blade malfunction it did initially cut through but then it probably hit the spine it just exploded I'm not completely confident that I'm going to come out with the win here but my blade cuts and that's more than Scots Jonathan your blade suffered catastrophic failure for safety reasons we can no longer continue testing on your blade since both weapons have suffered malfunctions Dave will now decide on the best course of action to move forward with the competition Dave in the Viking sagas swords broke in the song of Roland swords broke but bent swords can be straightened so we'd like to give you an opportunity Scott to straighten that weapon so we can take it Forward into a sharpness test to help us determine our winner so Scott why don't you take a moment and straighten your weapon okay foreign Not only was the Claymore a battlefield Intimidator but it was also a Scottish symbol for physical prowess and strength so what I'm going to do to test the edge of your blade is I am going to cut into this piece of sheet steel so Scott are you ready let's do it [Music] I've got a 50 50 shot that it's going to do well you know I just want to see what happens I am desperate to win this ten thousand dollars on the line here I don't want to watch well Scott there's actually still an edge here we can see what it did to the steel should have had the pig made out of steel it probably would have got better all in all well done thank you overall I'm this was the first time I've ever made a blade of this size of this complexity gentlemen this by far was our most difficult challenge to date congratulations you both delivered your Scottish Claymores but there can only be one champion congratulations you are the forged and fire Champion but right now Jonathan unfortunately your blade did not make the cut Jonathan the design of your blade was really going in the right direction basically once that blade snapped it just wasn't anything else we could do to test that blade so that's why we're letting you go Jonathan please surrender your way it's a great pleasure man thank you sir I'll be back absolutely proud of myself with every failure there's a great lesson learned and I think I'm moving forward from here Scott congratulations you were the forced to fire champion and you'll be receiving a check for ten thousand dollars good job I'd never won anything in my life that's like this try your best and you learn from it and then you do it again until you perfect it I mean even though the sword didn't do what I wanted it's still okay I won I'm certainly going to be buying drinks tonight [Music] blade Smiths you're probably wondering why there's five of you and only four anvils that's because one of you will be eliminated before we even fire up the first Forge up first is our qualifying test Ben bladesmiths in this sudden elimination round I will be smashing your knives into these blocks of ice 10 times Steve you're up first are you ready let's do it it's W-2 that had to be a chopper so I tried to design for that got some weight up front that'll hopefully carry it through here I think my blade will destroy that ice all right foreign [Music] [Music] on the 10th strike the knife broke that's because if you look closely at this blade you'll see that there's a brown section of the crack the brown section was an old crack that happened probably in the quench it's been there a while it's actually rusted the rest of the edge is still pretty sharp but at the end of the day it did bring Steve that's what we call a catastrophic blade failure and you all know what that means but it's not over yet each of your blades must survive all 10 ice block chops in order to move forward you guys will be counting to 10 like you never have before in your life well Brian you're up next are you ready let's do it this is the longest blade I've ever made I put a maple handle on it I don't think I'm nervous at all I know that Steve's blade just broke but I know my Blade's solid [Music] thank you [Music] well Brian your Edge held up perfectly it's like it never even saw the ice it's still like the minute you brought it in got a nice finish to it it's got a great shape very well done thank you Matt you're up you ready I'm ready they used a piece of W2 I made it short robust strong I think it feels good in the hands so I think it's going to do well I hope [Music] [Music] nice well Matt your knife held up very well it's got a very thick Edge still Sharp still in one piece well done thank you Tyler you're up you ready swing it like you mean it I made it out of W-2 it may be the best blade that I've ever made but I just hope mine holds up and I make it to 10. [Music] well Tyler this extreme curve that you have here made it so that as I was chopping the ice I ended up hitting my knuckle on the ice instead of the blade but uh it held up the edge is still Sharp well done thanks Joey you're up you ready let's get her done brother I've never made a competition Chopper before so I've seen what one looked like and went out and did my best to recreate it I'm really very nervous I'm hoping this it's going to do the job and survive through that chop foreign [Music] perfectly I like the shape of it the weight of it it's a great Chopper did some damage on the ice well done thank you sir well gentlemen I don't think that any blade Smith is really prepared for the ice block chop and how devastating