Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Physical Object: Flora MacDonald's prayer book Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 26 Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Object Number 4125 Prim Media 297 Material nickel plated Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 96 Type The nature or genre of the resource Physical Object Title A name given to the resource FS Commando fighting knife Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource eulac3d Date Modified Date on which the resource was changed. 05/01/2021 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wilkinson Sword Subject The topic of the resource Military Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived objects,military Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. West Highland Museum Extent The size or duration of the resource. L 175 mm (blade) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1940 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. find,56.8717181,-5.6694658; Description An account of the resource This iconic 1st pattern F-S Fighting Knife was designed by William Fairbairn and Eric Sykes in 1940. The duo trained special forces including the SOE and commandos here in Lochaber during the Second World War. Wilkinson Sword manufactured the fighting knives that were used for close combat by the British Commandos and Allied special forces. The techniques of effective use for this weapon were taught to various special forces at Highland training centres such as Lochailort Special Training Centre and Achnacarry, which was the Commando Basic Training Centre from 1942-1945. This dagger had been handed in to a police station in the south of Scotland as part of a knife amnesty and was scheduled for destruction. By chance a serving police officer, with an interest in Commando history, spotted the knife, recognised its historic importance and gifted to the museum. Europeana Specific elements of the Europeana Semantic Elements. Europeana Type The Europeana material type of the resource. TEXT Europeana Data Provider The name or identifier of the organisation that contributes data to Europeana. West Highlands Museum