Mathias wrote:I have seen these locks popping up everywhere around where I live so I wanted to see if anyone had picked one and I have found no videos or anything about the lock and I wanted to know if there is somewhere I could buy one and I wanted to know if anyone reading this might have popped one open.
http://www.knoxbox.com/store/Knox-Padlocks.cfm
There's no legit reason any one would need to be picking these or learning how to pick them. They're used on businesses to secure gates and common doors where a Knox Box cannot be easily installed. Typically the Fire Department for that city has the keys, they are keys made by Medeco and open every single Knox Box and Knox Padlock in that city. Other cities near by may also have Knox Boxes on businesses, but the keys wont work from city to city. The point of the Knox Boxes and Knox padlocks is so the firemen going to a fire or emergency do not have to carry a huge key ring full of keys to all the business in town, instead they carry 1 Medeco key which lets them open the Knox Boxes and get the keys or prox card to the building out of the Knox Box, so they don't have to smash the door down. When they're done opening the door, the keys to the business go back in the Knox Box and it gets locked back up. The padlocks may be used on something like a gate leading up to a cell tower or construction site or lumber yard, and usually has another padlock next to it that the property owner uses.
If you're just starting out on picking locks, the Medeco cylinders that Knox has been using for many years are not an easy lock to pick for a beginner.
Squelchtone
