kryptonite Marine Grade Brass Padlock 1" security pins

[BlackPowderMan]

I'm having the hardest time with this lock and I was wondering if any of you knew whether or not it had security pins ?

link to the lock:http://www.kryptonitelock.com/inetisscripts/abtinetis.exe/PublicArticleDetails@public?artid=2781&atf=products_item&pgrp=20

And here are some pictures I'm pretty sure it has five pins



any help would be appreciated

P.S.this lock Intel until recently was on our front gate and forced to endear about four years of rainy and extremely humid Hawaii weather would that make it harder to pick ? anyway thanks in advance for your help

[nekret]

I concur that it is likely a five pin lock from the picture of the key. As for security pins I don't know if it has any but if some light tension and a rake will cause the lock to turn slightly and stop then there are likely some spools in it. Serrated pins can also cause some difficulty in picking it.

As for your question about weathered locks, I find that they are often more difficult (especially ones exposed to salt water) as the pins have divots and grooves all over them making it more difficult to feel if you have the pin at a sheer line or not.

It also looks like your key has a pretty hard biting to follow (lots of high-low adjacent pins) which can make picking a lock much more challenging.

[BlackPowderMan]

I think it probably has at least one security pin like I said if anyone knows for sure please let me know but on second thought I doubt the weathering would make it harder to pick because it is a Marine lock and as kryptonite puts it
"Corrosion resistant nickel-plated pins in cylinder" because if you use it with the key it works fabulously and when I rake it I can definitely notice the cylinder turning a little bit and I was able to get it open once
after trying to pick it for 10 minutes and then I tried for another hour and got nowhere so if anyone knows whether or not or how many security pins it has or if anyone has picked it let me know

[unjust]

can you take it apart? since you've the key is there a screw of some sort inside?

[Wolfe]

Its a pick resitant lock but its pick resistance is lies in the keyway and its 6th pin.These locks have been around for a while kind of a intermediate level of picking but nothing to hard.

[mercurial]

Its a pick resitant lock but its pick resistance is lies in the keyway and its 6th pin.These locks have been around for a while kind of a intermediate level of picking but nothing to hard.

Maybe you made a typo - I'm pretty certain its a 5 pin lock, looking at the key. The keyway looks quite tame to me, also.

...Mark

[lockedin]

Its a pick resitant lock but its pick resistance is lies in the keyway and its 6th pin.These locks have been around for a while kind of a intermediate level of picking but nothing to hard.

Maybe you made a typo - I'm pretty certain its a 5 pin lock, looking at the key. The keyway looks quite tame to me, also.

...Mark

I think he got confused because there is an indenture before the shoulder. However, there might be something I don't know (a sixth pin could conceivably fit there).

[Wolfe]

yeah its a 5 not a 6 no edit button sorry for the confusion.Anyways that is the pick resitance feature of this lock the extra pin.

I would give it a good cleaning with some PTFE or light oil.That should loosen it up and make it a little easier for you.