it can be that being said Steve because your blade suffered a catastrophic weapons failure I have to ask you to please leave the forge to get eliminated before getting to work in the Forge is really really disappointing but hopefully this is just going to take me to the next level of being a better Smith the arming sword [Music] the arming sword was the sort of choice for medieval European Knights during an era of advanced armor when swords needed to penetrate both armor and flesh the Blade's Point has a distinctive taper allowing pinpoint thrusts into vulnerable areas on an enemy a central Fuller in the blade reduced its weight making it a well-balanced and effective one-handed weapon wielded with a shield in the opposite hand Knights were protected as they delivered deadly blows powerful enough to cleave a skull into in 1429 French troops made a heroic counter-attack at the siege of orleon led by Joan of Arc wielding the arming sword That's The lethality of your arming sword I will deliver slashes and thrust on these poor carcasses John you're up first you ready for this yes sir let's do this that hide is super thick to get through that you really need a very fine Edge and not a lot of weight behind it and I didn't build that all right John let's talk about your arming sword here it's heavy it did cut on some parts of the carcass other parts it just bounced off frosting wise though it did what it was designed for this will kill thank you sir all right Drew you're up you ready yes sir let's do this when I saw John's blade hit the carcass first few times it didn't really cut so great so I'm worried about my sharpness on my blade oh nice foreign [Music] this is a very sharp blade a great frosting blade and I like how you put a counter bounce right here because all the weight is nicely distributed so I can thrust and Slash your blade sir will kill thank you good job thank you foreign test one of my favorites the ice block chop and we supersized it what I'm going to do is take each of your swords I'm gonna beat them repeatedly and viciously into this big chunk of ice it's going to test the overall construction of your sword as well as its Edge holding ability now what your swords do to the ice is secondary compared to what the ice does to your swords and John you're up first how you feeling buddy nervous well we're gonna do it anyway so yeah foreign [Music] [Music] well this is very heavy very hard to control also aside from having gaps in your shoulders here you've got a pretty good bend in the blade and that was there before I started not a lot of edge left but you survived Drew how you feeling I'm ready good so am I Jay's tough on blades ice it's tough on blades it doesn't matter who's swinging on it and I'm just praying at this point that nothing fails foreign [Music] blade is still razor sharp which is very impressive with a nice block chop that being said the ice block chop is meant to be brutal it's meant to test the overall structure Integrity of your sword from tip to pummel problem is I'm holding your Pummel in his hand instead of this hand so that's an issue yeah Drew your blade has suffered a catastrophic failure I have to ask you to please leave the forge [Music] I'm sad that my blade failed but I feel really good about the fact that I was able to make something completely outside of my wheelhouse but none of that matters if the bomber comes flying off if the functionality is in there the Aesthetics really do not matter I had a ton of fun I would do it again in a second I'm super excited to get back to the West Coast and just get back to work chipping away at my custom orders John congratulations you're the next forage fire Champion good job you'll be receiving a check for ten thousand dollars how do you feel I didn't want to win like that but I feel pretty good I made butter knives in the first round I come back with a beast of an arm and sword and now unfortunate fire Champion good job brother I get home the first thing I'm doing is buying a press and get right back out to the shop and forward some more is only driving me to do it more your final challenge is to forge a Marine Corps officer's sword also known as a mammal Loop since 1825 the mammaloo sword has been awarded to U.S Marines to recognize extraordinary service this tradition began when the rulers of Tripoli bestowed this weapon upon Marine lieutenant Presley o'banon for his bravery during the battle of derna the weapon itself originates from the Ottoman Empire in Persia with many similarities to the Persian shamshir featuring a thin blade shallow curve and its signature inward curved pommel this deadly sword was ideal for Cavalry and foot soldiers to deliver lethal slashes and thrusts on their enemy this blade was so dangerous Legend had it that it was nearly unbreakable and could cut a person in two all right Marines welcome to the Keel test to find out what lethal damage your weapon will do I'll take care of your weapon and there were killing blows of this ballistics dummy trip you up first you ready for this get it killer hoorah going into this cute test man I just hope that it performs better than the k-bar that I made foreign yikes [Music] holy moly all right Tripp first up the handle construction it is comfortable your edge here is sharp even cutting through the skull no issues at all no chipping no glinting and when you thrust with