Forged in Fire: KILLER Falcata Blade CHOPS the Final Round *Extra Sharp Cuts* (Season 3) | History
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In this historic final round, bladesmiths take a stab at recreating the Falcata - which has a reputation for being the ultimate killer weapon, in this clip from Season 3, "The Falcata". #ForgedInFire
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First one here so Hey forge in fire I was wondering if you could do the egyptian khopesh please
While we’re at it, I would love to see a European longsword
I’m just wondering where is the kill test
Are you perhaps removing the kill test from your youtube videos?
We want to see tha kill test
The moment I saw her forging the horse head, that was it. She deserved to be the champion.
She was flexin on them
Yup compared to the sharp tang
@@zulfikranzulmos4066 i agree, that sharp handle looked dangerous.
@@netabolt6546 its 50/5p keeel on both sides perfect balance
Hand forged horse head! Wow it was a beaut
gorgeous!!
Stewart Anderson great skill to have.
And yet the other dude didnt even have the audacity to shake her hand for making such a peice
she knows what shes doing...
Yep. She made the better Falcata. 👍
You can stop guessing who is going to win after seeing how Justin forged his handle...
It was frickin beautiful and very historically accurate. I'm glad she won
Yeah, saw it
A1aaaaa1a
Glad she won great design
@@tobyham3188 nooo spoiler I shouldnt read ur comment
she's awesome, using only coals and making a great horse head for the handle, even reshape it for the perimeter, that was next level, did she participated again in the next seasons ? she deserves it
yes the last adjustment of bending done awesome....i was like wow
by watching the show. we all know it not advisble to reheat a heat treated metal but she pulled it off nicely.
Parameter, not perimeter. But other than that I completely agree.
The guns on that woman!
Glad she won!
@@fixmix9857 but handle wasn't heat treated, probably. I never saw head treated handle in this show
She is genuinely one of the more remarkable smiths that had been on the show in my opinion. Well done!
yeah, beautiful work, and it's a solid piece. :D
Wouldn't happen to know her name would you
@@sadflute8639 Um... other than Kelly? nope. :/
Kelly: Takes extra effort to fix the handle to wrap around and protect the hand.
Justin: Mindlessly puts sharp hook at the end of the handle that can hurt the hand.
No way!? I missed that..
Don't be mean bro, he also made a really Good blade though
Don't be mean. He is a bladesmith not swordsmith xD By the way to anyone who don't know bladesmith and swordsmith is the same.
Real simple image search will show why he was inspired to have a hook on the end. When judges praised Kelly for her traditional ornate design they should have also praised Justin for the traditional hooked design. Kelly should have lost, at no time through the competition can you see any damage to Justin's blade, whereas, at 6:02 there is clearly damage to Kelly's blade which from its look most likely occurred when it cut through the fish hitting the bones. At the end of the day Justin's was the better functional weapon, and Kelly's was the more ornate.
Although they usually curve around like Justin’s did, they tend to be much more rounded or blunt than his hook - for exactly the reason stated in the episode. It’s a matter of knowing what the hooked part is there for, although it seems to be an easy misunderstanding to make.
wheres the keel test?!
@Lucas CFranco They didn't show the KEAL test when this episode aired live either.
Yes you are right
I read on another upload that they took it out of the show because people were getting offended by how loosely they were using the word “keel”. Not sure if it’s true or but but with how weak people are in the world I could believe it.
@@kevinnorwood8782 If your watching in the UK that because only the episodes that air after 8pm include it. Most of the time they skip it, might be the same in some other countries as well.
NO KEEL TEST!!!
She expected to loose, you can see it in her face when he says she has won, she doesn´t get it.
But her sword is way beyond in design, how couldn´t she win?
Her not believing she could win, makes her personality even bigger.
Very well done.
I agree with you, however I do not believe it's that she thinks she could not win however that she would not, there is a distinct difference.
She is a woman, most women are insecure, especially in a mainly men competition, who woman wouldn't be insecure?
@@greekveteran2715 WoW the could not be more untrue.
@@greekveteran2715 Sexist much?
@@elhaylinn In Psychology, we call it "Realist"
Probably the only talent/reality show in which it is pretty hard to disagree with the judges decision.
And the contestants just about always seem to show a huge amount of respect to one another, and are very gracious in defeat, really refreshing to see
She 200% deserved it, that blade looked and performed amazingly!
"Solidly yours" here was a nice way of saying that isn't even really how a falcata should look.
