WEP brand secure 5 lever - rare vintage padlock

[10ringo10]

Having picked this open and finding out later its rare around these parts !

I decided to make a key for this padlock and see what,s inside too in the process .. not much information out there on these old locks

now there is !

pics to follow

[GWiens2001]

ringo - you are cruel, mean and heartless to taunt us with delicious pictures of a nice lock, then tell us the pictures are to come.

Can hardly wait.

Gordon

[Alaphablue]

just mean

[10ringo10]

lol ! it should last another 100 years

I cut a key on a old steel one as this was more fitting for the period ! what year it was first made ?

[escher7]

Nice picking. Lots of levers for a padlock.

[PhoneMan]

no computer geeks have made a joke about "WEP cracking"? (referring to older wifi encryption) Cool lock too!

[Lauren]

These lever tumblers are known as a closed gate design.

[10ringo10]

Thanks lauren any advice on how to proceed in putting the pins or rivets back ?
I was thinking drill the old ones out completely & heat one pin at a time and stamp or press them back in to suit ? any advice would be helpful as I want to make a good job of it ! lol

[escher7]

no computer geeks have made a joke about "WEP cracking"? (referring to older wifi encryption) Cool lock too!

I thought of the WEP comment but it was too obvious.