Humper Thumper

[will 47]

I've been having an argument with an ex Royal Marine that i go drinking with for months now over the name of that tube thing with handles on it used for banging in picketts, I reckon it's a humper thumper and he reckons it's a monkey are there any ex storemen out there that can put us straight on this one?

[John Turner]

A post driver, you rammed some hessian up it to cushion it if I remember right, or was it to make less noise?

[richie264]

I thought it was a 4 inch mortar that you sent sprogs to the armourer with to get giggling pins for !!

[johnnye63]

WE always called it the Monkey and you can have a two or four handles on it, sorry John Nye.

[Glyn Hughes 17]

I agreed with John, the “Monkey” I used it many times on the farm and during my time with the Forestry Commission.
Glyn

[will 47]

Cheers boys but i cant go back to a bootneck and tell him he was right ... are you sure it was'nt a Humper Thumper!!!

[johnnye63]

Very Sure???????

[will 47]

Cheers John ... I'll stop drinking and bootneck will be none the wiser!!!

[ap1]

Hang on Will....Im younger than Johnny or JT. In Lemgo(Alphas) we called it a "Thumper"

Al :-) So your both right.

[richie264]

Thumper !! where did monkey come from ? What's it's correct name ? Tools Thumping, MK1.