Wrong
The hook at the end is not really unique and is quite commonplace on traditional functional falcatas, as opposed to the ornate falcatas. The only really unique part was the blade edge, however, it was not a major deviation. Clearly the judges wanted to give the win to the more ornate weapon, because at 6:02 you can clearly see damage along Kelly's blade, judging from the irregular sizes and patterns most likely occurred when they hit bones while cutting the fish. While that damage was primarily facial there is no damage along Justin's blade at all.
@@nerofl89 a completely straight edge where there should be a curved edge is a pretty big deviation.
@@nerofl89 a completely straight edge where there should be a curved edge is a pretty big deviation.
@@urusledge Even with the straight edge the overall shape of the blade remains, also there are examples of falcatas with prominent straight edges (similar to Justin's some with a point and other rounded), though they are quite rare. There are also many falcatas that, while curved, hold a fairly straight edge from the tip to maybe a 1/3-2/5 of the way down with a much more angled curve than typical falcatas as well (almost as drastic looking as having a scythe blade between the first 1/2 to the hilt). The geometry of the falcata blades is vast in its variety including some with much more shallower curves that look like half of a gladius rather than the more typical, distinct curvature. Kelly's was more ornate and took clear damage, whereas, Justin's was more functional and was not damaged. Overall Kelly won purely on appearance and not function of the blade.
"Glue up the handles..."
I'm gonna stop you right there. And ask you to explain that hook thing you made.
Seeing a woman make such a beautiful piece as well as winning this, is so awesome.
I wonder what he's thinking when make that pointy handle.. It's dangerous!
"hmmm, this looks edgy enough"
Americanishcool... it was so stupid, that this didn't even look ike a falcata. In this era, with tools like internet... he deserved to lose.
Ok but how about this he gets aids and spews his blood from his hand down the blade
He didn't even shake her hand lol
The Iron Age Iberians and Celt-Iberians were truly master weapon smiths. They used slings and solid iron javelins (Soliferrum) for ranged combat. For close combat they used spears, Falcatas, and the Gladius Hispaniensis which the Romans later adopted. In Eastern Iberia bronze pectorals and the large Scutum shield were used for protection. In Western Iberia light armor was used in conjunction with the Caetra, a small circular buckler-like shield.
Forged from Toledo steel. There are accounts of the falcata cleaving through Roman helmets and splitting their shields.
I like how mainstream academics still doubt the origins of the falcata, just because the Greeks had similar swords. The ancient Grreeks traded with ancient Iberians, so why couldn't they have adapted the Falcata from the Iberians just like the Romans adopted the Gladius Hispaniensis, "the sword that conquered the word" from the Iberians? Instead of the Iberians copying the Greeks?
It took the Romans 200 years after the fall of Cathrage and Hannibal to conquer the majority of Iberia. Yet there are hardly any mainstream documentaries on the Celtiberians or Iberians or even the Reconquista. It's always Roman vs Gaul, Britannia, Germania. Try searching youtube for videos on the celtiberians. There's nothing. Why is that?
@@edstar83 As a spaniard, it's because the SBL amigo.
That dude didn't even shack her hand or congratulate her. What a poor loser. She did a fantastic job on her beautiful blade.
This blade is the heritage of every iberian descendant. The horse detail was perfect
She made one of best weapons I have seen on this show... Amazing work!!
She made the blade beautifully, the horse on handle design, when that horse I know she's gonna be the champion
That was one of the nicest blades ever on the show
What a beauty she created, hard to beat her piece of art
I love when forgers try making their weapon as historically accurate as possible, even if the weapon doesn't win.
I wonder why if having a horse head on the pommel is historically accurate why the specimen falcata at the judges table at 1:01 was of a rams head?
Maybe it was because like Kelly said, "you've got to know your horse anatomy" to make one & a rams head is simpler
@@carpathianken Because it's probably a piece Dave Baker made and NOT a 100% accurate replica. None of the demonstration blades they use here is a historical artifact. They're all modern replicas. In fact one of them ,"Sword of Mystery", the real sword isn't even in one piece.... and it's in a museum display case somewhere in Britain. The one they used had to be a replica. Also the real one had gold inlay and the replica didn't.
@@carpathianken It wouldnt be surprising if falcatas used horses as pommels considerong the fact that for ancient iberians horses were very important animals, in fact the arevacii one of the most powerful tribes of the time used horses as their symbol
her skills are just phenomenal. Everything so methodical. In future she should train students.
Kelly really is an amazing blade Smith
Show writer: “What if Justin shouted “A WARRRRIOR DOES NOT SURRENDER HIS WEAPON!” and charged at the judges?
Show producers: “... Make sure it happens.”
Doug (after defending the judges): It will KEAL.
