Italian lever lock СR 7051 MRX PLUS

[kerti]

This lever lock has antipicking system. Also it has "curtain". Key has magnetic element and mechanical "interactive " element.
Common view

Inside view

3d animation

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Key

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"Curtain"

[billdeserthills]

Sooo different from the types of locks I am accustomed to working on here in the US. I wouldn't even have a machine to make a key on, let alone a blank

[nick08037]

Sooo different from the types of locks I am accustomed to working on here in the US. I wouldn't even have a machine to make a key on, let alone a blank

Yes, and the general public would look at the key thinking it was for just another old lock and of no security value. -Nick

[rphillips52]

Sooo different from the types of locks I am accustomed to working on here in the US. I wouldn't even have a machine to make a key on, let alone a blank

Presumably your customers prefer a Kwikset lock ['you can't get quicker than a Kwikset bumper'] to a secure multi-point lever lock. But then, your new doors have already been attacked by giant woodworm .

If the lever lock were insecure, there would not be so many on European safes.

[billdeserthills]

Sooo different from the types of locks I am accustomed to working on here in the US. I wouldn't even have a machine to make a key on, let alone a blank

Presumably your customers prefer a Kwikset lock ['you can't get quicker than a Kwikset bumper'] to a secure multi-point lever lock. But then, your new doors have already been attacked by giant woodworm .

If the lever lock were insecure, there would not be so many on European safes.

Well I for one am sooo happy to hear that the crime rate has disappeared in Your country

[rphillips52]

Sadly, crime has not quite disappeared in Britain - though burglaries are down. That might be due to increased use of window locks.
Very many modern houses are changing, or already have changed, to plastic doors with eurocylinders, a bad idea. Even Italy is adopting them on quite a large scale. However, in Russia since the end of the USSR, violent burglary has increased and Russians have embraced copies of Italian-style lever locks with some enthusiasm, as have some other eastern European countries. Several additional features have appeared on the Russian copies. I don't recall seeing an actual Italian lock with a curtain, for example, or a re-locker if the bolt-stump is forced.
Another advantage of lever locks is that they can be secure with less demanding machining tolerances than pin tumbler locks. Whilst lever keys are a little bigger than 5-pin cylinder keys, the difference is not very much, and most are no bigger than modern car keys, though yes, they are sharper on the pocket, and can wear holes. Lever locks vary considerably in dimensions (although there are some standards for case sizes), the kit needed to pick lever locks is more expensive, and one size does not fit all!
No lever lock can be bumped, so even the cheapest has that advantage. In countries where lever locks are uncommon, trial of keys is also less of a problem.
Many thanks to the OP for posting, with such clear pictures. Do keep them coming.

[billdeserthills]

It sounds to me like europe is still embracing an old standard that the us gave up on long ago. Namely that a good lock will keep a thief out. Here in the us we long ago decided that the lock was supposed to indicate a sign of forced entry, where upon the client's 'good insurance' policy takes over. Those plastic doors are curious, I know my new home is to be outfitted with 'the finest' dual pane glass held in plastic window frames. I did some work in an expensive (over 1 million $) house and was surprised to find it has plastic window frames as well. Sad what is considered security these days