Info on this lock please :D!

[gr00ve]

Hi guys, i am back! i found this old American Lock at work and i asked my boss if i could have it he said take it! he doesnt have a key for it but i dont intend to use one

can i get some info on this lock please?

American Lock
on the back it says:
SFI
Series 1105

[gr00ve]

Also right next to the keyhole it says "A"

[l0ckp1cker]

What is the info you want?
It's an American 1105, 5 pin lock with serrated & spool-serrated driver pins and serrated keypins.
They are made of aluminum and probably very easy to break (physically that is).
Picking can be a nice challenge, especially if you're not used to picking them

[gr00ve]

thats what i wanted to know..

thank you

[SnowyBoy]

Post a picture if you can. Its all good for the archive.

[raimundo]

To 10ckpicker, the aluminum body of the american 1100 series padlocks would seem easy to break, but aluminum comes in a lot of alloys, and aluminum is not easy to cut, it fills up files and will ruin a grindstone. I do not know what alloy is used in the1100s but one assumes its appropriate for a security use.

aluminum is easy to drill, so that may be a weakness if someone decided to check out the american locks and see what might be the easiest drill point.

Aluminum is low temp melting so I believe that it may be possible to make an 1100 into a pile of drops like hersey kisses, with just a common propane torch.

[l0ckp1cker]

To 10ckpicker, the aluminum body of the american 1100 series padlocks would seem easy to break, but aluminum comes in a lot of alloys, and aluminum is not easy to cut, it fills up files and will ruin a grindstone. I do not know what alloy is used in the1100s but one assumes its appropriate for a security use.

aluminum is easy to drill, so that may be a weakness if someone decided to check out the american locks and see what might be the easiest drill point.

Aluminum is low temp melting so I believe that it may be possible to make an 1100 into a pile of drops like hersey kisses, with just a common propane torch.

I don't want to destroy my 1105, but it doesn't feel as strong as I would expect from a lock.
As I did some lock breaking in the past, I'm pretty sure this one can break fairly easy as well