My dad brought me home one of these when I was a little kid when he was overseas on a business trip. I was interested in locks as a little kid---when I was about 5 I disassembled the front door lock while the rest of the family was watching the Super Bowl.
Great to see you smashing through these old English locks 🔒 Not really that difficult when you have the right tools & knowledge😀 You made short work of that thanks for the shout out 👍 have a good day😀👏🇬🇧
+Matthew Hall - Let's see if anyone in the U.S. got that topical reference, the odds seem fairly low. Most here would think it's some game high school girls play.
David Null I'm in the US but was born with a very English name. The Copa del Mundo is reasonably popular in all of the states with a lot of Spanish speakers such as California here. That said it's hard for me to predict the percentage of LPL fans who might get it indeed.
Squire 440’s are not to be underestimated. Try tensioning one with standard tension, you’ll get nothing to bind. Putting enough tension to overcome the heavy lever springs, will bend most upstands unless they are at the very limit of what will fit in the keyway. Some will be fluked open, but compared to a Chubb or similar BS mortice lock, the tension is insane. You literally can’t make a 2in1 because the dimensions are too small to allow for a 3mm or bigger tension rod. A 2mm is incapable of the torsional strength to bind the levers. Rear tensioning is the only way to overcome this issue, unless you get a sloppy one, that allows you to slip in a strong flat tensioner via the shackle hole on the left ear. Literally making a decoder for this as we speak😛😛🤣🤣🤣♥️♥️♥️
I have one of these original Squire locks that so old it's entirely brass, no steel whatsoever. It's something I inherited from my dad and I've used it on my toolbox at work, not so much for serious security as just to stop someone "borrowing" a spanner of mine instead of going to their own box for theirs.
Lever tumbler locks are just so dang cool and the instruments used to pick them look damn near medieval even though these locks were conceived in the late 18th century.
No surprises there, I used these and the 660 series as gates on a Country Park in the UK for years, I still have a set of the PES coded keys which I kept in the knowledge that none of the gates on the local council's land (my employer) presented me with an unpassable barrier. You're right about them being an iconic British lock but I think that's just based around appearance as they're almost decorative in their security ability! As you've proved, they're an easy pick but they're also tremendously easy to strike with any small stone lying around in the undergrowth and fall open as if they're eager to please you!
38yo Scottish guy here. I haven't seen one of those since I was a wee boy. Probably the first padlock I ever saw, was on my dad's mates garage door rusted tf, but that's Scottish weather for ya
I was telling my friend about your channel, and he had a genius video idea that I was laughing my ass off to. He wanted you to make a video where you pick a chastity belt.
A very cool english padlock :). I have the little 220 and they are fun to pick, even with simpler tools :). Awesome that you also showed other models, I did not know that Silverline and Master make them too :). 😃👍👋🦊
My parents have a lever lock on the front door and I always wondered what it would take to get it open, apparently not much. Would be very interested to see one of these disassembled in a coming video.
It is quite common in the UK to find 5 or 6 lever locks on front doors and the like. Most have curtained keyways to restrict access to the levers just a little bit. Insurance companies like them for some reason.
Surprised to see old school locks are still being made and sold, although when you take into account of just how bad contemporary locks are today the old ones might be a step up from the modern ones. It’s quite ironic.
Expected nothing less than that :D fantastic work! Would you do an extra in the next video (or a video on its own) with measures of the tension tool :) I would like to try and make it on my own.
@bryan latimer-davies that is true but i think ive seen a device where the "pick" has a ring around the tension wrench so it can slide in and out and rotate , a bit like a disc detainer pick , maybe locknoob has such a thing , he does a fair few lever locks :-)
I had the largest lock like this on my garage to keep my tiger safe . When I went to feed him the lock had been picked. Never mind I thought at least I won't have to feed my tiger as he had already eaten .
How feasible is it to impression lever locks? I have an old lock box that I stashed some stuff in about 45 years ago and I have lost the key. I'd like to get it open but I'd really like to have a replacement key. I'm reluctant to take it to a locksmith because, as I recall, some of the stuff I stashed in there as a teenager is a bit embarrassing.
Hi lpl I think it’s possible to tension these at the side of the shackle with a small Allen key or similar, leaving the keyway clear for picking. Do you think there is any advantage to this or are they easy locks either way
Just found one of these in someones collection of miscellaneous* old padlocks. No key and no lever picking tools which is a shame as it’s a nice old lock.
