Forged in Fire: CONQUISTADOR SWORD FINAL TEST (Season 7) | History

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Bladesmiths are challenged with a tough build and an even tougher round of punishing tests to decide who will be Forged in Fire Champion in this clip from Season 7, "The Spanish Conquistador Sword". #ForgedInFire
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would we asking who can see 1 eating food not that something bad

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we need to showing AS would something bad come

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Not sure if you guys cares but if you're stoned like me during the covid times you can watch all the latest series on instaflixxer. I've been binge watching with my brother recently xD

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@Cairo Joel Yea, been using InstaFlixxer for since november myself =)

[@jorgecortes8448]

That sword actually did not much dmg to Aztecs and Incas because they were agile it was the flue that killed the Aztecs and chicken pox and the Incas also got defeated because of those virus

[@EdgerGPlay]

Doug: There's a problem here. *PANIK* Doug: I cant get my eyes of the damask's pattern. :D *Calm*

[@kalyankumar239]

*Kalm

[@Jesus-qv5sw]

Doug: Because it is a crack between the layers. PANIK.

[@bujtorm]

Doug looked like he went right to the producers after recording "Can I keep this one? Please?"

[@LuisMartinez-pc5uf]

*Doug gets transferred to Pawn Stars* Doug: It's a deeeel

[@Stephen-zw7km]

Best show crossover of all time

[@mayanksangam9205]

😂😂 Nice one

[@chinmaykulkarni3182]

I imagined that bald man saying this line🤣🤣🤣

[@nucleargandhi101]

Doug Marcaida as Drug Marcaida-the peddler: It's a Peeelll

[@ElementEarth100]

@tariq qureshi doug when he gets a nice bargain "Its a steeeel"

[@XxXPRINCEsesaXxX]

Doug: Peeling an orange with a peeler Doug: It will Peeeeeeeel.

[@adrianpittman9238]

Glenn Cortez Jr. someone says this every vid

[@XxXPRINCEsesaXxX]

@@adrianpittman9238 That's me as well

[@adrianpittman9238]

Glenn Cortez Jr. I figured

[@ThBlindElephant]

Doug: accidentally nicks himself Doug: it will heeeeaaal

[@haydendungan7453]

Glenn Cortez Jr. when he goes to McDonald’s he says can i get a happy meeeeeeeal😂

[@Aykalia]

"I have no idea what I'm gonna do with this money!" *Proceeds to tell us exactly what he's gonna do with the money.*

[@skipst101]

Aykalia Big brain

[@Aykalia]

@@skipst101 5Head

[@thehoodcleaners8426]

Hookers and cocaine

[@marshallbowdrie8562]

@@Aykalia I don't think a lot of people know what 5Head is

[@MiniNinja258]

He said probably and don’t take for word what he said lol

[@GarthTheMighty]

“I’m gonna weld my hilt to the blade.” You’re gonna lose, is what you’re gonna do.

[@Cell287]

Not because of the weld though

[@Tyrfingr]

"I'm gonna use wood for the pommel" *face palm*

[@-Zevin-]

@@Tyrfingr "It didn't say in the specifications that the pommel had to be metal, so I am going to make it out of Styrofoam"

[@Tyrfingr]

@@-Zevin- And i wouldn't have been surprised to see it 😂

[@mrkv4k]

@@Cell287 That weld likely caused that bend later, but yeah, there was a huge difference.

[@IAM_RS]

The flexibility test always scares me

[@larrymccoy5394]

The Toledo SWORD the secret of Spanish Steel, Tercios army the best infantry unit during XVI-XVII Century

[@hbleblanc205]

so painful to watch

[@sumerpartapsingh5882]

Yeah

[@UC559]

Is it me that notices they make it kinda obvious whos the winner when they're constructing there blade?

[@johnbrown2163]

Guy with Dreads is most garbage blade in history of show.

[@rainerwinkler6140]

@@johnbrown2163 Not as bad as all the ones that broke in half

[@venomouszebr9755]

Their*

[@TheRubenGalvan]

You can more or less tell when you have watched a lot of these tournaments.

