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Old, Rare, Interesting And Unusual Locks

PostPosted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 12:59 pm
by awol70
i would like to see peoples rare old ,neat,and unusual locks

Re: old ,rare, interesting,unusual locks

PostPosted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 7:30 pm
by klown
Here's one for ya. I found this while metal detecting (my other hobby) beside a railroad.

Re: old ,rare, interesting,unusual locks

PostPosted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 8:27 pm
by WOT
Best lock core from ~50+ yrs ago

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Re: Old, Rare, Interesting And Unusual Locks

PostPosted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 11:29 am
by Site Admin
WOW, they are awesome, hope you don't mind ray but i moved it into the lockpicking section , nice finds guys

Re: Old, Rare, Interesting And Unusual Locks

PostPosted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 8:18 am
by adamd
Here's some of the keys I was given (along with a few locks including an Abus 85/70 which I haven't managed to pick yet) after clearing out a shed:

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Re: Old, Rare, Interesting And Unusual Locks

PostPosted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 12:11 pm
by Site Admin
some of those look ancient, nice score

Re: Old, Rare, Interesting And Unusual Locks

PostPosted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 11:31 pm
by chieflittlehorse
I was visiting the junkyard at Wilmington, CA to practice my car opening skills when me and a few friends stopped by this lockshop called Alsop! They have a wall full of padlocks, the owner wasn't there so we talked to his wife!

She was saying how her husband collects antique locks and such and she gave me a flier! Here a link to the Westcoast Lock Collectors page:

http://www.wclca.net/index.htm

Re: Old, Rare, Interesting And Unusual Locks

PostPosted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 9:51 am
by Mrlockpicker
chieflittlehorse wrote:I was visiting the junkyard at Wilmington, CA to practice my car opening skills when me and a few friends stopped by this lockshop called Alsop! They have a wall full of padlocks, the owner wasn't there so we talked to his wife!

She was saying how her husband collects antique locks and such and she gave me a flier! Here a link to the Westcoast Lock Collectors page:

http://www.wclca.net/index.htm


Wow, thats really interesting. Thought I'd give a link the the picture gallery
http://www.wclca.net/show_gallery.htm

Re: Old, Rare, Interesting And Unusual Locks

PostPosted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 8:49 am
by chieflittlehorse
Wow, I think their collections make our collection of locks look pretty sad! :(

Re: Old, Rare, Interesting And Unusual Locks

PostPosted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 12:49 pm
by USApicker
here's a lock that i think is pretty interesting. all i know is that it's a schlage.
schlage keyway picture.jpg

Re: Old, Rare, Interesting And Unusual Locks

PostPosted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 11:30 am
by DPSVDV
My Old Corbin Lock...

Re: Old, Rare, Interesting And Unusual Locks

PostPosted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 4:33 pm
by Josh
USApicker wrote:here's a lock that i think is pretty interesting. all i know is that it's a schlage.
schlage keyway picture.jpg

ok well, it looks to be a schlage wafer lock...


"Years ago, Schlage developed a lock that was thought to be un-pickable – the Schlage Wafer. They are no longer sold and installed, but they still show up in older offices and hotel/motel complexes. Although they can’t be picked with conventional tools, they are a snap to open with the Schlage Wafer picks. Highly recommended if your business takes you into older buildings."
http://southord.com/catalog.asp?cat=tubular

Re: Old, Rare, Interesting And Unusual Locks

PostPosted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 2:50 pm
by awol70
here is an interesting, 16-pin/ dimple tubular type crosslock?
i think this lock is very cool. it is solid brass...
not sure on the terminology here, but there appear to be 4 rows of diagonally opposed pinstacks.
i do not have the key, but judging by shape of the keyway, this appears to be a tubular dimple lock.
anyone have any ideas on how to tension this sucker?

Re: Old, Rare, Interesting And Unusual Locks

PostPosted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 2:58 pm
by Wozzlock
Holy hell, never seen anything like that before? :shock:

Re: Old, Rare, Interesting And Unusual Locks

PostPosted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 1:29 pm
by Kai
Never seen anything like it. Any luck getting it open?