Episode
Forged in Fire: Branch Battle: Navy
Overview
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.
Details
- Series
- Forged in Fire
- Season
- Season 6
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Air date
- 2019-05-15
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
Branch Battle: Navy is Episode 13 in Season 6 of Forged in Fire. It aired on 2019-05-15. The runtime is 42 min.
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Episode 12: Branch Battle: Marines
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.
Episode 14: Branch Battle: Finals
Master bladesmiths are challenged to re-create some of history’s most iconic edged weapons, then a panel of judges tests the weaponry and decides who is the “Forged in Fire” champion.
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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 15: The Nagamaki
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Episode 10: Branch Battle: Army
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.
Episode 16: Attila's Sword of Mars
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Episode 9: The Greek Kopis
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Episode 8: General Yamashita's Gunto
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Episode 18: The Messer Sword
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Episode 7: The Javanese Kris
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Episode 19: The Ram Dao
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