Original U.S. WWII Army Messenger Pigeon PG-102/CB Wooden Carrier Box With Message Books Japanese Army and thus were able to

and thus were able to get styles that were not normally issued to enlisted troops

It "improved" the British 1871 version in that the "action" was removable as one unit and

They were externally featureless save for the needed mekugi-ana to secure the nakago (tang)

replaced by an aged steel patina

Original U.S. WWII Army Messenger Pigeon PG-102/CB Wooden Carrier Box With Message Books Japanese Army and thus were able toOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent condition U. S. Army PG 102 CB double signal pigeon carrier from WWII. The box measures 13 x 7 x 9 inches and is constructed of olive green painted plywood with metal hardware and green web carrying strap. The box is designed to carry two pigeons. Inside the top lid are 3 Message Books: Message Book M 210 Signal Corps, U. S. Army Message Book M 210 A Signal Corps, U. S. Army Message Book M 210 B