Swiss Sea cam lock

[kilae]

Some picture from a Swiss Sea cam lock. It's a Sea-Normal model which is produced since 1949.
With 5 sliders on both sides, no sidebar!

[GWiens2001]

Interesting looking at the sliders and seeing how the bittings are arranged. This lock reminds me of an automotive sidewinder lock, but using pins instead of half-wafers.

Being Swiss made, bet it is of much greater quality and is harder to pick than a sidewinder lock.

Gordon

[Paleo123]

Wouldn't that design make it impossible to overlift the pins actually making it easier to pick?

[GWiens2001]

No, you can still overlift those sliders. They can rise above or drop below the shear line.

Gordon

[MacGnG1]

ooh very nice, saw a german padlock like that.