Fairbairn–Sykes Second Pattern Fighting Knife and Scabbard · Ernest Milner

Title: Fairbairn–Sykes Second Pattern Fighting Knife and Scabbard
Description: Second Pattern Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife belonging to Ernest “Ernie” Milner of No. 2 Commando. The knife retains the scabbard that remained with it in the family, although its upper portion was repaired after the war, believed to have been by Ernest's son. The repair has been retained as part of the object's family provenance rather than replaced or reconstructed.
Date: circa 1941–1943
Temporal Coverage: Second World War, 1939–1945