[@GiskardRevenlov]

@@johnbrown2163 Nah, there have been faaaar worse, but yeah it was a pretty bad blade

[@jonathanowen9917]

Really fun episode. I wish you had spent a little time discussing the history of the conquistador sword, the Spanish swordsmiths, and the martial art of the Spanish swordsman.

[@RubyRedPhoenix413]

Bight be a little late, but these are just shorts from the actual Forged On Fire show. In the actual episodes they discuss the history of these weapons in a little more detail than here. Pretty good show!

[@kylepearce4900]

7:46 synced arm movement

[@grease3253]

nice catch.

[@michelmarinho8954]

@@grease3253 "... oh god, I got arms, what should I do with them?" ;)

[@pro_154]

Secret lovers.

[@pro_154]

I dont know how I missed that

[@AFishBicycle]

“The bottom of your boat... will keel!”

[@johnbrown2163]

Boat??

[@UC559]

@@johnbrown2163 lmao it will though

[@johnbrown2163]

@@UC559 HAHAHA Yes. The bottom of the Boat will KEEL!!

[@johnbrown2163]

@@UC559 This one just thinks we all got Boats. LOL

[@drakesomerset129]

Literally.

[@lucadimare9856]

The one guy forged his sword entirely by hand in 5 days whilst having problems with propane. He's the winner for me, still both did a really nice job, beautiful blades👍

[@ElementEarth100]

Yeah its just unfortunate he didnt have the same facilities as the other guy

[@nmc-ic6tw]

I think time was really an Issue, but the fit and finnish of the sword tell another tale in each one, and I mean, a wooden pommel?

[@rrc5810]

I'm glad to see that Jesse Pinkman not only knows how to made Meth.

[@Home_Rich]

Smeth

[@Ruisumi_migeru]

Conquistador... ❤️🇪🇸

[@oleeinarhetland8541]

I laughed at 7:46 when Cody changed his mind because Brandon posed the same as he was going to

[@brandonfoley7519]

Wow that was hilarious

[@recemottashed8114]

Thank you for this lol

[@cow2196]

Cody is my horse farrier and my forging teacher

[@alexblazquezvelarde8677]

Hernan Cortés and Francisco Pizarro liked this video

[@TheMan-je5xq]

Alex Blazquez Velarde a dislike came from Montezuma

[@fernandohazzieldelgadillog362]

@@TheMan-je5xq Moctezuma, and for a matter of fact, Moctezuma loved the Spanish

[@TheMan-je5xq]

Fernando Hazziel Delgadillo Gonzalez when I looked up the spelling Montezuma was variant spelling. As for loving the Spanish I’m sure he didn’t appreciate being taken hostage and then taking that rock to the head or whatever killed him. I know his own people supposedly killed from throwing stuff after he tried to calm them down

[@idrisabdulllah692]

@@TheMan-je5xq He was taken hostage and didn't tell anyone that he expected higher tributes and more gold because the Spanish wanted it. His real name is Montectzomatzin and he was stoned to death as punishment to remove the emperor. Then the Aztecs killed most of the spaniards and around 50,000 indigenous enemies.

[@TheMan-je5xq]

Idris Abdulllah wasn’t that referred to as “The Sad Night”?

[@mohammaddia2467]

KZbin: What do you wanna watch? Me: *it will keeeel*

[@renzcorsiga]

Jhony sins: performs his sword Doug: Your sword, it will KEAL

[@FellsApprentice]

I nearly vomited when he welded the guard on and put a wooden pommel on

[@Thicbladi]

The weld was not the worst I’ve seen but the pommel he did so good on everything else why did he have to get lazy then

[@FellsApprentice]

its not about the weld in an of itself as much as what it does to the heat treat on the most vulnerable part of the weapon

[@kyleshutt]

I can already hear my old boss Buck yell from across the way "you welded what to what!!?" He had little time left i understand but...

[@midnightmosesuk]

He bent the rules there with that medallion pommel, it actually annoyed me when he used wood and not metal. And as for welding the guard into place, I just shook my head. The best man won.

[@imback356]

midnightmosesuk couldn’t have said it better myself

[@Molowa369]

Doug: How sharp is the blade? Cody: Yes.

[@giovannicabrera4299]

Yes

[@wetpants11]

Yes.

[@suomivoima1958]

Yes

[@michelmarinho8954]

@@suomivoima1958 it does!

