My first Sargent Assa Abloy opened.

[Peter Martin]

This mortise cylinder lock opened surprisingly quick. Very light tension got me a slight false set, barely perceptible. A few more second of raking and it just turned open.

It honestly took only a minute, so I might gut this and see if perhaps its stuffed with master pins.

I will try to mount this an SPP it tonight. I think this would be an excellent, high quality training lock.
Pete
Sioux Falls, SD

[GWiens2001]

I find very light tension is the way to go with most Sargent mortise lock cylinders.

Gordon

[billdeserthills]

I had to knock out the retainer screw on a Sargent cylinder today, after someone left the T-Turn upside down on the interior & the key would no longer retract the bolt--very exciting

Yours looks like an S22 keyway, mine was an old S68

[Peter Martin]

Single pin picked this lock. Also not as difficult as I thought. I felt no spool pins and the pin setting could be distinctly felt... which is great feedback in a high quality lock.

[stratmando]

Looks like a homemade Gem

[Peter Martin]

Looks like a homemade Gem

Exactly. Made from a cut-down ILCO Gonzo. Very inexpensive, yet pretty good quality picks to modify.