Adams Rite MS lock

[selim]

Does anyone know what MS stands for,as in an Adams Rite MS lock.

Thanks in advance.

[zeke79]

I moved this back to the locks forum. I believe it was mistaken for SPAM due to the lock of a descriptive title. I edited the title to be a bit more descriptive.

[Schuyler]

OOF!

Sorry I was trashing a large group of spam at the time. My bad!

[Simon Payne]

Maximum Security

[zeke79]

OOF!

Sorry I was trashing a large group of spam at the time. My bad!

No problem at all . I too have done that in the past.

[Shrub]

I trashed it and it was because of the title, when trashing large amounts of spam from the actual section headings instead of the individual post makes such threads impossable to judge because of the title, sorry but no appolagies from me as the title was very poor

[selim]

Thank's Simon Payne. I knew someone here would know the answer. How did you find that out? I've been to the Adams Rite web site,and they never said what MS stood for.

[Schuyler]

I trashed it and it was because of the title, when trashing large amounts of spam from the actual section headings instead of the individual post makes such threads impossable to judge because of the title, sorry but no appolagies from me as the title was very poor

HAH!

I totally thought that I had done it Was starting to beat up on myself.

[raimundo]

Well now we know, do you have the lock? have you dissasembled it? whats different, whats MS in it?
Just asking because I havent seen one of these

[selim]

It's the door lock itself,not the cylinder that goes in the door. They are used in store front type door's,and are very secure.

[raimundo]

Oh sure, I know the type, two inch swing bolt, often found with a kawneer cylinder on it. they come in a couple of different widths for the aluminum frame glass doors. theres even a swing bolt with a hook to grab into the strikeplate version, like a slideing door lock.

its the boltwork, the lock is the cylinder that operates it.

[Squelchtone]

Oh sure, I know the type, two inch swing bolt, often found with a kawneer cylinder on it. they come in a couple of different widths for the aluminum frame glass doors. theres even a swing bolt with a hook to grab into the strikeplate version, like a slideing door lock.

its the boltwork, the lock is the cylinder that operates it.

raimundo has the correct answer.

To elaborate, the MS+1850A series was the first industry lock to use an armored multi layer laminated steel 3 inch latchbolt/hookbolt which would deadlock (by means of a hooked end) into the door frame or the other door in case of double thin aluminum doors on the front of a office or store front. An armored strike plate is also included with the MS series locks.

"The bolt is triply laminated steel with the center layer using alumina-ceramic core to defeat hacksaw attacks including rod-type super hacksaws."

Threshold and header boltwork rods can also be added to the lock for locking into the bottom of the door frame into the floor and above the door into the metal frame, (as well as the hook bolt into the side frame strike or the other swinging doors strike plate.

works cited:
Phillips, Bill. The Complete Book of Locks and Locksmithing New York, McGraw Hill 2005 p. 280-290

[selim]

Thank's raimundo for clearing that up. I've never heard the word bolt works before. I thought the lock was in the door,and the cylinder made it all work.squelchtone: exellent elaboration,where do you guy's get your info?