Up first, the kill test.
Doug?
To see what kind of lethal damage your halberd will do,
we'll take your halberd and deliver
thrust, hacks, and attempt to dismount
that dummy with its hook.
Phil, you're up first.
Are you ready for this?
Yes, sir.
Let's do this.
I spent a long time making that thing
and I want to see it work.
All right, Phil, your spear tip
is sharp, not only at the point but its edges also.
Your ax head, not only did it begin and break the ribs,
it went in and cut the internal organs
that were behind the ribs.
And your hook blade, it dug into the ribs
and dismounted the dummy from the horse.
Overall, your weapon here will kill.
- Thank you. - Good job.
All right, Jonathan, you're up next.
You ready? - Let's do it.
My halberd's a brute.
I'm excited to hear Doug tell me it will kill.
That will make my son happy.
I want to see some blood and gore and guts.
All right, Jonathan, on the thrust your spear tip
right here penetrated deep and created a deep wound channel.
Your ax head here, pretty much it was just
the tip that penetrated into the chest,
and also it's the diaphragm.
Your hook broke the ribs, got into the organs,
and dismounted the whole dummy from the horse.
The most important thing about this whole thing
is it will kill.
All right, bladesmiths, next up is a strength test.
Ben?
To test the strength and durability of your halberds,
I will be chopping into this corrugated sheet steel.
Remember, this test is all about what the steel
does to your halberds and not what
your halberds do to the steel.
Phil, you're up first.
You ready? - Yes, sir.
Well Phil, your halberd held up perfectly.
All of the faces on it are still razor sharp.
There's no deformation that I can see.
Overall, very well done.
Thank you.
Jonathan, you're up. You ready?
Get you some.
Well Jonathan, on the hits, your edges held up pretty well.
I don't see any problems with them.
The one thing that does concern me is the blade
has taken a bit of a bend to one side here,
but the edges and the points seem to have done
pretty well in the penetration.
The whole thing held up, still solid.
Well done.
Phil, Jonathan, you've both done some amazing work
on your German halberds, and they performed
very well in our weapons tests.
However, in this arena of competition only
the best weapon can win.
And our next "Forged in Fire" champion is Phil.
Congratulations, you are our new "Forged and Fire" champion.
Jonathan, unfortunately your weapon did not make the cut.
Ben Abbott's going to tell you why.
Jonathan, at the end of the day your halberd was heavy,
more difficult to wield, and took a bend in the strength
passed, and for those reasons we had to let you go.
Jonathan, please surrender your weapon.
I feel honored to have competed
with Phil and the other two guys in this competition.
I had a good time.
If you do compete in this, be ready.
Have your skills on point because you will be tested.