Iraq Prison lock

[SFGOON]

Okay, just runned off and grabbed it. It is made by England Security, model name looks like "TOPPADLOCK," you can see the branding as a green streak on the left side of the lock in the picture. It has a four sided key about 5mm in width and uses a spring loaded locking dog. Any more questions let me know, I have a digital camera but after 1100 posts have no idea how to host pics on the site, I'll have to look into that real quick.

[illusion]

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.

Crucifrom lock it would seem.

Could range from mildly challenging to very, very difficult depending on how well made it is, and how many pins there are.

[n2oah]

It would seem like a nightmare to pick with improvised tools that are available in a prison

[illusion]

It would seem like a nightmare to pick with improvised tools that are available in a prison

It'd be nasty with the right tools - it'd be another story if you had to get McGuyver on it...

[n2oah]

I guess when it is between death and picking a cruiciform lock with scraps of plastic/metal, the pick-fu instinct definetly prevails.

[SFGOON]

My guess would be the lock is poorly made. On one axis of my key, the bitting is inverse of it's opposite side - I'm thinking it's a wafer lock combined with a double pin tumbler. I haven't tried to pick it yet because getting tension on the thing is too hard - if I had a wishbone tensioner I might be able to pull it off, though I'd have to file the ends down a bit..