Episode
Forged in Fire: Branch Battle: Marines
Overview
In the third round of the Battle of the Branches, four Marines are tasked with forging the KA-BAR. 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.
Details
- Series
- Forged in Fire
- Season
- Season 6
- Episode
- Episode 12
- Air date
- 2019-05-15
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
Branch Battle: Marines is Episode 12 in Season 6 of Forged in Fire. It aired on 2019-05-15. The runtime is 42 min.
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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.
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.
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