[@protein3266]

7:11 that ‘thanks’ is the ‘thanks’ of someone who knows they just lost out on 10$k 😂 but seriously, Codys’ blade was insanely good. Well deserved.

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Doug: using a spoon in ice cream Also doug: most importantly, it will scoop

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Super Soniccc add like 5 more O’s lmao

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@@adriandavis9439 uhfbdihduv

[@michelmarinho8954]

@@Junaid7070 no, it will scoooop

[@GeaguM]

Miss the old days when they showed a little bit from each day

[@Acbeats25]

Geagu Marius they do in the show, just not on the KZbin clips.

[@GeaguM]

@@Acbeats25 i know lol 😂😂 but before they used to show a lil bit from each day, even on ytb

[@Xtafa]

Go watch the show. These clips are marketing to try and get viewers

[@GeaguM]

@@Xtafa c mon bruh. Who's watching TV in 2k20

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@@GeaguM people who watch the show

[@limuney9874]

*propane runs out* "Well I can't waste any time so I will do everything tomorrow" Just wow..

[@brandonfoley7519]

I think the point was that it would wasnt sufficient for a proper heat treat so it was safer to wait

[@brandonfoley7519]

Wait did he also wait to do the gaurd

[@randomname6069]

@@brandonfoley7519 yeah he started making the hilt on Day 4 smh 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@brandonfoley7519]

@@randomname6069 🤦‍♂️

[@MrKydaman]

Great to see Brandon so happy even though he didn't win. He showed some real class.

[@thesandvitchman9303]

The Aztecs hate him learn how this one Spaniard took over 2 empires in less than 6 months

[@Quinntus79]

the sandvitch man A combination of superior technology, guns, disease, and alliances with Aztec enemies..

[@jackb1744]

The key was go straight for the head/emperor. The british weren't smart enough dealing with many independent tribes in the north. "Too much work" the spanish people said 😂 And it's true

[@walakewaproductions3271]

Influenza.

[@patrickaccioly4398]

@@Quinntus79 and also superior tactics

[@drpepper3838]

@@jackb1744 and yet the british were a lot more successful overall while spain was busy wasting time building churches and converting natives

[@elicenteno6751]

Spanish Goat: *exist* Doug: I like your cut G

[@dumper87]

Soon as I saw that guy break out the MIG welder, I knew he’d lose. The wood pommel was just overkill.

[@qwormuli77]

He didn't even file the result. But TBH, the time constraints were real.

[@alisiamondragon3013]

Doug becomes a construction worker Doug: it will DREEELLL

[@-TruthInThyName-]

Brendan already knew he lost and still a good sport

[@mmccarthy9458]

A Damscus Conquistador sword is very difficult to make and the winner's blade was flawless.

[@bEAdaboss]

Hello everyone, this is your daily dose of KEEL.

[@slothszn3682]

Every time J. Neilson comes up and rubs those hands together I just imagine a maniacal laughter that you would only hear from an absolute villain.

[@shockwave6213]

His sword took that slight upward curve because he welded the guard on.

[@michelmarinho8954]

true...

[@ReavinBlue]

1 year later i think only you picked it it up too, it wasnt his hammering that went wrong.

[@thomasstone6267]

4:48 Doug goes ultra instinct

[@zachery2759]

4:22 “I think there’s a bit of a problem here.” That got me! 😂

[@XxFastKillaxX]

The dude who says “it will kill” should make a merch

[@noahbass3687]

He does have merch

[@RVMAE]

@@noahbass3687 where can i find it ?

[@noahbass3687]

@@RVMAE I follow him on Instagram and he occasionally posts about his merch there

[@Just_My_Opinion-k4w]

Like this

[@exceptionalusername]

The words a bladesmith wants to hear when entering into bladesmith heaven: "It will keel my child... it will keel". And then Doug Marcaida cries tears of joy in their shoulder as they share an embrace.

[@tommycordero4001]

Doug accidentally hack his heel,put some guava leaves and turmeric. Doug : your herbal sir, it can heallll Surely your heel , it will heallll 😂😂

[@Klose1]

Your blade conquistará.

[@jcarry5214]

Doug talking about his friend, the Hamburgular: It will Steeeeeeal.