this it penetrates and cuts all the way out overall sir your weapon will kill all right we Raw all right Gene you're next you ready let's do this let's do this I'm pretty darn nervous I know my blade is sharp but I don't know if it's strong enough to get through these tests I'm really worried that at the end of this test my sword is going to look like a pretzel foreign [Music] all right Gene your weapon picked up a warp right here okay your handle coupled with blood all over it made it very slippery and hard to hold on to because it's blocky and smooth and I lost my grip on it that's a very dangerous thing to happen when you're trying to wield the weapon but your Edge is still sharp your tip is still thrustable and more importantly it will kill that'll work all right gentlemen it's time for the strength test so to test the overall construction of your blade and see if they're going to hold an edge I'll be smashing into these pots now remember this test is not about what your swords do to those pots but those pots do your swords trip you up you ready ready okay these clay pots are thick they're brutal I mean they'll send a shock wave down this blade there's no telling what's going to happen yep holy moly ah no we'll trip a few things before we get to the obvious your handle construction very comfortable felt really good in my hand felt like I could do a lot with it but right there at the edge there's that little brown spot he had a micro crack on that edge yeah so as soon as I hit that potty Cutlass I love to feel its shape and its look but obvious problem all right trip while I know any Marine could take that blade and still continue to fight in this competition your blade suffered a catastrophic failure after one strike on that vase Gene your blade only has to survive one strike on these pots foreign championship for forged and fire flies on one swing and I've got a big old warp in my blade so it's not over yet nice job Gene first off you're in one piece you picked up that bend earlier on but you didn't pick up any more in this test strong blade held up good job thank you all right trip looks like Gene's blade held up that means that you cannot move forward to represent the Marine Corps in our next challenge please leave the forge super disappointed there's really no way to tell that you have like any minor cracks or anything like that so you just hey you find out when you test them that's how we found out today yeah brother Jane's gonna freaking bring home that battle of the branches Marine Corps anfield he's winning it for the Marine Corps Gene congratulations you've won this competition and that means that you're going to be moving forward into our Battle of the branches final competition to represent the Marine Corps at the Marine Corps Anvil and that's going to give you an opportunity to win a check for fifty thousand dollars good job brother holy cow I did not see this coming it's been a fun ride up until now but now I got to represent the Marines so now it's it's game on and it's about to get real those other Branch service members better look out the Chinese war sword oh the Chinese war sword was a traditional weapon of China's peasant armies beginning with the Qing Dynasty and continuing through the 20th century similar to the Falcon the war sword is a massive two-handed cleaving sword that generates a tremendous amount of swinging power while slashing and chopping through opponents with a frightening reputation as an instrument of decapitation this blade vanquished enemies during the Boxer Rebellion and later during clashes with Japanese forces in the second sino-japanese war all right blade Smiths welcome to the kill test to find out what kind of lethal damage your weapon will do I will take your Chinese war sword and deliver one strike on this Ram carcass let's see how deadly they are Bobby up first you ready for this yes sir let's do this my heart's just bouncing out of my chest you've got the skin you've got the bones you've got to hide I only get one shot at this Ram carcass trick [Music] all right Bobby one and done as much as this is very intimidating in its look it is crafted nicely it's got a beautiful look to its finish the balance is just right for a two-handed sword a little forward heavy but it tells you that's where the power is your Edge is sharp even cutting through the spine and Bones no issues no glinting no rolls overall sir your Chinese war sword little Keel thank you sir all right well your turn ready yes sir I'm ready let's do this Doug picks up my weapon and at this point all the nerves are out the window I'm just excited he's walking towards this Rams carcass and I'm ready to see it fly right through good job buddy right well let's talk about your Chinese war sword here first up it's a very bulky handle it's rounded so as you get a good grip on it you can feel it start to spread my hands around but the wrapping that you put around it does allow me to get a good grip on it so good on that and one shot one kill overall sir your weapon it will kill thank you sir oh I just felt a frightening chill must be the strength test Jay you boys remember me yes sir yes sir welcome to the ice block chop this is going to test not only your Edge and your heat treat but the overall construction of your swords now what your blades do to the ice I'm not too concerned about I want to see what the ice is