Episode
Forged in Fire: Branch Battle: Army
Overview
In a special five-part competition, top bladesmiths from each branch of the U.S. military compete to earn a spot representing their branch in a battle; four U.S. Army soldiers must forge a special forces V-42 stiletto; two smiths are dispatched to their home forges to build a U.S. Army officer’s sword.
Details
- Series
- Forged in Fire
- Season
- Season 6
- Episode
- Episode 10
- Air date
- 2019-05-08
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
Branch Battle: Army is Episode 10 in Season 6 of Forged in Fire. It aired on 2019-05-08. The runtime is 42 min.
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Episode 9: The Greek Kopis
Four bladesmiths must forge signature blades from different sizes of spring steel. Competitors toil with the canister Damascus technique with varying degrees of success, and one smith sets a “Forged in Fire” record. Two smiths survive an intense round of testing and return home to recreate a legendary weapon: the Greek Kopis.
Episode 11: Branch Battle: Air Force
In Round 2, four airmen from the U.S. Air Force must forge a bolo knife using the san mai technique to combine high carbon steel with helicopter parts; two smiths return home to forge an Air Force NCO sword.
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Episode 8: General Yamashita's Gunto
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Episode 12: Branch Battle: Marines
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As an additional challenge, these smiths must adapt and overcome to forge together metals from a massive anchor using the San Mai technique.
After a punishing round of testing, the two surviving smiths return home to forge the Marine Corps Officers Sword.
Episode 7: The Javanese Kris
Four bladesmiths must forge friction folders from a rusty pickup truck; the two smiths left standing head back to their home forges to re-create an exotic weapon wielded by ancient Southeast Asian warriors: the Javanese Kris.
Episode 13: Branch Battle: Navy
Four U.S.Navy officers must forge a multipurpose naval Mark 3 dive knife with metal from a giant anchor chain; two sailors return home to re-create the intricate and iconic naval officer’s sword.
Episode 6: Barbarian Sword
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Episode 14: Branch Battle: Finals
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Episode 5: The Hussar Saber
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Episode 15: The Nagamaki
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Episode 4: The O-Katana
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Episode 16: Attila's Sword of Mars
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