Well earned victory by Kelly. She definitely went above and beyond.
Good one and good to see the first female champion truly deserve it. There have been other contenders but she truly presented an excellent weapon and clearly one.
She deserves to win ... Im not just impressed by the horse head but rather by how she made the corrections to the handle itself
"Very important, know your horse anatomy" lol
As an Spaniard I was waiting for the Falcata to show up.
No keel tho :(
Sí... Eso fue desafortunado.
Co.o español no comprendo la expresión no keel tro. Que significa eso Tron? Jaja
It feels so nice to see Iberia represented in this program, congratulations to the winner and beautiful piece.
Gracias por mostrarnos esto.
3:50 you can see the coconut is already kinda split open and if you slow it down he’s blade barely cut threw it😂
Looking at it closer your 100 hundred percent correct lmao
As soon as David said something about his handle. I knew it was over.
That's exactly what I thought when he designed the handle... no good choice. The horse head design was the x-factor. 😁🐴
Where is the KEEL test. Thats what brings a lot of people is to see how it preforms in that epic test done by Doug
Kelly's handle and blade design was spot on! Beautiful piece.
Seeing Justin's handle...WTF
Well deserved win, one of the nicest pieces I’ve seen on this show!
He's rude..didn't even shake her hand. ...
Yikes.
8:31
i think he just shy dude. j
@@icysree9556 exactly. He could be an introvert. My wife is that way and people who dont know her think shes rude or doesnt like them.
I think he was just discouraged. Everyone on this show does such a wonderful job in their sportsmanship it may make someone just walking off look worse than what it is.
Hes just disappointed.
Well it's 2020 after all
We also don't know what wasn't shown.
You sure did Kelly. That was an awesome piece. Well done!
i liked her, she was coo and well deserved to be the champ
Her blade definitely was the better product. the detail and finish was on point.
As a historian, right now im on an investigation for an archeology field analizing iberian weapons, the falcata was not the primal (spears had that title) but was very unique (when it evolved to the falcata) for the time being and was very feard, the fact she put the horse head was amazing because the falcatas had a lot of decoration but in the handle there was:
- Bird head decoration (most popular)
- Horse head decoration (less popular historians think is was more ritualistic answer to why)
- Hog head decoration
Historical sources said that it came from central europe but I have serious doubts about that. I mean, first time roman saw it, it was hold by Carthaginian soldiers at Hiberia. Isn't more likely she came from the egyptian Kepesh, that isn't far from Carthage, and is more close to the shape that any celtic sickle ? Really want to have your opinion about that.
@@fennecforge6173 The kopesh was more of a bronze age weapon.
@@fennecforge6173there is a 2000 year gap between this and the khopesh which doesn’t make the connection possible. Iberians didn’t have contact with Egypt to be inspired to make this weapon.
@@ChromeMan04 You really have to make some deepest reaserch about weaponery in the mediterranean coast and history before advancing such enormous fals things.
- FIRST OF ALL, 1000years isnt 2000... Hannibal barca came from Carthage to Spain in 200BC, KHOPESH was used from around 1200/1300 BC.
- The koppesh is KNOWN to be an inspiration for many europeans swords, first of them and well known, the greec KOPIS that take its name from the EGYPTIAN sword, even a sea separate those two civilisations, everybody know their relations. So what, even a name and many historical facts isnt sufficient for you to admit that, knowledge and crafts, where widely shared at this time?
If you stil have doubt, you better put a KOPIS and a FALCATA side by side, and judge by yourself.
- Then, after studying history, you can take a map. HANNIBAM BARCA is from Carthage (berbere people from Lybia spread egyptian culture and knowledges to africa for centuries... even to carthage.... Ask yourself how the KOPIS was inspired by the KHOPESH, and people from north africa are supposed to not having the same habits to take the better weapon from their neighbour? lol...). And he came to spain, at the exact time, when the FALCATA is seen for the first time by the roman soldiers.
Well, I'm not affirming anything, Im just trying to list some facts, and free to everybody to interpret them the way he want ;)
@@ChromeMan04 Well, I could continue with other facts if your interested, but my poor english could become an incoonvenient :) , more technical ones, about how cinetic of the sword and, the shape took me to talk about that (as a simple ex between a lot, the celtic sickle that is supposed to have inspired that, is TRUELY another conception, when the cutting edge is IN the curvature, it is OUT in the falcata /hope you understand me/, not the same purpose.. for a sickle, the use is to "catch", when for a falcata, the purpose is to give more weight and cinetic to this part, exacly as for a khopesh or a kopis, or, an axe).
