Forged in Fire: Deadly Sica Sword Tests (Season 5) | History

Two deadly Sica swords are tested by judges to devastating effect in this clip from Season 5, Episode 3, "Sica Sword". #ForgedInFire
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[@poyoespacial645]

That guy: Your blade would kill The head on the floor: You think?

[@simon_5020]

Poyo Espacial in every episode that chinese guy said the same thing

[@arukakirigiri5055]

Stealth_ hunter he’s Filipino but yes, he’s annoying

[@zd141]

you don't say says the head

[@chikinonfrydai]

@@simon_5020 Not every episode.

[@charliethornton5053]

😂😂Faxxxxxx

[@thetitan3900]

“Your weapon, will keeeeeelllll”

[@alphazero434]

i was about to comment the same thing

[@PUN5711]

He smiles every time 😂😂😂

[@kanyewiththeswag633]

@@PUN5711 HAHAHAHA

[@UnknownPerson-zh9zl]

Lmao true

[@dabushranger6155]

Luke De Young me to lol

[@cian9393]

*sword chops off head* "It will keel" *Suprised pikachu face*

[@Branton_S]

“Humans can live several weeks without their head” -Creed Braton

[@cian9393]

@@Branton_S "if you get stabbed in the face youll probably die" - Albert Einstein

[@Adventure_fuel]

*man chops of head with sword .

[@cian9393]

@@Adventure_fuel what

[@janepool6406]

art thou feeling it now mr krabs no way really?? Wow now that’s a big surprise

[@T.B.Y.S.]

Your pencil is sharp, smells good, wonderful eraser on it. Overall it will *KEeL*

[@BatTCK]

The Joker

[@janepool6406]

Lance Pena my school teacher

[@marky7615]

joker be like.

[@zachhall5852]

😂😂

[@Private-lw1td]

John Wick: YEEAAAAAHHHHH

[@Noah-ll2su]

*Now that's a lot of damage*

[@acenazar5671]

😂😂😂

[@Ellie-ww2vn]

It's fine,you can fix it with FLEX TAPE

[@beyondannonymous9955]

hahahaha

[@lilwindex5967]

I’m dying omg lmao 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@spirited_lie]

Lol

[@DatChanimal]

"Your weapon... Will keeell." - staring at head that was removed with one swipe of the sword - "Oh thank God, I was having doubts."

[@EdinburghMayhem]

Datchanny I mean a well placed rock will kill but we all love it when he says it!

[@obs4281]

KEAL*. Keep Everyone Alive

[@akihikosakurai4013]

Tony's sword is just comically huge. Just look at the handle lmao

[@xilverxoul6917]

By the same token, it must handle nicely. After watching every episode of the show thus far, I can say for certain that if it was too heavy or poorly balanced, it would have for sure sent him him home given how close the other tests were. It's actually pretty in-line with what I've seen of other Sica Swords.

[@theflyingchicken0901]

I’ve talked with Tony the pommel was filled with .45 bullets to use as a counterweight

[@earthknight60]

The grip was way too long. He should have lost some points on that alone.

[@nosleepneeded638]

IT WEEL KEEL. I think we found the meme of april 2019

[@AlEx-uj8rj]

Nope it is a lemon sorry

[@austin1044]

Nah fam

[@joshuatoledo1856]

No article 13 is putting memes In extinction

[@juanaguilera305]

Loma

[@jarasalam7577]

U are a genius

[@Julian-cp3vp]

“Frank, unfortunately your weapon did not make the CUT”

[@farmingsimulator3721]

The test dummy would beg to differ if it had a head XD

[@crake9510]

I love how humanity has made all these weapons that have specifically designed to kill.

[@kajka982]

The worse way to go is by a pun

[@hood_6126]

stop

[@hikids7189]

Ba dum tss

[@philwertz6887]

I sharpened a butter knife once and it cut butter adorably.

[@nanobot423]

It will keel

[@huhsauce4797]

Cut nicely through butter that is

[@sharmisthasaha1833]

It will cut

[@s34nn35]

There is no single forged in fire video without a "will keel" comment

[@cjrouse9508]

I did see one. For teo handed swords against the guy who hosts the show now. His competitors sword barely left a scratch.

[@AG-dl3he]

CJ Rouse can you link it?

[@solosniper86]

I just watched one a couple minutes ago that had no comments at all. It wasn't even a new video. Otherwise, you are correct.haha

[@lorraineadormonicus]

Please tell me that misspelling was a joke

[@s34nn35]

@@lorraineadormonicus it's a joke

[@valerie80yearsago90]

The second guy to do the testing used to be a competitor on the show, and now he's a judge. That's awesome.

