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European hardware -lever locks, profile cylinders specific for European locks. European lock picks and European locks.
 by mh » 3 Sep 2013 13:18
I found some interesting locks on a telecom infrastructure building on the island of Corsica, France:  The door itself has a very simple City Basic Europrofile cylinder lock:  But the 3 telecom companies (SFR, Orange, Bouygues) all want access to it and have placed a key safe each:  Can you identify the locks on them? (Hint: One pin tumbler lock from Germany, one old warded/lever design from France, one electronic lock from the U.S.) Cheers mh "The techs discovered that German locks were particularly difficult" - Robert Wallace, H. Keith Melton w. Henry R. Schlesinger, Spycraft: The secret history of the CIA's spytechs from communism to Al-Qaeda (New York: Dutton, 2008), p. 210
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by zeke79 » 3 Sep 2013 13:29
The top one is a videx I believe. The one on the right I'll let someone else have a stab at it before I post the answer. The bottom left lock has me curious.
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by mh » 3 Sep 2013 13:34
Indeed, a Videx Cyberlock, about 10 years in sea climate, I guess.
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by zeke79 » 3 Sep 2013 13:36
Being an older lock I would have been tempted to give it a tap or two.  For the best book out there on high security locks and their operation, take a look at amazon.com for High-Security Mechanical Locks An Encyclopedic Reference. Written by our very own site member Greyman! A true 5 Star read!!
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by mh » 3 Sep 2013 13:43
Yes I was tempted, but there's that locksport code of ethics...
And I'm also not sure how the people from Corsica react when someone is found messing with their infrastructure...
"The techs discovered that German locks were particularly difficult" - Robert Wallace, H. Keith Melton w. Henry R. Schlesinger, Spycraft: The secret history of the CIA's spytechs from communism to Al-Qaeda (New York: Dutton, 2008), p. 210
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by zeke79 » 3 Sep 2013 13:57
Same here mh. I would not have crossed the line either but that doesnt mean I would not wonder about the lock  . For the best book out there on high security locks and their operation, take a look at amazon.com for High-Security Mechanical Locks An Encyclopedic Reference. Written by our very own site member Greyman! A true 5 Star read!!
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by mh » 3 Sep 2013 14:14
About the bottom left lock, the brand is actually printed on the key safe: DENY FONTAINE. It's a "DENY" lock with a key as shown here: http://www.denyfontaine.com/en/fiche_pr ... roduit=153 Maybe someone from France can tell more about these. I cannot really assess the security level of them. We have looked at one once at a trade fair (they belong to the same group as DOM and were present at their booth) but it doesn't seem to be much more than a lot of wards and one or two levers? Cheers mh "The techs discovered that German locks were particularly difficult" - Robert Wallace, H. Keith Melton w. Henry R. Schlesinger, Spycraft: The secret history of the CIA's spytechs from communism to Al-Qaeda (New York: Dutton, 2008), p. 210
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by ARF-GEF » 3 Sep 2013 14:49
All right I will have a go at the low hangin fruit: the bottom right one is a DOM IX in my opinion. Not sure which version, I don't think it's Saturn or 6SR, maybe HT?
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by pikaboo » 17 Sep 2013 17:23
Deny fontaine locks are very nice ! First you enter your key, you make a turn (for the code) then you go further with the key (in front of you) and then you need to make a second turn to open them. You could find one picking video on youtube. Those locks are used in french jails. They are used also on electrical plants like this one.
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by pikaboo » 17 Sep 2013 17:25
BTW city locks are a lot simplier than other one! lol
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by GWiens2001 » 19 Sep 2013 19:36
pikaboo wrote:Deny fontaine locks are very nice ! First you enter your key, you make a turn (for the code) then you go further with the key (in front of you) and then you need to make a second turn to open them. You could find one picking video on youtube. Those locks are used in french jails. They are used also on electrical plants like this one.
That is pretty interesting, pikaboo. Did not know about the Deny locks, or that they were by Fontaine. Thank you for the information. Now there is yet another lock I want to get.  Gordon Just when you finally think you have learned it all, that is when you learn that you don't know anything yet.
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by mh » 19 Sep 2013 23:15
pikaboo wrote:You could find one picking video on youtube.
Just by searching for "deny fontaine" on YouTube, I haven't found it. Cheers mh "The techs discovered that German locks were particularly difficult" - Robert Wallace, H. Keith Melton w. Henry R. Schlesinger, Spycraft: The secret history of the CIA's spytechs from communism to Al-Qaeda (New York: Dutton, 2008), p. 210
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by pikaboo » 20 Sep 2013 3:33
mh wrote:pikaboo wrote:You could find one picking video on youtube.
Just by searching for "deny fontaine" on YouTube, I haven't found it. Cheers mh
Hi mh here it is : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFC8Vr0MU_4(if you want some more detail I can obtain some more, I met him one time)
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by pikaboo » 20 Sep 2013 3:37
mh wrote:pikaboo wrote:You could find one picking video on youtube.
Just by searching for "deny fontaine" on YouTube, I haven't found it. Cheers mh
Here is another one : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWhR-HgoYHI(same source)
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