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What kind of lock is this?

Having read the FAQ's you are still unfulfilled and seek more enlightenment, so post your general lock picking questions here.
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Re: What kind of lock is this?

Postby Squelchtone » 20 Mar 2018 21:25

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looks like a flat steel key goes into that lock. probably a lever lock. regular picks wont work unless you can find way to tension it, afaik.

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Re: What kind of lock is this?

Postby Eazy123 » 20 Mar 2018 21:30

Squelchtone wrote:Image

looks like a flat steel key goes into that lock. probably a lever lock. regular picks wont work unless you can find way to tension it, afaik.

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No need to be nasty about it. The link does include an image file. Any forum I post in, that's enough. For whatever reason it didn't work here. Sorry for any trouble it caused you.

And fwiw, there seems to be some sort of warding which would prevent a flat key from catching multiple pins. I'll read up on lever locks. Thanks again.
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Re: What kind of lock is this?

Postby femurat » 21 Mar 2018 3:44

Go there with a flat piece of brass and a small flat file. You should be able to impression a key for it.

Good luck :)
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Re: What kind of lock is this?

Postby Eazy123 » 21 Mar 2018 9:12

femurat wrote:Go there with a flat piece of brass and a small flat file. You should be able to impression a key for it.

Good luck :)


Thank you femurat.

I looked online for quite a bit more and found it matches the profile of old mailbox/safe deposit locks. I'll have to acquire some blanks (not sure if my locksmith sells those - I never see them used anymore) but for now I'll just file down one of my small Master blanks a bit thinner to get it to fit, then work on impressioning from there.
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