Suggestion for Literiture for Newbie

[EuropeanAmerican]

Hi All,
I first ported in another section regarding a question I had about selecting a lock for my business.

But after browsing around and reading other posts, I have become more interested here.

Does anyone have any suggestion of literature on locks, design, history and evolution?

Links or books will do. I am looking for an overview, though in depth, more technical details are ok too.

thanks!

[Squelchtone]

Our very own member greyman, Graham Pulford wrote the authoritative book on the subject.

High Security Mechanical Locks, An Encyclopedic Reference by Graham Pulford
http://www.amazon.com/High-Security-Mec ... 0750684372

I own it, most of the people here own it, great book!

Squelchtone

[EuropeanAmerican]

Impressive! looks good. Thanks for the info and I will probably pick this up!

[pipescope]

Marc Tobias has a great reference book on everything you can want to know on locks, its called "Locks, Safes and Security" a Police Reference Guide I purchased my copy several years ago and it still is used here at the shop often...

Also newbie you will find the book somewhat pricey but you get what you pay for in this industry.

Pipescope

[Bob Jim Bob]

Practical Lock Picking by Deviant Ollam helped me a lot when I first started

[MrAnybody]

Practical Lock Picking by Deviant Ollam helped me a lot when I first started

I'd also recommend this one for starters. And I saw its been revised and reprinted in Oct 2012.

[GWiens2001]

Keys to the Kingdom, also by Deviant Ollam, is also highly recommended. Key based attacks on locks, with good explanations on the types of locks involved.

Gordon

[Jeremym0411]

The illustrated Guide To Lockpicking is very good. You need an indepth knowledge of how a lock works to pick it.

[cz851]

What's a newest update for a books guys? I am kind of 8 years delay here but better later than never

[1d4]

I recently picked up two books on the history of locks and keys: The Lure of the Key, and Locks & Keys Throughout the Ages. Both are photograph-heavy, which is what I was hoping for. Of the two, I like The Lure of the Key much much more. It is basically a museum collection of the most ornate keys throughout history. This is the kind of book you can show to someone who doesn't have any interest in locks and they will still find it fascinating.

[nothumbs]

The Complete Book of Locks and Locksmithing
McGraw Hill

https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Book-Locks-Locksmithing-Seventh/dp/1259834689/ref=asc_df_1259834689/

A good general reference.