I live in Germany and I can tell you that that lock is ether made for kids, a super cheap lock or from old East Germany. The quality of locks here is VERY high, even for super old ones. Those rivets are very poor quality.
You know one of the things that I respect the most about you Bill is the way you take on unusual locks regardless of whether or not you've ever encountered them before. You just dive in and figure it out, and I think that is pretty damn awesome. You often joke around about being educated in public school and play yourself off in a very humble way, but I think the reality is you have a really good head on your shoulders. A lot of people get easily discouraged by the unknown, but you don't. Sure, this lock ended up opening pretty easily once you constructed a tool for it, but you didn't know exactly what was inside it going in. You examined it, experimented with it, and found the solution. Just saying, credit where credit is due, you're a pretty damn sharp guy. Thanks for another interesting video. I hope you keep this channel going for a very, very long time.
A lever lock disguised as a tubular lock that looks like a lever lock. That's the security right there. Love the thought pattern to work your way through this lock. Thanks for the video Bill : )
Wow, I was surprised. I bet you were just as surprised. There was that shocking moment after it opened. You covered it up very well, just like you expected it all along. Very funny Bill. Thanks for sharing.
This is not a normal lever lock, this is a simple warded lock (technically, I guess warded locks are "one-lever" lever locks). Warded padlocks are still preferred in some applications because there are no internal moving parts to freeze or corrode in, eg, submerged or foul-weather outdoor use. But their picking resistance sucks. The only "lever" is the shackle release so If you can tension them, they open. I have to say that's still the simplest warded lock I've seen that isn't clearly a toy. Most at least have a more difficult path to the shackle release.
great and interesting video. Logic, engineering and craftmanship, take all three and you open the lock. In any case, that's all I have for you today... Oop, that's the "other guy"... lol
I wonder if this is a one key fits all, or if they varied the warding. Looks like something that would have been included with a cabinet, hope chest or some other home item. Cool tool fab👍
To be fair, if there was a lock with this mechanism made from far sturdier material, it wouldn't be a bad lock. No one picking your lock will be able to machine a conveniently sized tube of metal to bypass the lock.
Genius sometimes lies in the simplicity of things. If you can not see how complex something is internally built and how to get it done, you've already achieved a lot. (Ok, the padlock would probably have decayed into its parts after 2 hammer blows, but .. does not matter.) ;-)
It’s very common to see „Made in Germany“ even in products for the German market... This article shows the origins of this: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Made_in_Germany
Given that "Made in Germany" is a label that dates back to the 1880s and "Made in West Germany" is a label made popular in the 1970s that's a pretty daring statement ;)
Yeah, I'm going to say that it was probably made before WWII. Germany's economy was a mess after WWI, and their manufacturing quality was really bad for a while.
Lever locks are fine. You're thinking of warded locks, I think. Those can be opened with skeleton keys. And that's basically what this is- a tubular warded lock. Well made lever locks are nothing to sneeze at.
@@puckcat22679 maybe so. Then how come when there is a video that comes out with lever locks ,then why is it so easy to get in not even if you're a experienced lock picker. And yes the warded locks are easy
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"And I'll use the tool that Bosnian..oh, wait...that's me!"
We learn not only how to open locks, but also, when required, how to fabricate the tools to do so. Wonderful to watch...
You see "made in Germany" and then it was so unsatisfactory to see it could be opened that easily, wow😂
I live in Germany and I can tell you that that lock is ether made for kids, a super cheap lock or from old East Germany. The quality of locks here is VERY high, even for super old ones. Those rivets are very poor quality.
Yeah, i like the easyness, too. Just two hours lathe work. To open an 60 year old lock. Easy
You know one of the things that I respect the most about you Bill is the way you take on unusual locks regardless of whether or not you've ever encountered them before. You just dive in and figure it out, and I think that is pretty damn awesome. You often joke around about being educated in public school and play yourself off in a very humble way, but I think the reality is you have a really good head on your shoulders. A lot of people get easily discouraged by the unknown, but you don't. Sure, this lock ended up opening pretty easily once you constructed a tool for it, but you didn't know exactly what was inside it going in. You examined it, experimented with it, and found the solution. Just saying, credit where credit is due, you're a pretty damn sharp guy. Thanks for another interesting video. I hope you keep this channel going for a very, very long time.
Check for tension and boom! Its open. 🤣 that's why i enjoy watching you Bill, you lock logic is so well tuned, you get there before we know it. 😊👍
Well at least you now have a key for the lock Bill, I'd resell it on Ebay :)
Very nice. Always cool to watch you figure these things out as you go.
Great video and totally cool way to improvise a key. As always your ingenuity amazes me as well as entertains!
Your piece of tubing is worth more than that lock -- well interesting "Hysterical" (Historical) lock anyway.
Merry Christmas Bill, and thanks for another year of awesome videos!
A lever lock disguised as a tubular lock that looks like a lever lock. That's the security right there. Love the thought pattern to work your way through this lock. Thanks for the video Bill : )
A tubular C lock, that's weird , my first to see for sure. Very nicely done Bill.
Bill always makes it look so easy.
Great lock bill always love seeing odd locks on the channel 👍
Half a heartbeat from over thinking it, and it opens. Nice job, sir.
