Homage to a Pollux
Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2013 9:38 am
While this is not an old lock, it may be unusual to some folk, but saying that, I just wanna share this with you guys as I'm a real fan of French locks.
I acquired a gorgeous Pollux cylinder a few days back, and I decided to have a play and gut this beautiful little puppy.
Some French locks just get me all gooey with admiration, and personally ... yes I can stand with my hand on my heart and say, "Hello, I'm MrAnybody, and I'm a brass addict".
Tip: Press 'CTRL' and click the images for a nice juicy full view of an image.
After removing the latch housing I had 2 cylinders:
To gut, the retaining screw needs to be removed:
Key pins on the bottom. All with different bittings:
Beautifully made indents for the springs:
Here's the keys pins in place with key inserted to show the shearline clear:
Ready to reassemble:
Inserting the plug assembly through the rear of the housing:
Enjoy, Enjoy ..
I acquired a gorgeous Pollux cylinder a few days back, and I decided to have a play and gut this beautiful little puppy.
Some French locks just get me all gooey with admiration, and personally ... yes I can stand with my hand on my heart and say, "Hello, I'm MrAnybody, and I'm a brass addict".
Tip: Press 'CTRL' and click the images for a nice juicy full view of an image.
After removing the latch housing I had 2 cylinders:
To gut, the retaining screw needs to be removed:
Key pins on the bottom. All with different bittings:
Beautifully made indents for the springs:
Here's the keys pins in place with key inserted to show the shearline clear:
Ready to reassemble:
Inserting the plug assembly through the rear of the housing:
Enjoy, Enjoy ..