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Postby szhuang » 17 Dec 2005 7:37

Patter lock-Qilun :P
http://www.szhuang.com/article.php?articleid=789
Puzzle lock-1
http://www.szhuang.com/article.php?articleid=788
Pattern padlocks-scorpion
http://www.szhuang.com/article.php?articleid=778

China ancient type of tool to lock is it is it locks with characters making for reed up and locking two big classes to construct to divide roughly. The reed can be divided into a wide locking , Huaqi locking , locking and ornament of instrument of torture and locked 4 kinds to lock to construct among them, mostly the tools to lock of the horizontal type, used in the door , cupboard , case.
Wide locking
Originate in more Shaoxing Guang Xu Year of Qing Dynasty, commonly called as " Shao lock", let " Across opening lock " , " prop up reed lock " too among the people or " the pillow is locked ". Mostly copper, take the form of character cut in bas-relief positively, the terminal surface is the associations of triangle and rectangle.
It was mostly copper to lock former widely in the Ming Dynasty; the terminal surface took the form of long drum; period of Ming and Qing wide to lock more for being copper, terminal surface top triangular in shape, under part present rhomboid. Its material was mostly brass after Qing Dynasty, there are Yunnan copper-nickel alloy and iron too, the terminal surface top is the same as period of Ming and Qing, the under part is square in shape.
Iron wide to lock take over Ming Dynasty in the past wide to lock the design , its end took the form of long drum, kind of three hoops , five hoops , cars are merging etc.. Hoop in cylindrical to lock body add to and engrave the iron hoop with pattern, increase the beautiful and intensity. Plate the nickel or copper facing locking the body surface, in order to show bright and cleanly.
The Huaqi lock
"Hua" refers to some changes, "qi" has meaning expressed. "Huaqi lock" has much nationality traditional custom, spend gold and silver copper iron, etc. refined material generally, Israel is copper the most. Mostly used in cupboard, case , drawer ,etc., the appearance is exquisite, have the tendency to bless.
The ornament locking
Is it locking with metal to decorate, large to make for gold and silver material. Take roller chain bunch fine, is it on neck , have as one wishes , heart , ingot , spend and animal model to hang. Lock surface carved with exquisite birds and flowers pattern, and good fortune, emolument , longevity , like , long life one hundred years old , as one wishes getting lucky words.
The instrument of torture is locked
also called the rights of the person to lock, for the lock iron chain, tool to lock of iron of the wooden cangue.
The instrument of torture is locked
Present the cylinder bodily form of horizontal type, is arranging several runners of the same size in the axis, runner surface etch same characters of figure, round cylinder both ends are two columns standing upright even, pillar link one lock roof beam. The characters on all runners turn into and book the position, and the characters are formed specific word bunch, is it can turn on to lock; it does not need the key to use. It is mostly 3 to 7 that characters makes the figure of the runner locked up, several runners are called several rings (make up ) to lock promptly.

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Postby Omikron » 17 Dec 2005 15:51

Those look like some very amusing locks, although I'm not sure I'd actually use them to lock anything of value.

I remember seeing loads of them on eBay and such, and have even had a passing interest in purchasing one, but I do not think they are worth it for me at the moment.

Has anyone actually played with one of these in person? What is the quality and feel like?
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