Original U.S. WWII Army Signal Corps 4-Bird Messenger Pigeon PG-51 Wooden Container Uniforms It also lacked the shrapnel

It also lacked the shrapnel effect of most other grenades of the time

Unusual and hard to find

which has an intact buckle

and was commissioned a Flying Officer in RFC Canada 13 Oct 1917

but the records from WWII are incomplete

Original U.S. WWII Army Signal Corps 4-Bird Messenger Pigeon PG-51 Wooden Container Uniforms It also lacked the shrapnelOriginal Item: Only One Available. Rare WWII US Army Signal Corps Four Bird Pigeon Container PG 51 offered in very good condition and complete with all four feeding tins still attached with correct chains (so they do not get lost) and bars. Original data plate still attached! Measures approximately: 22" x 13. 5" x 7"Pigeon carriers from World War Two are hard to find, but ones that are in excellent condition, with original paint with original