"Quality" Six Lever Padlock

[Jacob Morgan]

Picked this lock up a little while back and just now brushed the rust off of it. Did not come with a key. Besides being double sided apparently, should it impression like any other lever lock? Any leads on finding a double sided barrel key for this sort of padlock? Looked at the Ilco catalog and they do not seem to carry anything like it. Have some ideas on making a key blank for it, but off the shelf would sure be easier.

[RedE]

Picked this lock up a little while back and just now brushed the rust off of it. Did not come with a key. Besides being double sided apparently, should it impression like any other lever lock? Any leads on finding a double sided barrel key for this sort of padlock? Looked at the Ilco catalog and they do not seem to carry anything like it. Have some ideas on making a key blank for it, but off the shelf would sure be easier.

Silca almost definitely makes the blank that you need for the lock. I would take some measurements of the post, hole diameter, and depth of the hole. Then I would use the Silca 207 catalog to find blanks with matching dimensions.

Blue Dog Keys may be able to help you out too...

[billdeserthills]

I bought the double-sided barrel keys I have from Mark Bates & assoc years ago

[Jacob Morgan]

I bought the double-sided barrel keys I have from Mark Bates & assoc years ago

Thanks for the lead. Looks like MBA carries Borkey. Has one that might work, for $15--ouch.

[peterwn]

Picked this lock up a little while back and just now brushed the rust off of it. Did not come with a key. Besides being double sided apparently, should it impression like any other lever lock? Any leads on finding a double sided barrel key for this sort of padlock? Looked at the Ilco catalog and they do not seem to carry anything like it. Have some ideas on making a key blank for it, but off the shelf would sure be easier.

They are not 'levers' in the true sense but are hooks that engage the shackle. A blank key will push two (or four) of the hooks clear of the shackle leaving the remaining ones holding the shackle so impressioning should be easy. There is often a baffle between the levers so first of all a narrow full depth cut is needed each side of the key to clear the baffle.

[Jacob Morgan]

They are not 'levers' in the true sense but are hooks that engage the shackle. A blank key will push two (or four) of the hooks clear of the shackle leaving the remaining ones holding the shackle so impressioning should be easy. There is often a baffle between the levers so first of all a narrow full depth cut is needed each side of the key to clear the baffle.

Thanks for the info, much appreciated.

Looked up a Silca key blank as RedE suggested, found one that might work, now just need to find a distributer. If it does not cost less than the Borkey's from MBA, as Bill suggested, then might be a matter of brazing together some brass.