About warded locks/picks

[gstrendkill]

I have a basic understanding of what warded locks are and how they work. I ordered a set of warded skeleton keys,
(this set)



and I wanted to know how you tell which pick to use on different locks. Trial and error? Or is there a way of telling beforehand?

[LeeNo]

Without seeing the key or having previous knowledge about the lock in question, you should just use trial and error.

[gstrendkill]

Sorry, I should have been more clear. I wasn't talking about one lock in particular, I was talking about warded locks in general. Thanks

[mcm757207]

The second and fourth are the two you'll probably use the most from what I've seen.

[LeeNo]

With only 5 keys, trial and error only takes a few seconds.

[mcm757207]

With only 5 keys, trial and error only takes a few seconds.

Except these aren't keys... they are more like picks. It can take a little poking and prodding around to find just the right spot, it's (sometimes) not just a matter of sticking them in and turning. I do have skeleton 'keys' for some warded locks (ie common master padlocks) that work just like keys, but these picks sometimes take a bit more than that (albeit not by much).

[gstrendkill]

True. That makes sense.

And thanks for the tip mcm