One HARD lock to pick.
Probably hasn’t seen a key for 40-50 years. There is no name on it, a mysterious pin on one side that I suspect is a locator pin to hold in a restricted cylinder. On the other side there are file marks where it looks like someone was looking for the pin or slot.
Been working on it for over a year, used every pick, technique that I know and it was getting very close to the grinder when one night I thought I’d try a new shallow hook that I had just made (more like roughed up) for another, smaller lock. Slid the hook in and touched a pin at the back and FUCK ME it turned, smooth as a baby’s bum.
WOW got this. Locked it up and it didn’t turn again for about two months. Maybe the torsion tool is catching. Tried a different one and again about two months later it turned.
I’ve opened it four times (6 to 8 weeks between openings) but feel that each time was just luck.
I’ve sent it on to aeporia to try and I’m glad that it appears to still be putting up a good fight. Glad that it wasn’t just my lack of skill.
When he gets it a couple of times he might send it on to torment someone else.
This photo is to show that it can be done – but not easily.
I couldn’t feel any security pins but the cylinder will turn a couple of degrees before stopping. This doesn’t seem to hamper setting the pins.
Only posting as this “regular” pin tumbler is the hardest one I have ever had. I couldn’t impression it as I doubt if I could get a key blank to fit it.
For every expert there is an equal and opposite expert.