Very cool lock great show Bill
Cool vintage lock 👍
Wow, I was surprised. I bet you were just as surprised. There was that shocking moment after it opened. You covered it up very well, just like you expected it all along. Very funny Bill. Thanks for sharing.
Great work, Bill !
☄☄Crazy clever. Very well done!
You're getting better all the time Bill.
This is not a normal lever lock, this is a simple warded lock (technically, I guess warded locks are "one-lever" lever locks). Warded padlocks are still preferred in some applications because there are no internal moving parts to freeze or corrode in, eg, submerged or foul-weather outdoor use. But their picking resistance sucks. The only "lever" is the shackle release so If you can tension them, they open. I have to say that's still the simplest warded lock I've seen that isn't clearly a toy. Most at least have a more difficult path to the shackle release.
Well thought out, good job you tried it prior to further machining 👍😁
you keep amazing me at your abilities...excellent reasoning of course with years of experience.
great and interesting video. Logic, engineering and craftmanship, take all three and you open the lock. In any case, that's all I have for you today... Oop, that's the "other guy"... lol
Bill is the man no lock stands a chance
Just shows how a little knowledge and lateral thinking can go a long way.. Nicely done sir ;-)
Your just as good at engineering things as you are at picking
You have the patience of a saint, I'd of broke out the BFG. Lol
SO could you just have gone in there with a pick and, well... would you call it bypass the lock if there is nothing to bypass?
That's a neat old lock.
BB: *holds up my favorite pick profile*
Me: Hey! I just loved that pick to death yesterday!
BB: *tosses it aside and fashions key*
Me: Oh...
I wonder if this is a one key fits all, or if they varied the warding. Looks like something that would have been included with a cabinet, hope chest or some other home item. Cool tool fab👍
Way to go Bill...
Interesting lock
Im curious what process you used to cut the transverse slot in the tube.
I used a milling machine with a 1/8” end mill. You can also do it with a dremel tho.
Cool lock
So cool
To be fair, if there was a lock with this mechanism made from far sturdier material, it wouldn't be a bad lock. No one picking your lock will be able to machine a conveniently sized tube of metal to bypass the lock.
Genius sometimes lies in the simplicity of things. If you can not see how complex something is internally built and how to get it done, you've already achieved a lot. (Ok, the padlock would probably have decayed into its parts after 2 hammer blows, but .. does not matter.) ;-)
Love it
Well looks like now you have a key for it
Is this the first one lever lock on the channel?
if you have a keyhole camera you would be able to C the solution
I like the new intro :)
From the [low] value of the construction, I suspected that your tensioner would turn out to open the lock.
I know, I know, I'm awesomely prescient.
In the time these locks came out the machinery needed to make such a key was not available. Safety by complicity.
Wow🤗👏
What do you want for that padlock and that homemade key.
I'm shocked that it was so easy to get into! They could have made that a real jackass to open without the right key.
Dude, he had to basically carve out the key himself to open it. If that is what you call "easy", then yeah ok buddy.
@@faselfasel2864 Sure looks wicked simple to me.
Security through obscurity lol
Clever.
Yeah, that is definitely not the prettiest tensioner I’ve ever seen.
But hey, it works!
Tubular warded lock
While tensioning the lock it became scared and opened
More of a safety hasp than a lock, eh?!
LEARNING - Would One Really 'complain' while dong so? Once i get something open, I'll tell you what I think. lol
Made in germany?
Maybe it was an old Yale factory in Germany. Lol
In English from Germany.
Interesting.🤔
I assume it was made for the US or UK market. Kind of like everything that says made in china , now a days?
It’s very common to see „Made in Germany“ even in products for the German market...
This article shows the origins of this: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Made_in_Germany
@@xmanuw Beat me to it :D
Tubular lever key, weird?. Great job on your key fabrication skills!
Ur voice sounds a little bit rough. Is it just me or am I right. Man flu ? Good Job Bill..💯
More like tubular kinda-lock.
I don't think that the look is that old. It says "made in Germany" and not "made in West Germany"
Given that "Made in Germany" is a label that dates back to the 1880s and "Made in West Germany" is a label made popular in the 1970s that's a pretty daring statement ;)
God like... Why try to open pick it open if you can make a key.......
What a cool lock..... oh wait. It’s trash!
Now just cut to length, slap a bow on it, and call it good.
LOL
It can't be more than 30 years old, otherwise it would've said "Made in West Germany".
Redmar Kerkhof
Well prior to the Cold War there was also „Made in Germany“...
Yeah, I'm going to say that it was probably made before WWII. Germany's economy was a mess after WWI, and their manufacturing quality was really bad for a while.
Right, I didn't think that far in the past. I stand corrected.
The crapiest security ever lever locks are just junk.
Lever locks are fine. You're thinking of warded locks, I think. Those can be opened with skeleton keys. And that's basically what this is- a tubular warded lock. Well made lever locks are nothing to sneeze at.
@@puckcat22679 maybe so. Then how come when there is a video that comes out with lever locks ,then why is it so easy to get in not even if you're a experienced lock picker. And yes the warded locks are easy
First view.
Second
LOL