[@brasilianols6350]

any piece of metal "Will Kill"...

[@imthesenate6468]

Your kitchen knife will kill

[@Ant2Blurry]

BrasilianoLS 🤣🤣

[@propanedaddy5577]

A metal buttplug will keel if fired from a powerful slingshot.

[@jewishhippie8972]

A spork will rip their eyes out

[@xxironvaderxxx4143]

So can I kill someone with a paper clip

[@mrstudy2]

1:49 he sounds like an emperor from assassins creed.

[@hoplite-official5011]

thank you

[@ParanointDE]

Thx

[@oisinmccormack473]

No he doesn't

[@yoginc]

Which Assassin's creed??

[@Izumabakumatsu]

One of the best pair of finalist. I love how they were in contact during the 5 days of forging, and apparently arranged for more bromance forging after that.

[@textaquito]

He sounds so happy when he says “it will keel”

[@notabot5062]

He has a psychopatic smile

[@xir1124]

"your weapon will *kill* " he says with a creepy smile

[@ripmeep]

Keel*

[@m0th161]

dat "will kyeell" face

[@Buffalosoldier2323]

God knows that both weapons performance is matched equally...I think that operator error leaves much to be desired. Should have went to a sudden death scenario

[@mrbuttocks6772]

The smiths fight to the death with their weapons !

[@TitanCrusher101]

Cory buffalo Except that he doesn’t exist whoops.

[@Virjunior01]

It wasn't for cutting cane. It was for getting through shields and killing. Tony's was a bit better, though by only a slim margin with both tests. I agree with the judgement, though youngblood is no slouch at all. That one was close.

[@marcwittkowski5146]

*should have gone

[@arunthami6761]

Worst part: the strength test it's just kills me to see those babies beaten up like that. My heart sinks Everytime.

[@derrickfaulkenberry2654]

Looked like franks performed better. Kill test could easily just be user error

[@eemajor8536]

Couldn't the sharpness test be user error as well?

[@geyotepilkington2892]

@@eemajor8536 Everything in this show comes down to user error. z

[@BigBall3]

Derrick Faulkenberry he is

[@roningehring406]

Last one could also be very well user error look how the swings are on frank's sword vs tony's sword. He swung well with franks but terribly with tony's. You may question the validity of the first test but for some reason turn a blind eye to the results of the 3rd test.

[@TheWTFsauce]

They said it in the review, and as far as the books tell us gladiators were all about flashy kills more than efficiency

[@paulcastillo1880]

Cuts off head of ballistic dummy It will keel You don't say?

[@azrielmendoza1660]

Hmm yes the floor here is made out of floor

[@janepool6406]

Sir pass some water in the pool I need to clean myself

[@bRUhlomeS]

1:11 This man: *doing spinning attack* Skallagrim: ***TRIGGERED***

[@silentscorn5072]

Didn't expect a skall comment here. Nice one

[@bRUhlomeS]

@@silentscorn5072 thanks

[@etxarri85cz]

It reminds me a kukri drill from a bando figther

[@ccbs7207]

Masterchef but with weapons 😂

[@xtal11111]

Lol

[@gabriellee2521]

Imagine Gordon says to the contestants when the food is raw : YOU MAY KILL SOMEBODY. IT.WILL. KILL

[@Janpeders24]

@@gabriellee2521 ZD XD 📀

[@pavlaras4977]

In one word...BETTER

[@lauraspilsbury4229]

@Ward Ulens no it's master chef it's another show

[@noNo-dd3lq]

I love it when he says "Will kill"

[@BigBall3]

no No it will keel

[@iDourbest]

Will knee

[@sau3221]

Good job for psychopath

[@johateslife1763]

w e e l k e e l **smiles like Gerald from dory**

[@keselekbakiak]

I started to thunk that this kill test is some sort of therapy for doug and his friends

[@DarthSidian]

I feel like this one was incredibly poorly decided. Frank's blade should definitely have won. His did at least marginally better in every test except the kill test, which could easily have been user error. Frank deserves to be the champion here.

[@danielmcfarland-lawson6477]

Any piece of metal will *keel*

[@yaboisquacks2495]

I disagree frank did better on the shield test as well

[@1014p]

Rhynn Ontiizaaniiuus 死神 agreed, his cut way better and did more than well on kill test. Plus the other guys handle looked like hot garbage in the Mohave Desert. This was a poor decision on their part. Both will kill but only one was truly sharp. The winners was not truly sharp.

