unidentified 3-lever lock

[Peter Martin]

A gift from a friend who says it's not pickable. No markings. No name or number.
I think I just need the proper tools. The post engages the edge (nose?) of the levers--which have a notch to prevent picking.
I suspect that I need to form a "Z" shaped wire to push on the bolt and maybe another to raise the levers.?
Pete
Sioux Falls, SD

[GWiens2001]

Sounds like you have the right idea. That hole where you see the stump and the levers is a great clue for learning to pick this lock. First make the Z wire tool to move the lever. Then your second Z tool is used to lift the binding levers until you can feel the gates. With that hole, you can see the gates as if it were a cutaway lock! Use that hole to help you understand what is happening inside the lock.

Gordon

[jwrm22]

Not pickable is relative. Not knowing how to pick it does not make it unbeatable.
I don't know this particular style but it's close to an Lowe & Fletcher.

https://youtu.be/K3pd7JvgLBQ

[peterwn]

Not pickable is relative. Not knowing how to pick it does not make it unbeatable.
I don't know this particular style but it's close to an Lowe & Fletcher.

https://youtu.be/K3pd7JvgLBQ

Not pickable is relative. Not knowing how to pick it does not make it unbeatable.
I don't know this particular style but it's close to an Lowe & Fletcher.

https://youtu.be/K3pd7JvgLBQ

Could it be an old British payphone lock. This type would be used to secure the mechanism compartment and would be keyed alike within a region. Coin box would be secured by a six lever barrel key lock, all keyed differently.

[GWiens2001]

Looks to be a Sargent & Greenleaf 4113 safe deposit lock, IIRC. But it would have more than three levers. Seven, I think.

Gordon