How To Open This Lock

[williamday]

Hi,

So I have rattled my head for a few days. I have a safe with the following key:



So after some searching I realised that it is a 7 pin tubular lock. I then used my friends lock pick.At first it wouldnt fit inside my key.



The lock pick has the pin inside as I posted above. I then broke this pin out and continued to pick the lock. It wouldnt open so I searched online and realised that there are different types of 7 pin tubular locks. The key to mine has a tip at the end of it



I am at a loss here, the 7 pin tubular lock pick works I am sure but it is missing the "tip" that is on the key so something internal on the lock wont turn. I then manually tried to insert a pin into the lock, at the top where the "tip" is. I applied force clockwise and then proceeded to click the pins. A few of them "gave" BUT then 2 we stuck to the point I cant press down. When I take my tension tool out I am able to release all the pins. Is there something I can do? I purchased special metal glue to stick on a small piece of metal similar to the "tip" on the key to my lock pick but it breaks off very easy

[CMS_SAFECRAKR1]

what kind of box is it? looks like gun vault?

[williamday]

Yeh it is a gun vault. I still have not been able to pick it

[Squelchtone]

Yeh it is a gun vault. I still have not been able to pick it

You realize that since you are new and your first post is about a sensitive topic such as a lock to a gun safe/container, that we may not be able to be overly helpful as it is hard to prove over the internet if it is your gunvault box or not and we can't provide exact how to instructions because we don't want someone who reads this later to get into someone else's guns (teen getting into parents guns, etc)

hope you can appreciate our position.

If someone wishes to help you via private messages, then that's their choice, but just a heads up that this thread may be locked, edited, or moved to the Advanced topics area.

If you need it open real bad, I would recommend bringing it to your local locksmith shop, it wont cost too much.

good luck,
Squelchtone

[tobitobsen]

Hi Guys,

this is my first post here so I'll just introduce myself.
My name is Tobi, I'm 30 years old, Engineer and I'm living next to Stuttgart, Germany.

Due to the fact this thread is quite old, I hope that the issue was solved (or maybe better not solved?! ).
I've the same topic to handle right now.

This is "the Problem". Yes it's a cheap and crappy one but I can't still open it....


Long story short.
Replacement keys are inside (yes inside, I'm a real genius) and the electronik Keybord is either broken or the batteries are dead.

I've a southord 7 pin tubular lock pick which looks like the tool in the post above.
The lock looks as well like the post above.

The problem is that I've the feeling the lockpick is not the correct one because the roll pin inside the pick prevents the tool to go in the lock.
Which is the correct tool I would need?
Any other suggestions? Could it work if I remove the rollpin from my tool?

Thanks a bunch!

Greetings from Germany,
Tobias

[GWiens2001]

Hello, tobitobsen. Welcome to LP101!

We do not normally discuss these locks on the public forum since they are frequently used for cheap gun safes and vending machines. I have sent you a tip via PM (Private Message).

Gordon