Engineer soldier's handbook. Page: 8
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BASIC FIELD MANUAL
FIGURE 5.-Using the adz.
FIGURE 6.-Pick.
d. Pick and pick mattock (see fig. 6).-You should be able
to use the pick or pick mattock with either the right or left
hand leading. The pick is swung in a manner similar to
that used in swinging the ax. (See fig. 3.) To use it with
the right hand leading, stand with your feet comfortably
placed, left hand at the handle end, right hand near thei
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United States. War Department. Engineer soldier's handbook., book, June 2, 1943; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc28313/m1/14/?rotate=90: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.