Iraq Prison lock

[TOWCH]

http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/interactive/world/0603/gallery.abu.ghraib/images/5.solitary.gi.jpg

I just found this on cnn. I can't zoom in but it looks like an Abus to me. I can't find one on their site with that type of shielded shackle though so maybe not. Any guesses?

[CPLP]

Looks like on of those indestructive ones from the army.

[Varjeal]

Looks like an Abus photoshoped.

[Chucklz]

Could it be a W lock? Isn't that the new medium security lock for the DoD?

[TOWCH]

http://www.sglocks.com/prod_padlocks_833.php

http://www.abus.de/us/main.asp?ScreenLa ... 3318114960

http://www.abus.de/us/main.asp?ScreenLa ... 3318237317

There's some possibles, I don't think the S&G is a match. I can't find a picture of a W lock.

[Chucklz]

Ive enlarged the lock a bit and attempted to sharpen it up. This is the best I could come up with.

[TOWCH]

Back to the drawing board.

[n2oah]

It's not a W-Lok, since they have rectangular bodies and nothing protecting the shackle.

[mmilitiar]

its gonna be bullet resistent since they wouldnt want to a giant escape type dealy?

[Aqua]

Most padlocks are bullet-resistant... There used to be a video somewhere around the forum with someone testing padlocks for their bullet resistance. I've seen it a few months ago, so my memory is a bit hazy. I'm not entirelly sure, but i think that it were Master padlocks that were tested for bullet-resistance. Most hand-guns didn't leave a scratch; some did bend the plate a bit; most rifles made the lock unusable, but still it remained closed. It was only a shotgun that broke the padlock open.
So i believe it's safe to assume that the lock on that picture is in fact bulletproof.

Mabey someone has more detailed information as to the author of that film i'm writing about, the weapons used and if it really was a standard Master padlock.

[n2oah]

Most padlocks are bullet-resistant... There used to be a video somewhere around the forum with someone testing padlocks for their bullet resistance. I've seen it a few months ago, so my memory is a bit hazy. I'm not entirelly sure, but i think that it were Master padlocks that were tested for bullet-resistance. Most hand-guns didn't leave a scratch; some did bend the plate a bit; most rifles made the lock unusable, but still it remained closed. It was only a shotgun that broke the padlock open.
So i believe it's safe to assume that the lock on that picture is in fact bulletproof.

The shot placement was inconsistent, ergo, the results are useless.

[pdoke]

here's some pics and a write up of a guy testing some locks if your still interested...

http://www.theboxotruth.com/docs/bot5.htm

[lockedin]

Thanks for the link pdoke. I wish he would have taken a couple of shots from above or directly at the shackle. Yeah, yeah, he clarifies at the end, but I think it would have been easier to shoot off the lock if he had done that. He also might have gotten two each of different kinds of locks (one as the control). With that all said, it is an interesting link. Kind of in the same spirit of the link where those guys test the resistance of different brands of deadbolts and accessories with kicks, hammers, and forklifts. If somebody has that link it would be cool if they could post it.

[Chucklz]

http://www.thenationallocksmith.com/public.asp?2

[SFGOON]

I own one of those.

It is a basic padlock, except that it has a cross shaped key with four bitting edges. I even asked about it in another thread. My sis brought it back from Iraq for me as a souvenier. All in all a decent lock.