GLDBND wrote:i didnt think a website for lockpicking is kind of illegal is worried about my steamer being stolen, you gotta be in my shoes on that one

unless your wasting time because you cant open it j/k do you know what type of lock that is a tumbler or something
Its unfortunate that your immediate mental image of a lockpicking website is a bunch of criminals without ethics trading info on how to break into things. Do you think your locksmith is a criminal? Because a lot of locksmiths hang out here talking about picking. We also have police here who like to pick, and then we have people who enjoy puzzles and collecting locks.
The reason tjohn said what he did is because we actually have ethics and scruples and wouldnt want to teach someone how to break in somewhere like a steamer trunk or safe and for instance have a teenager get their hands on his grandpas ww2 colt 45. So please try to see if from where we are standing.
Also please have a little more patience, we dont have a bunch of researchers just standing by to answer questions, people have lives, work, family and drop in the forum once a day or so to see whats new so coming back every 3 to 6 hours hoping someone posted exact instructions to help you open the trunk is unrealistic.
Simply put, there are no quick tricks to opening that, youre not gonna bend a paper clip and jiggle it like in the movies. Theres nothing we can quickly teach you unless you have a few weeks to spare learning impressioning and smoking blank keys. Honestly the best bet is to bring trunk to local locksmith shop, pay $40 bucks and they'll get it open via try out keys, picking, bypass, or impressioning methods.
Good luck
Squelchtone
PS you keep calling it a T17.. in your pic I swear it says 17 T