going to do to your blades Bobby up first how you feeling ready to go me too let's do it this is not just a nice block this thing's a glacier foreign Bobby still razor sharp no rolls no glints nothing everything's still tight I mean one of the swings I was able to split that block so it's got good feel just nice job overall thank you okay well how you feeling I'm nervous but I'm excited okay I'm just excited so this is gonna be brutal I'm really worried about the crack in my Tang right now chopping through a block that big is so tough if there are any compromises in my blade this is where they're going to show their head foreign [Music] well big problem sir right where you did your very rough Hollow Grind it's a couple dark spots right in here and with that thin spot right there it was enough to allow that blade to just snap right in half on the first swing so did not survive but good effort thank you sir well well sometimes this competition is full of tough breaks and you've had one on the first strike against this ice block in our strength test unfortunately we cannot continue testing your blade against your opponents and for that reason I'd like to invite you to shake our hands shake your opponent's hand and then please leave the force to your right come on my friend yes sir excellent work dude thank you brother it's tough having a blade break is obviously you know it's a tremendous failure but at the end of the day I did the best I could with the tools I had and I'm still proud of the piece that I put forward this competition has given me the inspiration to move forward and challenge myself in new ways Bobby you are the forge and fire champion and that's the title that comes with a check for ten thousand dollars good job brother come on forward my friend great job great work I feel on top of the world right now that's a great base man that was promising this is not just a win for me this is a win for my family my friends the other Smiths that I teach in the Forge this goes a long ways for our whole community the Zulu War ax the Zulu War ax is a deadly and elegant weapon now used primarily for ceremonial purposes by the Zulu tribe in South Africa passed down from generation to generation this weapon was effective against enemies as well as serving as a symbol of political power and resistance to Colonial Rule featuring an elongated Arrowhead shape that swelled in the center this razor-sharp blade provided a way for officers to reach over their own formations to tear down and Destroy enemy Shields the current King of the Zulu Nation Goodwill sway latini Wheels this weapon in marches to this day your Zulu War ax look quite scary but it's time to find out what kind of lethal damage they can do to find that out I will take your weapon delivers some chops and slashes on this more carcass that's in your purse you ready for this let's do it let's do it I'm feeling nervous anxious this is not going to be an easy test I mean this bore it's got tough skin bones but I want to see this Blade Chop this board in half all right foreign [Music] War ax it's quite surprising that something this light with not a lot of metal can cut deep into this boar carcass your blade stayed true the handle construction is all void enough to wear even though it tapers I have a very good feel for it overall sir it will kill thank you all right Western your returns are you ready yes sir let's do this my first concern is a handle braking uh after that it's that Junction between the blade and the tank I mean it's a weak spot anything can happen there thank you foreign [Music] warax here what I find interesting here is that the design of this blade there's a sweet spot in here with a little bit of weight so that first swing alone cut in very deep there are no glints or rolls on it the handle construction is avoid enough to where I get a good grip and I can get a good feel on it and more importantly sir it will kill thank you blade Smiths welcome to the strength test the ammo box chop I'm going to test the strength and durability of your axes by Smashing them into these ammo boxes remember this test is all about what those boxes do to your axes and not the other way around Dustin you're up first you ready let's do it all right I know I nailed my heat treat but this test is brutal and I just keep thinking please survive please survive foreign [Music] got an obvious issue here I'm looking at your grain in here it's beautiful it's nice and velvety tight but right here there's a little dark spot which was a crack it happened right where the join of your tang and your blade is and that little crack is a stress Riser and it leads to Big failure true all right Dustin your blade has broke on the third strike against these ammo boxes in our strength test now that doesn't mean that you're out of this competition your competitor still has to endure the same rigors Weston that means that your blade must survive three strikes against these ammo boxes and if it does you'll be the new force and fire Champion taking home that check for 10 grand you guys ready for this let's do it let's do it all right Ben all right Weston how you feeling nervous I would be too clearly this is not an easy test and if Dustin's blade broke there's a good chance mine will as well I'm just hoping it can take three strikes [Music] [Music] good job thanks [Music] well Weston it held up nice