Norwegian TrioVing Locks...

[ninja5000]

Hi.

I just recently picked up lockpicking as a hobby again, after not picking since like '92 or '93 or something.
I ordered a set from lockpickshop.com and I am very pleased with it.
I have opened some locks, some very cheap and easy, and some Abus'es, wich are considered a bit harder, at least aming my friends.

So...what I've got my hands on now, is an old TrioVing lock from Norway, and I can't seem to find any information on it on the net, so I was wondering if anyone here knows anything about them.
I am quite convinced it has mushroom-pins in it...and I don't like that

Since I don't have a camera available, here's a brieg description of it, in case you've picked it, but don't recall the name...
- It it brown, and looks kinda odd.
- If you turn it, and look where you put the key in, it looks kinda like this:
O---O
...if you know what I mean...

edit: here's a picture that I found:
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[xlr8ed1]

the compnay i work for imports these type of locks to place on hotel doors. They DO have mushroom pins very much so. THey also have a large number of cuts (8) as opposed to the standard 5 - 6 here. Oddly you can rekey the cly without removing the plug. Just insert the mangers key turn it slighty remove insert the new room key turn it back. Very nice product you will never pick easily enough to make it worth while. Learn how to drill instead.

[ninja5000]

Drilling is for babies.
Picking is for real ninjas :p

[mbell]

Picking is for real ninjas :p

Am I missing something here?

[Chordless]

As an aspiring hobbyist lock-picker in Norway, I can probably shed some light on your trioving troubles.

You said it was an old trioving, so I'm assuming it's not of the newer type where the side wards are so big you can hardly even get your pick in.

I disassembled a completely new trioving lock today, and i found that every one of the driver pins are shaped like double mushrooms. I also have some old triovings of a similar type(not opened), and the pins behave very much like the pins on the new lock, so I think it's very likely that your lock has double-mushroom pins.

I still haven't managed to pick one of the old locks, and I can't move my pick at all inside the new lock because of the wards. If you are an experienced picker, it should be possible to open an old trioving lock when you know how the driver pins are shaped.

Good luck!