Canada, CEF. A First War Carved Swagger Stick from Lake Mara Internment Camp Auction Archive the head of the pickaxe

the head of the pickaxe on the ground

on a traditional Chilean-style horizontal hanger with pinback

The interior presents plain with the exception of an integrated cotton suspension loop at the reverse

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Canada, CEF. A First War Carved Swagger Stick from Lake Mara Internment Camp Auction Archive the head of the pickaxeA swagger stick of carved wood featuring a decorative snake spiraling up the staff, engraved R. M. HARVEY Y. M. C. A SEC Y. INT. CAMP MARA LAKE B. C., measures 74 cm in length x 3. 2 cm across the width of the handle, exhibiting light wear, remains in very fine condition Footnote: The Mara Lake internment camp was located between Vernon and Sicamous in British Columbia during the First World War. It housed enemy aliens, particularly those of Ukrainian