job this is a nice light ax a lot of fun to swing with every swing I could feel the reverberation just it kind of jiggling in my hands it was singing really well done thank you thank you Weston congratulations your blade held up Dustin that means that your blade doesn't make the cut I'd like to invite you to shake our hands shake your competitor's hand and then exit the forge great job man thank you sir I'm pretty bummed out I really wanted to win this whole thing Weston congratulations Bud thank you good job but this has been one of the greatest experiences of my life this is not the result I wanted but at the end of the day I'm here I'm alive I'm healthy so I'm happy and congratulations you made a beautiful Zulu War ax and that makes you the forest and fire Champion that's a title that comes with a check for ten thousand dollars come forward Shake our hands my friend I have the 4 scores and fire champion and I feel elated I came here to prove that I could compete with some incredibly talented Smiths and I came out on top it's been a blast the nimcha the ninja is a single-handed scimitar widely used throughout North Africa this unique weapon featured a hooked handle knuckle guard and forward pointing quillians that were designed as a defensive tool to catch an opponent's blade featuring a deep Fuller on both sides the sword was light quick and deadly on the battlefield largely made of recycled blades the ninja could be forged quickly and in large quantities and was a crucial weapon used by the ottoman soldiers during the Great Siege of malt in 1565. placements welcome to the kill test it's time to find out what kind of lethal damage your nymshas will do I will take your weapon delivers some lethal blows on this war carcass right in Europe first you ready for this make some barbecue cat no right let's try seeing the boar carcass I'm smiling from ear to ear I wanted to see him cut up four carcass in half with it but I know it's razor sharp [Music] all right Ryan I don't know what's a bigger Beast the poor carcass or your nymsha right here this is a heavy sword everything about the weight that you have on this allows for a very very deep cut but it's a lot of work because of the weight it's very forward heavy but overall it will kill thank you all right Steve your attorney so you ready yes sir let's do this I'm excited Ryan's blade kelt well so I know I've got some competition here mine better perform okay all right Steve let's talk about your namecha right here first up the handle construction it's smooth it's not blocky so I like that you have it oh void over there and it marries in before I start the testing your blade had a little bit kick off to the side but after the test it stayed the same your edge with a thinner profile like that cuts deep also it is a much lighter sword than your competitors I can control with every slash overall sir your blade feels good you will Keel thank you sir bladesmiths welcome to the strength test Hiller and pop chop to test the strength and durability of your Edge as well as the overall construction of your [ __ ] I'll be chopping into these pots and pillars remember this test is all about with the Target Studio blades and not what your blades do to the Target Brian you're up first you ready for this tear it up all right man I know I'm behind the eight ball right now I need to perform really well in the strengthness test hopefully I'll pull back up into line with him and be evened up well Ryan in the strength test the edge that you have on here took a slight roll like I I can't see it so much as I can feel it the rest of it is is really wicked sharp it's still all in one piece nice job thank you Steve you're up next you ready for this yes sir all right cool feel pretty good I think my blade cut a little better than Ryan's maybe but he didn't have that can't and flaw on his blade so I think I've got a blade that'll hold up to it my hands well Steve I got a problem man when I picked this sword up I was excited it's nice light got a good shape to it but looking at your steel here is a really big grain in here it really could have used more thermal cycling I'm guessing I don't know how you how you heat treated this but however you did it ended up brittle well Steve your blade has suffered a catastrophic failure during our strength test it can no longer continue with testing therefore I'd like to invite you to shake our hands shake your competitor's hand and then please exit the forge congratulations I'm disappointed my blade broke I didn't want to go out that way but it is what it is thank you I just must have got my heat treat wrong nobody's fault but my own I didn't win the competition but I gained so much more than I lost here I'm on a walk away here with my head held high and it's going to make me a better blade Smith for it I've really learned a lot Ryan congratulations you are the forge and fire Champion that is a title that comes with a check go ahead you can smile for ten thousand dollars brother good job come on good job right here that's not how I wanted to win this competition but you know it is what it is first thing I'm gonna do is hug and kiss my wife and and love on the kids and play with them and get right back in the Forge there's no sleep for the wicked

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Length: 97min 9sec (5829 seconds)

Published: Sat Dec 31 2022