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02-07-21, 05:44
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Another HUP question
On the back of HUPs there is a socket that takes the end of the pick handle. It scales at 2" wide by 3" tall. My question is whether it is round, or as is appears in some pictures, oval. I need to make one and would like to get it right.
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05-07-21, 04:08
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My money is on OVAL!
Hey Bruce: Was out at the shop to the shop yesterday and took some photos of the "Helve" end of the pick and it's definitely oval. I also dug out some photos of my old HUP and there is your "cup" on the back. I would say it's oval, but it was also made of very thin sheet metal, as you can gather by the photo. I'll go out on a limb and say mine was original. Hope these photos help.
Cheers.....Robert 
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05-07-21, 04:18
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Thanks Robert, that sure looks original!!! The tab with the two screws at the top convinces me, a perfect match with the factory pic I posted. I confess I'd rather shape 16 or 18 gauge steel than pound oval a one and a half inch piece of round tube.
Another point evident here is the screws holding the reinforcing plates for the pick head. By 1944 these were spot welded on, I assume as a war production economy. Also, 1942 production HUPs used leather straps for the tools whereas by 1944 they were canvas web. Last edited by Bruce Parker (RIP); 05-07-21 at 04:33.
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05-07-21, 14:27
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Looks like locations for the tools changed over time as well, Bruce.
David
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05-07-21, 16:03
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05-07-21, 16:52
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Good point.
Thanks, Bruce. David
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06-07-21, 23:52
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07-07-21, 07:59
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Hanno, I posted my picture again hoping to gain some info on it.
Robert, is it oval at the top (because it has been squashed?) or is it oval where it is welded to the plate?
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