I hate this hobby and I hate your channel. You have gotten me interested in so many different locks and how they work that I’m starting to get a bucket full locks. And now I want to add one more lock to the collection. But thanks actually, it’s been great watching and finding out that locks are a lot more interesting than just keeping something locked up.
I have a Chubb 10 lever safe lock that might give some trouble even to Harry... only problem is that it's still inside the safe door, which weighs (I kid you not) about a ton.
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My dad brought me home one of these when I was a little kid when he was overseas on a business trip. I was interested in locks as a little kid---when I was about 5 I disassembled the front door lock while the rest of the family was watching the Super Bowl.
Great to see you smashing through these old English locks 🔒 Not really that difficult when you have the right tools & knowledge😀
You made short work of that thanks for the shout out 👍 have a good day😀👏🇬🇧
UK Lockpickers LPL must be Croatian the way he beat these English locks!
+Matthew Hall - Let's see if anyone in the U.S. got that topical reference, the odds seem fairly low. Most here would think it's some game high school girls play.
David Null I'm in the US but was born with a very English name. The Copa del Mundo is reasonably popular in all of the states with a lot of Spanish speakers such as California here. That said it's hard for me to predict the percentage of LPL fans who might get it indeed.
Squire 440’s are not to be underestimated. Try tensioning one with standard tension, you’ll get nothing to bind. Putting enough tension to overcome the heavy lever springs, will bend most upstands unless they are at the very limit of what will fit in the keyway. Some will be fluked open, but compared to a Chubb or similar BS mortice lock, the tension is insane. You literally can’t make a 2in1 because the dimensions are too small to allow for a 3mm or bigger tension rod. A 2mm is incapable of the torsional strength to bind the levers. Rear tensioning is the only way to overcome this issue, unless you get a sloppy one, that allows you to slip in a strong flat tensioner via the shackle hole on the left ear. Literally making a decoder for this as we speak😛😛🤣🤣🤣♥️♥️♥️
That Master Lock Padlock might be the hardest of the Master Locks to be picked lol
I have one of these original Squire locks that so old it's entirely brass, no steel whatsoever. It's something I inherited from my dad and I've used it on my toolbox at work, not so much for serious security as just to stop someone "borrowing" a spanner of mine instead of going to their own box for theirs.
Lever tumbler locks are just so dang cool and the instruments used to pick them look damn near medieval even though these locks were conceived in the late 18th century.
Gorgeous locks!
No surprises there, I used these and the 660 series as gates on a Country Park in the UK for years, I still have a set of the PES coded keys which I kept in the knowledge that none of the gates on the local council's land (my employer) presented me with an unpassable barrier. You're right about them being an iconic British lock but I think that's just based around appearance as they're almost decorative in their security ability! As you've proved, they're an easy pick but they're also tremendously easy to strike with any small stone lying around in the undergrowth and fall open as if they're eager to please you!
Nice job. Lever locks don't seem nearly as scary now. I'm very tempted to start with this lock. Thanks for your videos.
I love lever locks,such an elegant design I think. Great picking and review brother !
These are used a lot in the industry I work in, mostly as padlocks for gates (wildlife sanctuaries, vehicle access etc.) so this was interesting!
Thanks for getting into lever locks! I have a small collection and am looking forward to the arrival of the picks necessary to attack them.
please more ,Dave from the UK , best of luck with the 590.
38yo Scottish guy here. I haven't seen one of those since I was a wee boy. Probably the first padlock I ever saw, was on my dad's mates garage door rusted tf, but that's Scottish weather for ya
I was telling my friend about your channel, and he had a genius video idea that I was laughing my ass off to. He wanted you to make a video where you pick a chastity belt.
Very nice I now know HOW. Thanks for sharing buddy great video 😎
The skills and tools were rare till you just demonstrated them
Just found your channel, very interesting!
Definitely gonna subscribe!
I live in Britain, and yeah, these are everywhere at every school I’ve been to.
The only place I have seen these used is at schools
@@splosh2070councils use them too mate. At least my local council does.
I trust the master version of this far more than most master pin tumblers.
Nicely picked as always LPL. What a beautiful lock
A very cool english padlock :). I have the little 220 and they are fun to pick, even with simpler tools :). Awesome that you also showed other models, I did not know that Silverline and Master make them too :). 😃👍👋🦊
nice work man!
My parents have a lever lock on the front door and I always wondered what it would take to get it open, apparently not much.
