Stillson attack?

[minifhncc]

Hello,

I was reading and found that the security sleeve around a door knob will "protects the lock from stillson attack".

That leads me to the question, what exactly is the "stillson attack"?

Thanks

[squelchtone]

Hello,

I was reading and found that the security sleeve around a door knob will "protects the lock from stillson attack".

That leads me to the question, what exactly is the "stillson attack"?

Thanks

The free spinning collar on your knob prevents someone with a large pipe wrench from grabbing onto and over torquing the knob. I believe this is what this attack is called in Australia. But let's not talk any more about lock attacks or bypasses or destructive entry as it is not allowed in the public forums.

Have a nice weekend
Squelchtone

[maintenanceguy]

Name comes from "Stillson wrench" another name for a pipe wrench. Maybe Stillson was a brand name of pipe wrench at one time?

[lunchb0x]

Hello,

I was reading and found that the security sleeve around a door knob will "protects the lock from stillson attack".

That leads me to the question, what exactly is the "stillson attack"?

Thanks

The free spinning collar on your knob prevents someone with a large pipe wrench from grabbing onto and over torquing the knob. I believe this is what this attack is called in Australia. But let's not talk any more about lock attacks or bypasses or destructive entry as it is not allowed in the public forums.

Have a nice weekend
Squelchtone

That is correct.

Name comes from "Stillson wrench" another name for a pipe wrench. Maybe Stillson was a brand name of pipe wrench at one time?

According to Wiki ( It's on the iternet, so it must be true) the pipe wrench was created by........ Daniel C. Stillson