[@danielcerna1398]

Vegans when they see the kill test 👁💧👄💧👁

[@Am4gedon]

The winning blade is so nice. Might be one of the best weapons of the show

[@ElementEarth100]

And the losing blade was unfortunately one of the worst because of the unfortunate circumastances causing it to be very weak

[@neerajkumardas8085]

Cody is the Spanish Conquistador.

[@michelmarinho8954]

Good to see that Mr Neilson also improves his talking skills and obviously can make constructive critique and even give some compliments! Bravo

[@DesignNation_]

The fun part was missing were they tell you what the sword is about

[@ukdnbmarsh]

High praise from Doug, that in itself is special enough

[@therainenetwork3510]

Brennan's looks like an Aztec made it after he saw Conqistadors carry them.

[@goyocaballerorodriguez4796]

Ahí está mi españita xd

[@CarlosMoreno-zj2li]

Jajajajajajjaa

[@stiken4421]

Idk if it's Brandon personality or just his sword - but I like that "unfinished"/unpolished/raw look of his blade.

[@creep_yt7804]

Do these guys have dead animals lying around in the studio or what

[@drekthedestroyer2115]

They test them on live animals, they just sedate them to look dead

[@ItsYeaBoiWill]

Drek The Destroyer lol ok

[@smokedoubt1262]

Are you a bot?

[@drekthedestroyer2115]

@@smokedoubt1262 Negative. I can assure you I am one-hundred percent human.

[@creep_yt7804]

@@smokedoubt1262 no

[@zaccatling3310]

2:37 perfect imitation of Doug 😂

[@twoworlds7]

Really wish history would post full episodes

[@jon....]

They used to and then they privated all of the full episodes.

[@RigmanZ11]

@@jon.... yessir its all about the income and nothing else lol

[@YunoGasaiMC2012]

Go to watch them on History channel then, they can't post the whole episodes on KZbin unless we can pay for them like movies.

[@fanfire1014]

Purist: I used a hammer and *NOT* a power hammer! Also Purist: *uses propane to forge*

[@samboslice4457]

Me: Doug, why are heating that Iron and adding carbon? Doug: IT IS STEEEEEL

[@ElliottsCreations]

*Doug fixes a leak with Flex Tape* "It will seel."

[@randomperson5970]

I just feel the need to point out that the judges will cut pigs and stuff in half in the first test and still feel the need to test its sharpness

[@Aykalia]

Because usually the strength test will cause damage to the blade which would render it less sharp than it originally was.

[@dovalist6637]

Chopping and cutting are a bit different,plus a good blade needs to retain it's edge after being used so they are also testing that

[@lunargentleman3750]

edge retention

[@BlockImmigrants]

10%Testing blacksmiths swords 90%It will keel

[@ralphgutierrez3451]

He did it on a cast iron anvil, respect

[@iicordii648]

His sword was bent before he got there. I the last snapshot of his blade before the competition, you can see the handle is off to a little angle. It didn’t bend during the goat kill test

[@bearsidentinabox3200]

when he sis the propane is dropping I heard Hank Hill go :"BWAH!!"

[@ChattanoogahasHistory]

seems like the first person tested is always the winner.

[@rheeyaahh577]

Lemme commend the one who doesn't have a power hammer but still managed to make a sword that doesnt suffer a CF.

[@lauritslebech6835]

So early people dont know if it will keel or not

[@dimibyk6666]

7:45 I can feel how nervose he Is, he even forgot how to stand still

[@dfdsf4133]

It will protecc it will attac but most importantly It will keeel

[@emeraldgamecave679]

So this is what Pinkman has been up to.

[@fearZgoodman]

Thought the exact same thing 😂

[@nero786]

Lol

[@nacho_ava5323]

i dont think so. missing the cursing and b word

[@emeraldgamecave679]

He's undercover yo

[@DM-yi1ur]

Doug washes finger wound Doug: It will heeeeeeaaaaaal

[@j.f.l.bousquet1998]

I don't get it, why is it called "Conquistador sword"? It looks like the classic Spanish "espada ropera" (rapier sword), what's the difference?

