rummaging through old padlocks

by **darksidedsam2** » 22 Jul 2007 14:52

Hi there, i not been on here in ages,, just got back into the old lockpicking.

My grandad passed away about a year ago and i am allowed to have hes tools. I found quite a few tools like a disk grinder, a pair of mini bolt cutters, lots of spanners and screwdrivers, a few hacksaws and then,, wow theres a few padlocks here!

My grandad used to be proper mad about locking hes gate lol.
he had about 3 chains around it and like 4 padlocks. ( shamefully he never knew the hinge tips of the gate wasnt welded or flattened so you could just lift it off the hinge lol)

i found -

a rusty padlock, no name too rusty im not putting my picks in there

a chinese padlock , not that big did it in 3 mins

a tri - circle big one , cant do this one so i use it for my bike chain padlock.

an ingersoll padlock- just jumped on ebay and these are worth quite a bit.
This bugger is weird its got 2 sides of pins.???
how do you even attempt this one not a clue lol

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/INGERSOLL-10-LEVE ... dZViewItem

by **Trip Doctor** » 22 Jul 2007 15:20

a rusty padlock, no name too rusty im not putting my picks in there

a chinese padlock , not that big did it in 3 mins

a tri - circle big one , cant do this one so i use it for my bike chain padlock.

Man this can be slightly manipulated into three naughty jokes. :lol:

by **unbreakable** » 22 Jul 2007 15:37

The tricircle probabley has security pins in it, and the ingersoll padlock doesn't have pins, instead it has levers. This type of lock is more common in the UK and europe, and its quite a good padlock.

Take a peek here for pics of the inside of a lever lock- viewtopic.php?t=15042

by **darksidedsam2** » 22 Jul 2007 16:34

no naughty jokes at my expense please :oops:

looks similar to the old front door locks there used to be in england where i live.

by **darksidedsam2** » 23 Jul 2007 2:27

so these lever locks. do they go back in time?

like i looking around ebay -

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VINTAGE-BRASS-STE ... dZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Decorative-Old-En ... dZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Two-Nice-Old-Engl ... dZViewItem

usa had pin tumbler systems already? ( or could be wafer)
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Old-Bronze-Yale-T ... otohosting

Anyone got an old vintage padlock and tried lockpicking it?

by **JackNco** » 23 Jul 2007 11:41

the Ingersoll is a 10 lever padlock. I cant even open my 6 lever version. hang on to that. they are worth a small fortune new. have a look on there website. well over Â£100 each

by **JackNco** » 23 Jul 2007 11:51

the Ingersoll is a 10 lever padlock. I cant even open my 6 lever version. hang on to that. they are worth a small fortune new. have a look on there website. well over Â£100 each

by **Shrub** » 24 Jul 2007 8:20

Jacknco, pm sent, the ingersols arent that bad,

Sam, the ingersols are a great lock and hard to pick unless you are quite a good picker then with the knowledge and tools you can open them,

Hang on to it for sure, they are nice locks,

by **darksidedsam2** » 25 Jul 2007 3:48

well that can go on the back gate for starters , i live in a thieving environment and someone could nick our bikes and my brothers new moped hes getting.

by **Shrub** » 25 Jul 2007 5:20

I would use it for the chain anchored to the ground for locking your bikes up, bikes are easily lifted over locked gates :wink:

by **darksidedsam2** » 25 Jul 2007 15:04

our bikes ( 3 in all ) are chained to a ladder which is chained to the wall.

Also im a maniac and next door has a light that comes in if something moves behind our houses. id whoop there arse with nunchaku.

by **JackNco** » 25 Jul 2007 16:01

darksidedsam2 wrote:Also im a maniac and next door has a light that comes in if something moves behind our houses. id whoop there arse with nunchaku.

Don't take this personally, its just a general statement that ive been pondering for a while. but I find it very unsettling when people make a statement like that on here knowing that within a few months of heavy practice 90% of doors will be a small obstacle.

As for the bikes, it good to know they are locked up. where abouts are you btw. Ingersoll are pretty rare as it is and ive only herd of a couple outside of the UK. one is a restricted keyway that made it to Australia on a government container apparently. there other is Zeke79's.

John

by **darksidedsam2** » 25 Jul 2007 17:42

the maniac thing refers to when people touch my stuff. I DONT LIKE PEOPLE TOUCHING MY STUFF. Not sure why, it just makes me so maad when people touch my stuff, thats why i dont steal because i know what it feels like.

lockpicking is a hobby to me. And that is it.

by **darksidedsam2** » 25 Jul 2007 17:43

cant edit my post? oh well forums vary.

I live in essex, in england.

by **Shrub** » 26 Jul 2007 6:51

our bikes ( 3 in all ) are chained to a ladder which is chained to the wall.

Is that an aluminum ladder or a wooden one? i only ask as i want to know whether to bring an hacksaw or wood saw, make my point?

Stick essex on your profile then :wink:

Ingersols arent that rare abroard,

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