What is this type of pick used for?

[thesaltydalty]

On one of the templates by snikrepmada posted in the collection of templates thread there was a pick that looked like this. I'm new to lock picking and I'm going to make my first pick. I thought this one would be good practice learning to use my grinder, but I don't want to waste my time making an oversized metal toothpick. Is it anything like the peterson knife bypass tools or is it completely different? Thanks in advance for anyone who helps.



Link to template here (isn't my link):
https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B0 ... NjBi&hl=en

[thesaltydalty]

I don't know if it's just my computer but the picture isn't loading for me. Second try:

[MacGnG1]

[MacGnG1]

ah u beat me to it! i dunno? i think its some sort of probe. never seen that before though.

[Solomon]

Depends on what thickness you make it... if it's made thin enough, it can be used to decode some multi-wheel combination locks. If it's the thickness of a normal pick, it can be used for bypassing certain mechanisms and it's also possible to pick locks with even bittings by simply rocking over the pins. Not ideal, but it can be done with practice and it's funky when it works

[Schuyler]

Wafer reading?

[raimundo]

pin drop count, and reading the visible pins.

also useful for interrogation when slipped under a finger nail and wiggled.

[criminalhate]

also useful for interrogation when slipped under a finger nail and wiggled.

umm sounds like Rai is talking from experience........ EX CIA?

007 Raimundo.......

[LocksmithArmy]

opening cheap padlocks... aswell as wafer reading or decoding wheeled combo locks... nothing you cant do with the back of a half diamond...

[JasonAller]

Isn't that a straight knife?

There is a topic about it here on LP101 that discusses some possible uses.