What is it made for exactly ?

[freakparade3]

Hello,


The same Friend (than in the other topic), is willing to buy those picks from zieh-fix too :
http://nsa05.casimages.com/img/2009/03/ ... 756161.jpg

but we have 2 questions :
What are they intended for ? traditional pin tumbler locks or "radial" locks (like Keso, simple Mult-T-lock...) ?

What is the horn for ?
pushing pins ?, being a lever point ... ?

If anyone has information, let us know

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FrenchKey

[mh]

they are made for "traditional" pin tumblers and the "horn" is designed as a lever / pivot point.

Cheers,
mh

[5thcorps]

These can be used on Corbin/Russwin cylinders with ball bearings below the lower pin.

[FrenchKey]

they are made for "traditional" pin tumblers and the "horn" is designed as a lever / pivot point.

Cheers,
mh

Thank you, it's roughly what I supposed, but how exactly ?
Because the level of movement is really small with that technique, isn't it ?

These can be used on Corbin/Russwin cylinders with ball bearings below the lower pin.

OK, it never came into my panel of possibilities, as we have not such pins in French locks (except some complicated locks as Bricard Supersureté). Thank you very much for the info.

[datagram]

FrenchKey,

I'm guesssing they just rest on the bottom on the keyway or on a ward and you pivot off of the bottom piece. So inside of moving the pick up and down as a whole piece you just move the back up and down and it moves the tip up or down.

dg

[FrenchKey]

Thank you for your answers, it will help my friend, and I'm always glad to learn new things

[Engineer]

The slight "fork" in the ends of the picks, is supposed to help you locate them better on the ends of the pins with with "domed" heads, so a normal pick will often slip off the pin, rarther than lift them.