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So I was digging around for a few things to send to Gordon when I took a closer look at this. A keymark SFIC. It would appear the pins are almost touching the warding. And the fact it is a SFIC makes it even harder. I have the keys for it thankfully

Hey Xeo, wanna have a go?

Reminds me a little of the keyway they have reserved for the training locks they use in the factory certification classes. It also has a couple nasty little turns in the keyway right below the tips of the pins.

Haha. Believe it or not I actually have one of those!

Mine is a little different but equally as annoying.

Sweet! Think that would be in the naughty bucket for a while, were it not for the keys. Beautiful, wicked keyway.

Gordon

Very nice, glad you have keys lol.

Question what class are you talking about MBI?

Just the classes they periodically hold so locksmiths can get factory certified to work on their locks.

Most of the time they're one day classes, and as long as you know your locksmithing basics they're not difficult to pass the test at the end and get certified.
There is a class for Medeco that covers original, Biaxial, m3 and BiLevel.
Another class for Keymark, which mostly focuses on the SFIC side of them.
Assa has one for all their high security locks in one class.
Mul-t-lock has a one day class.

Most of the time you end up with some basic swag like a few locks that you worked on in class, basic tools to service the locks and a service manual.
Some of the time you get a factory branded pinning mat.
With the best classes you get to keep the pin kit you use in the class, like in the ASSA and Mul-t-lock classes, which makes them well worth the class fee, about 5x over.

Usually they're held in conjunction with trade shows, in the two or three days prior to the show itself, sometimes hosted by ALOA or hosted alongside the annual shows held by the various wholesale distributors of locksmith supplies.

Wow, that is quite a keyway.

Looks like something I can test pick yield with :p