Identifying a lock

[gloomer]

Hey guys, I'm new to lockpicking and just have a couple questions.

My entire house is full of these locks, so I thought I'd give it a shot.

It's basically a bolt lock. You lock it from the inside by turning the knob and a bolt goes into the wall, so that you can't open it from the outside.

There's a small keyhole from the outside, but no one has any keys.

I'm not sure what you would call this lock. Do you have a page which shows a list of locks, and then identifies them?

Just curious on what I could do to pick these badboys. :p

[cjames73]

it will be easier to id the locks if you post a close up pic.

[Squelchtone]

its 2007, dont you have a digital camera to post a picture for us?

[Squelchtone]

I'm having car trouble, I have a car, it has 4 wheels and an engine, can you tell me the exact part number for my oil filter?

thanks

[Eyes_Only]

What color is the car?

[David_Parker]

Does the lock go 'click' when throw the bolt or does it go 'Hey, be a little more vague'?

-Dave.

[Chucklz]

Guys, I'm as big a fan of snark and the occasional tounge in cheek newb toasting, but remember newbies don't know us, or our joking. We don't mean to scare you away gloomer, its just that your post lacks almost all information someone could use to help you. But, beleive it or not old timers, he has given enough information for us to make a very probable guess to what he has. My bet is for a morticed lock, two or three levers. Check out my bedroom door.



And to pick you would use two wires




The key in the picture is for that style lock, isn't for my bedroom door. Oh, stay the heck out of my bedroom-- all of you.
Unless you are female.

[CompFX]

If not a mortise; I would guess a dead bolt. If the OP lives in the states I would take one more stab in the dark and say it is a Kwikset.

Come to think of it, the only mortise that I can think of with a knob on one side and a keyway on the other is one that would be used in a closet as my house has a mortise in every door and the only one with a knob on the inside of the lock is in the closet.

[Gordon Airporte]

My house was built (poorly) in the 30's iirc and all of the internal doors have mortise lever locks. They're actually only one lever, and it only needs to be lifted above a certain height (not to an exact height) to open, so they're not at all interesting. But yeah, it sounds like Chucklz is right.
Sorry if you feel like you were jumped gloomer.

[Legion303]

I'm having car trouble, I have a car, it has 4 wheels and an engine, can you tell me the exact part number for my oil filter?

thanks

If you use Fram or a Fram clone it will be M-3672.

EDIT: I like Eyes_Only's response better.

-steve

[Charodei]

My house is similar to Gordon's. Most of the doors have a keyway on both sides, though some have a knob on the inside. It might be hard to learn to pick mortise locks on them, given their age and general lack of use.

Since locking the door and being unable to unlock it is possible, I'd advise only working on it with the door ajar.