Forged in Fire (2022): S09E11 – Flip the Forge

Introduction Forged in Fire is an American competition series that airs on the History Channel, and is produced by Outpost Entertainment, a Leftfield Entertainment company. History ordered an initial eight episodes of the series with the first programme premiering on Monday 22 June 2015, at 10.00 pm (US Eastern Time), and ending on 10 August…

Andrew Marshall

15/09/2022

1–2 minutes

Game-Show, Military Technology, Reality TV, Weapons of War

Introduction

Forged in Fire is an American competition series that airs on the History Channel, and is produced by Outpost Entertainment, a Leftfield Entertainment company.

History ordered an initial eight episodes of the series with the first programme premiering on Monday 22 June 2015, at 10.00 pm (US Eastern Time), and ending on 10 August 2010.

Outline

Dpa’dam (Tibetan Sword): Custom-styled Recurve knife (using their own parameters they chose from cards).

Four smiths participate in a competition called “flipping the script”, where they will dictate everything about the challenge. Each will pick a card that has an attribute to their blade build that they will have complete control over. The smiths decide the weapon to forge and sets their own parameters. Type of blade: General Recurve. Blade parameters: 11 to 13 inches with a 2 inch width, 1½ thicknesses. Handle parameters: full tang with a mosaic pin and lanyard hole. Forging technique: Layered Damascus. Lastly, they determine the material used in the Strength Test, which antler bone was chosen.

Forged in Fire Series

You can find a full index and overview of Forged in Fire Series 09 here.

You can find a full index and overview of Forged in Fire here.

Production & Filming Details

Release Date: 22 June 2022.
Running Time: 42 minutes.
Rating: TV-PG.
Country: US.
Language: English.