[@be-wb3qh]

J.F. Luiña Bousquet the Winner made a Conquistador militar model 50% cut 50 % stoched the guard is 100% right .... the other guy not make one roupera but a italian rapier. The model conquistador is not a rapier or roupera the design, technique and use are different

[@anacarmenvibu]

9756 be jajajajaja learn more my friends that’s not true The ropera sword is a spanish sword made in the Iberian peninsula

[@gustavoconceicao360]

This keal test looks a lot more like a strength test

[@biantongis101]

Doug is my favourite part of these videos

[@truelionofhylia8152]

Make a sword associated with Gonzalo Fernandez de Cordoba. The sword's gotta have the full tang, the hand-and-a-half handle, the one-handed ricasso, the straight edges, the distal taper where the sharp point is, the gold-plated hilt, AND the two red cabochons. Just ta really have more creativity.

[@yaqub8487]

Just here to hear my daily dose “it will KEEEEL”

[@SirKakalaCh]

you will heer

[@Vokunos]

Cody´s Sword is such a Beauty. I am Actually ok with the wooden pommel on Brandon´s Sword but cmon... dont wield the guard on... oh boy...

[@leanjesmaggot]

"The spanish C-A-nquistador sword" almost xD

[@davidwood1923]

Again it was Super Close... Really No Losers. Thanks for Sharing

[@seymourglass26]

Why are the sword flex tests the ones that freak me out the most?

[@bibilatruite5589]

I became completely addicted to this show

[@HISTORY]

Hi! Thanks for being a #ForgedInFire fan! You can watch more Forged in Fire clips here: bit.ly/3fngMoH

[@gibbythegod979]

4:20 I fell for it too

[@Patrick2345454]

Congratulations, Rodney Carrington. You are the Forged in Fire champion.

[@minisaiju7699]

Imagine the fear of Aztecs and Incas fighting against it without armour

[@frank_from_franconia8751]

umm... i think they were used to much more wicked weapons... the aztec "sword-club" maquahuitl, with its flint blade.. ouch. simply ouch. and both, aztecs and incas had padded and leather bodyarmor. you would be surprized, how well some layers of fabric and leather could protect one. :D

[@nathanvalley7995]

Guess no one told the kid a pommel is used to help balance the sword...

[@asdfg2560]

And on some can be used as a throwing weapon

[@bulletcatcher2280]

But "REMEMBER"!!! he didnt use a power hammer....

[@spamhere1123]

Fools! Its sole reason for existence is to end your opponent rightly!

[@gerardmurphy8278]

asdfg2560 only if you end them rightly

[@abhiravsharma5974]

aztecs have left the chat

[@7elipe]

imagine veggetarian teacher seeing this 5:02 lol

[@mythical_pizza]

You can tell how much Doug actually liked Cody's sword

[@happyhourstogether6060]

Doug gets corona :- Its a feeeeeeel 😂😂

[@TheUmbranGirl]

Erin: “That’s not vegan.”

[@shanegrissett7423]

I never expected to see this here, but I'm so glad I did.

[@oolooo]

This video gave me the sudden urge to unite with my Tlaxalteca and Chololteca brothers and overthrow their Aztec opressors .

[@RichardGonzales-vl8eg]

As a Direct Descendent of one of Hernan Cortes's Noble Warriors : I applaud Mr Cody on His Magnificant achievement .

[@a.6897]

When Doug says "it will keel" 0:23

[@matthewhollfelder3815]

I have no idea what I'm gonna do with the money. Then tells us spend it on his shop and family 🤣🤣🤣

[@ziggyspaz]

Sometimes it is quite easy to tell who is going to win.

[@BiG_JACK2]

I don’t really care much for my parents approval.. just wanna hear this dude saying “it will keeeeaal”

[@hyenascreech2183]

I think this is the nicest jay has been in the strength test

[@aravindpantham4882]

Doug in every episode it will kill and it will cut 🤣❤️

[@animalshandwork1808]

I was wondering why every single contestant that is confident will lose "how ironic "

[@jamesjavellana5]

Santiago y cierra Espana!

[@nothinghere198]

Smash a blade into a diamond. “Your blade cannot cut, sir.”

[@Mamadou-Fall]

Im here to hear “ it will kiiiill””😜

[@Nicolaecz]

* KEAL*

[@arongan8938]

Doug takes a look at the beautiful damascus blade. Doug: that's a steeeel!