Original WWI Wicker Homing Pigeon Carrier Basket Military Flare Guns Awaiting the D-Day Invasion

Awaiting the D-Day Invasion

NORTH BURMA

All iron mounts

the 8th was without any aircraft

STRAMM ESQ

Original WWI Wicker Homing Pigeon Carrier Basket Military Flare Guns Awaiting the D-Day InvasionOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a World War One wicker pigeon carrier from estate of WWII Pigeon Corps Veteran. These carriers would be attached to motorcycles, bicycles, even dogs, to transport birds to a particular location. This example is offered in very good condition and measures 24" x 12" x 6". It has an internal stamp of a K within a triangle. The use of carrier pigeons as battlefield messengers dates back to the 6th Century. Cyrus,