[@earthknight60]

@@yaboisquacks2495 The shield test isn't about what happens to the shield, its if the baldes take any damage, and neither did. They both passed that equally well. Tony's handle was the wrong size. He made the classic mistake modern blade makers often do of not understanding that old blades had small handles for good grip. That's likely why he didn't do as well in the sharpness test. The other fellow made a blade that was more accurate to the historical proportions. It was close, but Frank should have won.

[@mocojordan7675]

Hello... you should know that Sica was the dagger used by the Dac people. Now it is called Romania. What you are presenting is not a dagger, it is more like a sword.

[@BigRig003]

You see buddy at the end "I totally understand" looks like he was gonna cry

[@pregnantnun6873]

theoutbackbandit he had his fist balled up too lol

[@petronasken7504]

Daylight robbery in a room, Frank honestly should have won!

[@boxingbull523]

It was because, the other guys sword sliced clean through the head and went deaper in the chest.

[@Solar_Sounds]

@@boxingbull523 yet it did worse on the bamboo test. honestly I think the blades were perfectly equal.

[@ibo6756]

@@Solar_Sounds it was all David. He hit the wrong spot of the bamboos and he was aware of it.

[@gokulnath.c.s5716]

@@ibo6756 exactly

[@kralik394]

I know that in the strength test, the damage the blade does to the target isn't the scored quality, but Tony's sica reduced the shield to mulch. Tore right through it. Frank's was obviously sharper, and the kill test I'd call a wash, but the Tony's was stronger, IMO.

[@meiling637]

I swear whenever Ben says Durability I can't help but laugh 😂😂🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

[@hanz6680]

we Europeans are watching this like wtf are the Americans planning..

[@cwheels01]

Stay away from the U.S. for a while, and it'll save you the trouble of finding out.

[@trancesilvanyatrancesilvan5006]

We will keel

[@-imayeet-toohumanity-5918]

*Star spangled banner plays in the distance*

[@aidenarkham]

Freedom lol

[@Im-Not-a-Dog]

We’re planning on thinning out our prison population by instating mandatory Gladiatorial Games for anyone with a life sentence. This is how we decide what weapons to use.

[@quercingtime]

“Your weapon did unfortunately not make the CUT” That’s ducking hilarious

[@xxsniffle_diccxx8543]

Announcer: Frank, your up first. You ready? Frank: Absolutely, * s h a k e s h e a d *

[@DiegoFrando]

I guess you can say he went Sica Mode

[@TheAilmam]

Underrateddd

[@Kingbrandshop]

Ill be coming to these guys during the purge

[@yoskull9295]

Reaction Time they would kill you

[@prismarine2277]

welp you stole my idea

[@KovuDaMerk]

I_break_skulls no they wouldn’t

[@general_rev162]

@@KovuDaMerk Most likely they would kill you. You don't know how people can act during a 'purge'

[@KovuDaMerk]

oh Yeah yeah neither do you so you can’t say most likely

[@reesespieces4056]

3:17 I didn’t know the KFC guy decided to become a fighter

[@kssssssk7283]

Ikr 😂

[@stinkyysocks]

Reese Garcia that was a good one 😂😂😂

[@hugecreature3810]

He couldn't afford his own chicken so had to get a side job

[@dizzykinkajou7866]

*I saw you go to McDonald's the other day.*

[@itsrachelann]

Colonel sanders?

[@PosskoonFTW]

I love his little smile he does whenever he says “your weapon weeeeel keel”

[@na.ndo08]

*Sword* “DECAPITATES DUMMY” *Expert* “IT WILL KILL” *Me* “well no duh” 0:36

[@goosemilkgod]

Jay: “isn’t in the video” “Everybody like that”

[@vegetableoil3204]

0:08 "When you nod your head yes, but you want to say no"

[@rafaelcastro2591]

The way that dude grins everytime he says "will keel" is scary 😂

[@edehorn7564]

1:15 Look at this smile😂

[@douglasurbina534]

I’m j the only one who thinks is kinda creepy how the guy smiles when he says your weapon will kill

[@---Michael---]

Whatch "the Slingshot channel" xD That's a creepy evil laugh 😂

[@adamkaban8507]

Let me show you it's features hahaha

[@3mainfoodgroups715]

Tony was such a good sport about it too

[@rangernation4538]

He looked like he wanted to keel the judges with his sword.

[@jerrymartinez2160]

Why does everyone have this profile picture?