Finally female champion...well done kelly👏👏
I mean the hand forged horse head is one of the most unique things I've seen on Forged in Fire
@@gublaman She has a skill level that is not seen frequently on this show. Forging that horse head requires power and precission. One missed strike may ruin the entire work. No wonder it is kind of unique.
You spoiled it
@@maxlutz3674 had you paid attention, they said it was pretty common for the falcata to have a horse at the end. That means it was not a rare feat to pull off. Stop talking as if you're not speaking out of your rear end. You don't know anything about metalsmithing.
@@gretalturdberg5954 unique for the show, no need to get so defensive lol
I am watching this for my spanish history project, surprisingly informative.
this sword for karthage not spanish
@@Hamzahamza-gr8du first of all, the country is called Spain, second, Spain didn't exist at the time.
NO KEEL TEST AGAIN!!!!! ITS TESTING !!!! AARGHHHH
"the falcata is a large sword" - justin
This lady is amazing!!!
That horse head is very beautiful a masterpiece blade. 👍
Justin was crazy to present his blade with the sharp end, it was so obvious! Duh!
Obvious if you're used to swords but he sure wasn't the last person to fall into the trap of making a "cool" addition to his blade that got ripped on by the judges.
@@Fastwinstondoom trying something cool while it's danger for self, why does it sound familiar...
Mmm.. no wait, that's my life decisions... Thanks for the reminder
😂
IT WILL KEEEEEEEL
She was one I really thought was going to have trouble considering her skill set ! But she made it look easy and turned in what is still one my favorite blades !
the way she talked about how she liked making that shape of blade? I REALLY wonder what sort of blades she'd made in the past. :D
8:32 didnt even have the sportsmanship to shake the hand of the first woman to win forged and fire...
True at least congratulate her
His heart crack
he wzs beta
2020
@@Nelty. no excuse, could have touched elbows, or fist bumped, or at least said congratulations.
8:43
Her arm's muscles are way better than mine.
She definitely has more testosterone than a normal woman
Bruh he doesn't even have muscles
Well looking at your profile pic I'm not surprised
@@Timmothy2012 hahahah
@@mnadeau1992 r/iamverybadass
Keel test???
Kellys horse handle design was pure talent. Right then and there i knew she was the winner. Justin made a pointy hook on the handle. Clear danger to the user.
Bring her back again!!! Shes awesome
Please keep these videos coming!. Love the final rounds showing the builds then tests!
i really want the next weapon to build to be... “the iconic British shank, used to wet down bare opps and cutting packs.” 😂
La falcata es la espada típica de nuestros primeros antepasados, en España y Portugal. Un arma preciosa y efectiva.
One thing every bladesmith shares in every round is humbleness. Love it!
Jesus Christ this woman’s shoulders and biceps
She’s got more testosterone then most guys now a days
@anonymous for sure
Ever heard of them muscle ladies? Very rare to find one nowadays
I can feel the anxiety of the blade smiths😆
Easily one of my favorites
4:04 it looks like she stayed closer to the original design of the weapon than he did.
Not only was his weapon markedly off from what a falcata should look like, he added a stupid hook at the end of the handle that would serve only to harm the wielder as well.
@@FalconWindblader I am always amazed by the skill of some of the contestants, but yet they make stupid design mistakes. When I first saw that the first thing I noticed was that hook. Anyone who has ever used a knife or sword would know that is a bad design.
@@dolam yeah, one stupid design choice I've seen over a dozen contestants get DQed for... a round handle. Dunno why people do it, but I've seen dozens of bad handle designs, and simply having a round cross section RUINS what would otherwise be a good handle. At least he didn't do that.
If the women who tried out for the welding certification courses I took were 1/10th as tough as Kelly is they would've passed with flying colors.
Seriously. She is a boss.
The hourse head looks amazing!
Her falcata is one beautiful blade .
Seemed odd to give them 5 days rather than the typical 3 days of most builds, then to see Justin bring in something that looked like he spent a single afternoon grinding down from a piece of leaf spring and gluing a wooden handle to was kinda sad. Kelly did really great, too bad she didn't have better competition to make her work stand out even better.
U ain’t wrong but Justin’s blade was stil top tier sharp and strong, only his design wasn’t that clever but he’s Stil a rly good competitor for her in terms of smithing
@@erikenz6958 A lawnmower blade is sharp and strong, it doesn't make it a piece of quality craftsmanship, it just makes it relatively effective at a single job.
