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Lock Identification Pictures

Compare your safe or key to these pictures, door locks are at the top, safes and safe keys lower down the page and then a further gallery

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Door lock and key identification examples
 
 

The parts of a lever lock key.

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Blank Key

Erebus Sashlock
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You need handles to work the latch with this lock

This is a Mortice Deadlock
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Just a keyhole visible with this type fitted.






























 
Safe lock and key identification examples

Four pictures below show single bitted keys

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Single Bitted Pin Key

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Single Bitted Pipe Key

Churchill Safes
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CHAPS Key. Please note the bow style.

Sargent and Greenleaf
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S&G 'Key Op' Solid Single Bitted







Assorted other keys

FAS 6880 Lock branded S&G
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Note distinctive grooves in key tip. We can pick these locks

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Stuv, double bitted pipe key










Styles of common safes

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Fire Safe with No Handle

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Cheap Digital Safe

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Antique Safe With Brass Handle

Euro Graded Safe Made By Dudley
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Note the Dudley Logo On Keyhole

Door lock and key identification examples

 
The parts of a cylinder lock key. (Yale type)

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Turned fully against trap pins
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Euro Profile Cylinder

Turned back against trap pins
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Euro cylinder

 
 
Safe lock and key identification examples

Pictures below show double bitted keys.

Cawi - Carl Wittkopp
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Double Bitted Pipe Key, (has a hole in the end)

Lowe and Fletcher 3007
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Double Bitted Pin Key (solid end)

Mauer Bow Styles
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Very Common Mauer Keys

Mauer Tip Styles
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Common Double Bitted Pipe Keys


Detachable Bit Keys

Cawi - Carl Wittkopp
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Detachable Bit Key

Kromer Euronovum
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Detachable Bit Key





Successful Safe Openings

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Milner Safe Picked Open

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4am Emergency Opening

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9 Lever Lock Picked With Wires

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12" Thick Strongroom Door

Tann Safeguard 150. B.R.D.
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Two Locks Picked Open

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Trevor Strikes Again

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Hidden Safe Opened For Police

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Technical Stuff!

Chatwood Milner Duplextra Trophy Shot
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Ten Lever Double Bitted Lock Picked

Another so called 'Locksmith' strikes
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We do proper repairs on Aluminium doors

We found this mess left by a so called 'Locksmith' on a commercial aluminium door. You should not be able to see daylight through there!
The internal closer had failed so they bodged on two blocks of wood to fit an overhead closer. This started to rip the door frame apart and would eventually lead to disaster. The door soon stopped closing again and this time we were called out. The frame was then properly repaired and the correct internal closer installed. The customer has since called us to work on numerous other doors on this site.
 
 
 
 

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Ingersoll OS10

 
 
Just because it has ten levers does not mean we cannot pick it open when executing a warrant.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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13 pin padlock picked

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Multilock Interactive 10 pin

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Alan Morgan Master Locksmiths, Head Office, 48 Hayworth Road, Sandiacre, NG10 5LL