Would be very interested to see one of these disassembled in a coming video.
Andy Adshead check out AndyMac on RUclips, he is the master of lever locks !
Cheers for the suggestion. I will look into it.
It is quite common in the UK to find 5 or 6 lever locks on front doors and the like. Most have curtained keyways to restrict access to the levers just a little bit. Insurance companies like them for some reason.
your video's are so cool nice work
Great vid
Now, those pins are a call for Ramset if I ever saw one.
Surprised to see old school locks are still being made and sold, although when you take into account of just how bad contemporary locks are today the old ones might be a step up from the modern ones. It’s quite ironic.
Expected nothing less than that :D fantastic work!
Would you do an extra in the next video (or a video on its own) with measures of the tension tool :) I would like to try and make it on my own.
These locks were harder to pick many years ago as the old style had a hollow ended key and a pin in the centre of the keyhole like a handcuff
@bryan latimer-davies
you just need a different tension tool with a hollow rod, then it would be just the same to open :-)
YTANDY100 I agree but it gives far less room to manipulate the levers compared to the more open keyhole here
@bryan latimer-davies
that is true but i think ive seen a device where the "pick" has a ring around the tension wrench so it can slide in and out and rotate , a bit like a disc detainer pick , maybe locknoob has such a thing , he does a fair few lever locks :-)
YTANDY100 I have not come across that thanks for the info I shall take a look for that tool
Damn, what a clean pick!
Looks like a big version of the lock imbedded in one of Bosnianbill's picking trays.
I should acquire one of these for LARP... I should also acquire this tool set for same said purpose :D
May you explain more about tension and picking in these locks?
Any chance of machining into a lever lock so we can have a look inside and see how they work?
I had the largest lock like this on my garage to keep my tiger safe . When I went to feed him the lock had been picked. Never mind I thought at least I won't have to feed my tiger as he had already eaten .
How feasible is it to impression lever locks? I have an old lock box that I stashed some stuff in about 45 years ago and I have lost the key. I'd like to get it open but I'd really like to have a replacement key.
I'm reluctant to take it to a locksmith because, as I recall, some of the stuff I stashed in there as a teenager is a bit embarrassing.
First!! Awesome review LPL really like the shininess lol
Old English locks.... that name is amusing
Have you broken any of your lever lock picks or tensioners yet?
Can. You do this when it’s on a hasp and clasp?
Easy done my friend
I have the 220 which is a smaller version of this
Hi lpl I think it’s possible to tension these at the side of the shackle with a small Allen key or similar, leaving the keyway clear for picking. Do you think there is any advantage to this or are they easy locks either way
Andrew Walker like this you mean 😀
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Exactly. Thanks for the link. Nice vid
how close are lever locks to the old skeleton key locks?
I used to pick them when I was a kid
@Aj Clark
they are very different , the "skeleton" key locks just had warding to avoid :-)
can you do curtained lever locks?
Just found one of these in someones collection of miscellaneous* old padlocks. No key and no lever picking tools which is a shame as it’s a nice old lock.
these type of locks are pretty common in India.
Are there any see through training locks of that type?
deboshadow you can make them quite easily - take off the front plate and replace it with perspex.
What exactly is being tensioned?
I hate this hobby and I hate your channel. You have gotten me interested in so many different locks and how they work that I’m starting to get a bucket full locks. And now I want to add one more lock to the collection. But thanks actually, it’s been great watching and finding out that locks are a lot more interesting than just keeping something locked up.
I would be surprised if the Silverline version even had all four levers, I've had only bad experiences with that brand.
stefantrethan they have I’ve cut up / cutaway many silver-line padlocks all had 4 levers
I bet lpl just sits at home waiting for someone to invent a lock he cant pick
🍎™ 📷😷👌
I want to see you struggle and fumble through lever locks. 😕🍺✌
He doesn’t struggle or fumble through ANY lock.
I have a Chubb 10 lever safe lock that might give some trouble even to Harry... only problem is that it's still inside the safe door, which weighs (I kid you not) about a ton.
that was easy!
... master makes lever locks???
idk idk yes....one like this. Far better than the shitty pin tumblers they produce
If I would have been taught to do that I could have saved mosler a lot of money, shame the invested in unskilled fresh graduates!
A little surprised you didn’t pick all of them in a row; could’ve maybe gotten 5 minutes of video then!
ha, this is what the railway use for all their gates, ive got 3 keys, much easier! ebay number 16 BR key