@@adamluther5836 ok sry But comparing Justin’s blade with a lawnmower blade is straight up a disrespect
@@erikenz6958 And I would argue saying that Justin is a good competitor for Kelly is a huge disrespect to her, as well as the viewers. The fact he even made it to the final round is surprising when 5 days in his home shop produced something so inelegant as this. Is it the worst we've seen on the show? Maybe not, But it was a very poor offering compared to hundreds of other works of craftsmanship featured on this show.
@@adamluther5836 chill man the blades were literally the same Kellys handle was just prettier and better designed but some people Justin for example are just to creative enough to think of something other than a strange and even dangerous hook 😂
I think kelly was lost for words when she won. She showed more passion, she deserved it.
My guy was confident asf
what a beautiful piece of art....awesome job
Yeaahhhhh I was waiting for female to win the forgedinfire champ.🙏🏾
That strength test looked pathetic, toddlers pack a bigger punch than that.
Yeah what I thought, a real person could put much greater force in a single blow that that thingy.
You underestimate the power of hydraulic my friend :D
@@MrGoodGamer1 yeah the speed and the force of that machine is a lot, don't get fooled by the small range of motion guys
yea if they did it by hand would probably make more dmg but that blade with sharp handle could loose instantly
Beautiful knife Kelly!!!!!!! So good that you won, was just!!!
The nicest sword I've seen on the show
can you please answer? wheres the kill test?
Pork carcases are really expensive right now. Basically because of a virus in several countries Pig herds.
@@petert3355 its from season 3 dude, back in 2016 or 2017
Could be that there was no kill test in season 3.
@@syad911 Fair enough, good reason, shame it was a load of Pig S**t 😛
It's possibly because of the UA-cam's clamp-down on depictions of violence.
"No one swings a hammer like a farrier" - Dave
Excellent work from both!
A warrior shepherd named Viriathus also used the Iberian Falcata.
He could have shook her hand at least, her sword looks great she put a lot of work into that pommel
I want to see them create the Master Sword
Gurkha: "That's a fancy handle on that long kukri."
I'm happy that Kelly won the championship. Beautiful blade and horse head. TRUE SKILL!!!
2nd time no keal test?! C’mon man 😫
It reminds me on a Kukiri in a way.
I know right... I miss nepal
Kukri*
And a Greek Kopis. Same principle, cuts off limbs like butter. The romans were used to stabbing the opponent and most of their enemies of the time used spears so a dismemberment was not something that happened very often. And actually they were terrified when they saw how these things performed in a battle against Iberians armed with falkatas for the first time.
@@SeptimusAugustusI The gladius also inflicted absolutely horrible injuries including dismemberments.
The Falcata does look a lot like the Kopis, in fact I wouldn't have been able to identify it as something other than the Kopis.
@@TheNighthawk00 The Gladius was also based on an Iberian sword, But the Falcata, compared to a kopis, has a straighter blade and a smoother curve. The final part of the Falcata is wider than kopis and edged on the last part of the back to improve thrusting. Basically the Kopis was designed for chopping but the Falcata could also thrust.
Probably the best one I have seen yet . Kelie really a OG
Her Falcata was beautiful. Well done.
she's the person i would listen if she ask about "equality"
Her: oh so you don’t agree with equality?
A guy: no.
Also her: **shing** now you do.
So cool to see a woman win the competition. Bladesmithing is such a men's club, and it's awesome to see a woman rock it like this. Go, girl!
Can I have the trout when you’re done with them lmao
When, ഐ started watching it. Even i knew that guy will loose because of that sharp thing on the handle... Iam glad judges made good decision....
It feels sad when you did not hear the "it will keal"
Gonna admit, I was hoping for Kelly because I wanted to see a female champ in Forged in Fire
@HISTORY Thanks for leaving Judges` explanations on the winner choice!
One of the most beautiful swords ive seen on the show
I really thought those blades were called "Kukris"
Kukris have a curved edge that curves up at the end while the falcata tends to have a straighter edge at the end I think
@@nick_steele9790 thank you!
Kukri is smaller but very similar
Kukri, falcata, kopis, yataghan, all very similar. While I'm sure there are specific characteristics that set them apart, the biggest thing that sets them apart are their cultural origins, as they're all forward curving choppers.
@@chasecharland1160 no they are same length. Both about 45 cm.
Justin should've yelled, "This is Falcata!" when he sliced the coconut instead of just saying falcata.
Kelly if you read these comments. I absolutely love that blade! Gotta say its one of my favorites now. Awesome job on it!
Wow It's very rare to see someone on this show who doesn't appreciate the work of their opponent and I've watched a ton of episodes....he was kind of a sore loser and she created a legendary weapon