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Souvenir from Austria

European hardware -lever locks, profile cylinders specific for European locks. European lock picks and European locks.

Souvenir from Austria

Postby femurat » 15 Jul 2014 10:09

I've been on a long trip with my bike and friends and spent a couple days in Villach, a very nice city in Austria.
I visited a local locksmith shop where I met a very nice guy, who was not shocked by the fact that I collect locks. He was very kind and sold me a Burg Wachter Magno made in Austria.

Despite the lock looks well built, it was a very easy pick. The bittings of my key is not difficult but it felt too easy to be true. I used one of the first picks I made, it's my favorite one for padlocks. I picked it a few times without being sure I touched all the pins. At first I was afraid it was missing a pin or two in the back, but then I picked it a few more times and noticed that I do need to pick all the pins. I didn't notice security pins but maybe the binding order helps me avoid noticing a false set.
From a DE point of view is a very good lock, with double locking system and rustproof interior.
Here it is, I edited the contact info of the shop that sold me the lock.

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Here are some love padlocks hanging on the fence of the small bridge that crosses the Drau, I should have taken this picture a little closer...

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A quite common here, looks a cheap one but has a nice logo

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An Italian Viro with a little luggage lock attached to it, dunno if the couple had a child and added the small padlock to their old one or somebody just attached the small one to it

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This one looks like a purposely made love padlock, without a keyway. I think you buy it opened and close it just once!

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And here is a side door of the local church, with a very detailed keyhole cover, but it's just a decoration: there is no hole in the "keyhole".

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Cheers :)
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Re: Souvenir from Austria

Postby MacGnG1 » 15 Jul 2014 17:16

NEAT! that door hardware is awesome! :)
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Re: Souvenir from Austria

Postby ARF-GEF » 24 Jul 2014 7:27

Hmm shame on that Burgwächter...
I think that is a new thing I have an old one and that has spools in it... :S
Sad to see the quility go down..
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