[@victorconway444]

@@jerrymartinez2160 No idea

[@odyn6882]

@@victorconway444 Its a dead meme

[@BBuzzley]

@@rangernation4538 Tony is actually a good family friend.

[@corb.6837]

The Sica sword is one deadly weapon.

[@cookiecutter6735]

*(Head goes flying)* _- Overall, your blade, will kheeeel!_

[@christiangarcia8190]

WTF BOW!!!! Frank's was the cleanest cut!!!!

[@yellow2greens832]

I KNOW RIGHT!

[@charlesr718]

This vid has kind made me lose faith in this show which sucks. Roman gladiators were not always about killing.

[@damienwylaz1738]

NOT COOL HE SHOULDA WON!!

[@crystalmacbride2032]

Agreed like wtf

[@jamesscott5407]

Matey literally said the competition was for a gladiators blade...a blade designed to kill...the other blokes blade performed the best in the dummy chopping up round so he won...they literally explained their decision at the end...listen

[@jb175]

Can someone just make a compilation of him saying “it will keel” 😂😂

[@GritimoTheOdd]

One thing I have always like about this show, is that the competitors usually seem just as excited to see their opponent's creation do well almost as much as their own.

[@Ancalagon272]

I kept getting fooled when I saw the top of their blades bent. Then I realize that they're supposed to be

[@Jay84476]

i think frank should have won as his back end cleaved through all the sugar cane .. robbed

[@MastRk]

he also had the nicer handle.

[@user-xy9lv6kk2j]

Watch the kill test, Tony won

[@bunnybleh3175]

kobe Bryant the kill test could have been a misuse of the weapon because of the way he hit the kill test is not a fair way to judge the weapon

[@kwii22789]

if he aimed lower on the sugar cane, it would have went through just like frank's

[@ezic3247]

Head fell off “IT WILL KEEEL” Me: Oh no way! What defok!

[@lumbagotrivago8834]

“Didn’t make the cut” *Cuts through the sharpness test with ease*

[@ST0AT]

I just love Doug's "It weel keel", followed by that priceless smile and tilt of the head

[@iansmith8944]

Dumb. They need a better way to test the swords. The guy doing the kill test had a warm up and so of course the second time will preform better

[@Alucard-gt1zf]

Ian Smith have you thought he might warm up before both tests?

[@iansmith8944]

Alucard who knows. Maybe. Still though I feel like the test is all based on the performance he does not the actual weapon

[@ethansloan4619]

Ian Smith he does that in order to rate the swords based on how easily they cut, rather than how hard he hits the dummy. Completely understand what you’re getting at though

[@iansmith8944]

Ethan Sloan yeah I understand the test it’s just I think there should be a more formal and precise way to test the sharpness and deadly effectiveness. Especially when winning forged in fire is a really big deal. It should come down to how hard the guy swings it.

[@andrewparisotto2631]

Ian Smith was it just me or did he hit the second dummy in a slightly differ spot and angle than he did the first dummy in the kill test on the first swing

[@joshsherrill4060]

"Dummy's head gets decapitated" It will keel "Oh rEaLy I hAd No IdEa"

[@dillonkyle1843]

Josh Sherrill everyone else put this too it’s not that clever

[@LotusInitiate72]

Dude the judges sympathy is amazing. Perfect critique to make the contestants feel better.

[@manuvincent9793]

That keel test was scary especially with that dude

[@itsYvckk]

*Am I the only one who watches these for the slow -mos?*

[@huhsauce4797]

I only watch the kill test

[@jobri5688]

Nope

[@georgeagar4210]

I find it oddly satisfying when he says “it will kill” Does any one else find that?

[@deletedchannel8796]

I always chuckle when Doug smiles and says "It will kill!"

[@purpl3_boi915]

I love when he say : your weapon will kill!

[@supremegaming1152]

First time I saw they actually stood up till the end

[@barbarachase5824]

Thanks...

[@ethanchronicles2749]

does anyone else just love the little devilish face doug makes in the background after every penultimate slash on the kill test?

[@hiddenjuicex3150]

The smirk he has when he says *It will kill*

[@joshthsu]

I like how the first guy said good job to the other one. They’re so sportsmanlike

[@wayne12735]

That stupid frank should have won his was a lot better Nd clean cuts but sure thing pick other guy

[@sgambless]

You right frak's sword was the sharpest

[@tiffanyannroze1]

Yup

[@sgambless]

I was thinking that Frank was going to win

[@---Michael---]

Liked the over all look of Frank's more 🤔 but second place in Forged in Fire is also a nice thing

[@austinblake55]

Did you see how high up the guy swung Tony's? There wasnt anything to give resistance, compared to swinging lower

[@Voronza]

Amazing one!

