Corbin Padlocks

[Sockeye89]

I've a small Corbin Padlock I can pick open, but I'm wanting to know how to get the cylinder out....just cuz.
There's NO number or squat on it...gold painted aluminum, concave body (incurvature), verticaly ribbed on the end's. 4 pin's..maybe 5.

I'm not seeing a screw down inside either. There's a shiny ring or part of a ring I can see and this act's spring loaded. I can only get a pick to move it towards the center...just ever so slightly. Cain't figure this guy out. Nothen special...just want to take it apart.

Anyone care to comment?
Thanks in advance.

Charlie

[raimundo]

I haven't seen one of those around in a while, the concave surface of the lock was what clued me to what you have,

Its a corbin wafertumbler lock, probably 5 pins, look at the keyway, its not cut through the plug, the keyhole is completely surrounded by the plug, this lock is made of some kind of diecast zinc metal. Sometimes it can be surprisingly difficult to pick, I think the wafers may have notches on them to hang up on the binding forces.

that said, with the right tension, it will be easily picked, but about taking it apart, I think its press fit assembled, meaning that any attempt at dissasembly will result in destruction.

Once very common and cheap, these locks haven't been seen for decades where I am, did you buy it new? I didn't think they still made them.

[raimundo]

I haven't seen one of those around in a while, the concave surface of the lock was what clued me to what you have,

Its a corbin wafertumbler lock, probably 5 pins, look at the keyway, its not cut through the plug, the keyhole is completely surrounded by the plug, this lock is made of some kind of diecast zinc metal. Sometimes it can be surprisingly difficult to pick, I think the wafers may have notches on them to hang up on the binding forces.

that said, with the right tension, it will be easily picked, but about taking it apart, I think its press fit assembled, meaning that any attempt at dissasembly will result in destruction.

Once very common and cheap, these locks haven't been seen for decades where I am, did you buy it new? I didn't think they still made them.

[Sockeye89]

No-no I didn't buy this new. Ha! It was something kicking around on a ring of key's and other padlock's without key's I've collected and have been using to practice with. Your right-it does have wafer's-didn't put my light on it before I posted.
It was pretty easy to pick. Maybe I'll use it to 'Read'.

Thanks for come back raimundo.
Charlie