The Nagamaki Samurai Sword Slices It Up | Forged in Fire (Season 6)

Two bladesmiths compete to forge a superior Nagamaki before the judges put the blades through several grueling tests, in this scene from Season 6, "The Nagamaki."

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"Forged in Fire" features world-class bladesmiths competing against each other to create some of history's most iconic edged weapons.

[douglasborges]

The fist bum after every round sows great sportsmanship. Braxton knew he had it in the bag, but also commended his competitor and gave him props for giving up a good fight.

[EddieArafa]

You've got to appreciate those bladesmiths that come into the show, they try their best to give us a great blade in a very short amount of time, so kudus to them!

[alsa]

„Ur nagamaki will kill.“
„Thank you!“
Bruh😂

[ToddJDutt]

This is, I think, the first time I have seen Doug not follow the same exact routine with the kill test. I don't know if it changed the out come, but slashing the boar from the belly side definitely seems more advantageous than slashing into the spine.

[davewebster]

Oofta, that is a hard sword to make. It blows my mind the japanese did a water quench, those guys must have been masters.

[deerblades]

I've learned a lot from this channel and started making my own blades.❤

[chadcollins]

i would buy a blade from either smith. They both performed very well!

[Samithegreatnd]

that was definitely very hard for the blades they

[Heuroya]

When we hear the word "nagamaki(長巻き), " we, ordinary Japanese people, cannot imagine this weapon. However, if we are explained that this weapon is "nagamaki, " all Japanese people will understand. Because "nagamaki" means just "long handle" in Japanese. It’s very easy. 😎

[xenomorphoverlord]

"Let's see what happens to my blade if I smack it against something directly after taking it out of the oil and not tempering it"

[Durwood]

"I wish I had an extra day to do this."

You would have _if you hadn't struck a freshly quenched blade against a tree branch!_ I don't know much about forging, but I know that the quenching process leaves a blade brittle, and it needs to be tempered to restore flexibility.

[camerontungate]

Great blades. Really close contest. I wonder how Jake's first blade would have worked if it didn't have the stress fracture.

[jonathanrivera]

It drives me INSANE when these supposed bladesmiths test an UNTEMPERED BLADE with impact. What else could possibly happen apart from it breaking?

[Tezorus]

I found Braxton's blade literally scary.

[g-max]

This weapon feels like a sword and Glaive hybrid

[true_inner_peace]

The blades were extremely deadly just as every blade at Forged in Fire

[troubadourvilever]

Man, this was so close, Braxton really won by the smallest cut! (terrible pun, I know...)

[randomnigerian]

Do they consider the muscle wear and tear as well as fatigue of the wielder when swing testing the criteria for scoring.

[pensilkayu]

First nagamaki tested with full energy

[BobSterling-uq]

“Let the chips lay where they fall” dork