[@beinzar5127]

Everyone on this show is so mature, it’s great

[@paagaljack9410]

3:55 Me watching man with sword cutting canes Music :- indian serial music (probably tarak mehta) Me cringed :- nice

[@computerg11k89]

i watch this to hear him say KEEL.

[@taylorchisum156]

Cuts off head - It will kill Me - couldn’t a butter knife kill

[@jeffsmith6780]

The way that guy says it will kill with that smile on his face is scary

[@user-yj2hx9eh1h]

"It's just a prank bro!"

[@donnykh]

They say after the blade is kill able, the owners are in prison for 2nd degree murder.

[@tikkidaddy]

Murder must include premeditated action by US law. Unless you have it in for the guy and there is evidence you planned to murder...its self defense or manslaughter, of course if you live in a SJW dominated state, they will say all killing is murder AND you have no right to self defense.

[@jassanagra3282]

Dougs face while keel test was priceless ....he wanted to be in there swinging it

[@chadwickmccarty4944]

This is such a professional show from the judges to the participants.

[@elliotbridge]

Tony was such a good sport

[@elliotbridge]

So is Frank.

[@user-rc5fq6xs6y]

He look like he gon come back with a different kind of weapon. An ar15

[@broadwaygamer3425]

Testing these on dummies has gotta be the most fun job in the world.

[@kayhliat7897]

why tf he get so excited when “it keels”lmaoo 💀💀

[@intuitiveself-love9513]

What kind of violent game is this?😂

[@kusanagi6937]

Just stfu

[@notamobilesprout4175]

Ninja32 You must be younger than ten

[@marombestander2616]

You guys should invite joerg sprave to this lmaoooooo he will destroy everything

[@victorgutierrez6209]

Legend has it right after the cameras cut off he went mental and killed everybody in the room.😂

[@burdy2959]

I anticipate the day when he says "your weapon will not keel"

[@simeonvitanov6310]

How it is possible to finish on second place while you have a sword on your hands ? 🤣🤣

[@RadagonTheRed]

An elf in protective eyewear declares your weapon capable of killing. 👍✌️

[@thefightisalwaysfixed8890]

That elf would make pieces of you or I. He's a trained martial artist

[@aldiooktapradana9939]

So this is basically masterchef of weapons

[@wildbanana5628]

And now for the final test. Both of you will fight to the death with your weapons for the forged in fire champion title and a check for ten grand. Bladesmiths fight.

[@asurapathz327]

I honestly believe Franks was a lot better

[@fenrir_Lokison9]

Agreed.

[@rickg8015]

Larnell Hill it looked more refined too.

[@AXNN-or9gz]

If these judges were blind, frank would have won. On the sugar cane, the blade cut through both like butter. Other dudes blade broke the suger canes.

[@cristianolaboureur5999]

@@AXNN-or9gz Frank's blade cut perfectly and the blade didn't even get damaged. On the other hand, Tony's blade broke the sugar canes and made an imprecise cut. I think you're the blind one here.

[@AXNN-or9gz]

@@cristianolaboureur5999 i re watched the entire video and still dont see your logic. In the suger cane test tony's blade broke most of the cane. Where as Frank actually sliced through. Its in this test that you can really see any difference in blade performance. Neither broke, chipped, rolled or had burs in the sheild test. Both ravaged the gel dummy. Yet tony's blade again did not cut clean through the cane.

[@nomnomanimations1107]

"Thats a lotta damage"

[@THESIXTHEGG]

Someone already used that joke.

[@SandrasSpicySpanishSalami]

Watch Doug's face in the background. He loves his job.

[@iv3167]

According to historian John Wilkes: Although a short curved sword was used by several peoples around the Mediterranean the Romans regarded the sica as a distinct Illyrian weapon used by the stealthy 'assassin' (sicarius)

[@luckyclover3116]

Every time he says it will kill I always say to myself we can see that I mean u just chopped off a head

[@yruhere344]

How's it goin dude? Stayin away from the alcohol?

[@Snarkknight5]

I like it when both weapons survive the test and it comes down to the details, like handling or grip shape.

[@SuperintendentVirgil]

Both are amazing smiths

[@pew5731]

The short guy should have won. He had a 10x better blade with clean cuts

[@throwaway4503]

Beyond Zylts On the kill test though, the other dudes was a lot cleaner.