Monster of a lock from Italy

by **lockedin** » 5 Jul 2006 0:31

Looks like it should be in a high-security cell:
http://cgi.ebay.com/HIGH-SECURITY-LOCK- ... dZViewItem

by **what1sth1s** » 5 Jul 2006 0:53

wow look at the pins... what are you suppose to lock up with it?

by **lockedin** » 5 Jul 2006 0:54

It says it fits any door. But I can think of half a dozen that wouldn't be able to support it. I don't think it has pins as it looks to be a really hardcore lever lock.

by **Kaotik** » 5 Jul 2006 1:01

I would have to say it would be either to a vault or prison cell, being that my family work as guards in a prison it looks awfully familiar...LoL.

From the outside of the cell of course. :lol:

by **Raccoon** » 5 Jul 2006 2:45

With the exuberant shipping cost of $99 local $199 international, this guy is a real scam artist. eBay fee avoidance at its best. One could ship this lock in a flat-rate box for under $20 even if it weighed 50 pounds.

by **workstation** » 5 Jul 2006 7:01

I'm sure there are better double-bitted lever locks out there.

Also, it's never good when a lock that's keyed on both sides has exposed screws. I know many do (probably most), but it _is_ bad design.

by **UWSDWF** » 5 Jul 2006 7:09

looks kinda like this one from thread entitled "interesting locks"

by **workstation** » 5 Jul 2006 8:25

Yeah, most manufacturers of these make both mortise and rim locks.

by **Shrub** » 5 Jul 2006 10:04

Look at the lock strike, a small screw driver would bend that out of shape,

Talk about over selling somthing,

by **n2oah** » 5 Jul 2006 10:54

I have a similar lock, a cisa 57110 that I mounted to my display board. There is a link to it somewhere in the breakdowns thread.

by **greyman** » 5 Jul 2006 13:37

It's nothing special. Hundreds of other Italian, spanish, south american brands just like this one.

by **workstation** » 6 Jul 2006 4:07

Yeah, and Russian/Ukrainian etc.

by **LockNewbie21** » 6 Jul 2006 16:28

EHh its better than a kwickset not for 200$ shipping, I could go to a local lcoksmith supply and buy me somethin really mean for the full price which is what 300? heck if i go to ebay i could buy 15 medeco or mul t lock mortices for my front and back door each

by **toomush2drink** » 11 Jul 2006 17:08

Ive just got back from italy and i saw lots of these types of locks on a lot of places.Most were cisa cylinders but lots of these double bitted lever locks on everything from gates to front doors. Quite a few including some i saw in our hotel have bolts that go vertically as well similar to mul t lock locks. and your not going to bump one of these.

by **lockedin** » 11 Jul 2006 19:07

toomush2drink wrote:Ive just got back from italy and i saw lots of these types of locks on a lot of places.

A lot of places eh? This only further supports my idea (not that this is a surprise to anyone who knows about locks) that locks all over the world, with the exception of Japan, beat common US locks in terms of security. Perhaps the criminals are more sophisticated too. What looks like a jail lock to most Americans is merely commonplace in many countries.

Monster of a lock from Italy

Monster of a lock from Italy

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