[s4e17] The Kpinga Apr 2026

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This intense episode pushed four talented bladesmiths to their absolute limits with complex Damascus requirements and a highly unusual final weapon build. 📺 Episode Overview Network: History Original Air Date: August 29, 2017 Contestants: Nate, Jim, Richard, and Alfonso Host: Wil Willis Judges: J. Nielsen, David Baker, and Doug Marcaida ⚒️ The Challenges Rounds 1 & 2: The Signature Damascus Blade [S4E17] The Kpinga

After a brutal round of testing by the judges, only two bladesmiths survived the elimination to move on to the final round. The Final Round: Recreating the Kpinga This response uses data provided by Google's Knowledge

Layering and manipulating steel under intense time constraints led to massive structural failures. The Final Round: Recreating the Kpinga Layering and

One smith tragically suffered a catastrophic blade break, and another barely managed to finish their blade before the clock expired.

The two remaining finalists were sent back to their home forges with five days to recreate a historic, multi-bladed African throwing knife called the . Google Watch Action Data