Forged in Fire
General Yamashita's Gunto
Season 6 Episode 3 of 15
Four bladesmiths are tasked with recreating an iconic fighting knife from the 20th century - the Fairbairn Sykes. However, replicating the blade is only half the challenge as they must also combine three different sizes of W1 round stock to forge their weapon. Later, two smiths then forge Japanese General Yamashita's gunto
Forged in Fire airs on Sky History HD at 3:00 AM, Sunday 17 November. (Subtitles.)
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