old file cabinet lock

[zerg49]

I am helping my grandparents move and we were going to get some papers out of a file cabinet only to discover it was locked, so I set to work trying to pick it, only to be puzzled by its construction, the pins are about 1.5 in. inside the lock and they are extremely hard to feel, if anyone has come across one of these before please help me out here, I will post a close up of the lock, if I need to have my grandparents pose for a picture next to it to dispell any suspicions then I will be happy to.



http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r50/zerg49/lock1.jpg

[JackNco]

very..... red.

well i guess it depends on how experience you are. if the cabinets still in use u might be better getting a locksmith in. im not sure how much info i should give out on a low post count but F Cabinet locks usually arnt that complicated. any more details on the lock? Pin count and brand?

[zerg49]

I got it open with the key (we found it) turned out to be a 3-4 pin yale ( fairly old I think) I dont ussually see locks that nice on cabinets (ussually something pitiful like a 1 disc wafer lock)

Thanks for your help

[JackNco]

lol ya thats why was a bit worried, more people can open a file cabinet