My Dad designed this lock over 20 years ago. Nice to see it getting the recognition it deserves. He still works at Walsall Locks, and his innovative mechanisms run right through their product range. If anybody has any questions I'd be happy to direct them.
If this lock can be gutted non-destructively, I'd be very interested to see what makes it tick. Any lock that gives LPL even a modicum of trouble is certainly worthy of having a look at!
There are a number of videos on RU-vid that describe the insides of lever locks, usually with animations showing how they work. I think LPL may have done one or two in the past; I know he has described how they work.
Look for Andy Mac's channel. He's an expert in these and shows the workings. He lost over a 1000 videos recently about these locks so make sure to subscribe to his new channel to support him if you are interested in lever locks and the tools to open them👍
A lever/mortice lock is a whole nother thing compared to normal locks. I have one at home I can take the cover off and even when looking at it it is tricky to pick. Nice change of skills when you feel like you have mastered pin&tumblers, wafers and disc detainers.
Thats mostly because its a lever lock, he is more experienced with pin tumbler and disc detainer locks that and the fact this had deep false gates is why it took him this long
I believe he Usually will practice on a lock before picking it on video. So that he so familiar with it. This one it seems he just practiced on it on video. To show us the process. Good lock.
"...it will take a good bit of physical punishment." "...fairly tricky..." "Recovering from that is very difficult." "It's going to take a few minutes..." This is basically the best lock ever made.
They know it. They even linked to this video from their product page. This lock isn't getting picked by a criminal when it's out in the wild. Any locksmith knows that LPL makes things that are very difficult look easy.
buying locks that actually resist picking, like Medecos, Rotalok, ABUS, Bowley, is probably the way to look at this. We are comparing cores that were cheaply made to ones that have features like pin in pin, rotating pins, well made discs. LPL does both, but he has been sharing a lot of the "locks to avoid" because you can shim / bypass / rake open which is as good as a master key (but everyone has access to the master key in that case).
@@dragade101 Abus has plenty of locks that can be picked fairly easily as well. Like any lock company, they too produce locks from budget to extra security. The only thing that really sets them apart from the awful locks featured here is that you can usually tell from the packaging which one you're buying.
"takes a few minutes" .. on a 4 minute video with one minute intro, served with specialized hand-made tools anyways would lock my browser history with this lock 10/10
There are at least three British firms who manufacture this style of padlock, two others being ERA and Union (formerly branded Chubb). Lighter duty two or four lever padlocks also used to be common. An interesting version is the 'RADAR' padlock which can be unlocked by disabled people (or their minders) to bypass stiles, flip-flop gates etc.
Many thanks for the review LPL, it's much appreciated! This lock's lever mechanism was developed in 1999 and launched onto the market in 2000, with sales made only so far in the UK. However we're keen here at Walsall Locks to see this lock being distributed and sold in the USA and beyond, so please buy away! The lock is available from nichelocks.com or itsmadehere.co.uk and available ex-stock. Many thanks for all your positivity and comments. Regards......………...
Best ad possible right here. Seeing LPL going at it with a specialized toolset whose manufacturer is out of business, and having to start over because the anti-picking features tripped him up (even knowing he intentionally fell into them the first time to learn where they were) - if I need a lock, I know what I want.
Cannot be picked in practice when on a gate open to public view. It is called an 'insurance' padlock since insurance companies insist on it for various purposes (along with a decent hasp). I do not know what the 'specification' is, but there is a British Standard for thief resistant door locks governing both strength and resistance to manipulation. The padlock would comply with significant parts of the standard. The lock needs to have at least five levers with false notches (or other 'device') have at least 1000 differs and reasonably resist picking etc. Although 1000 differs seems small, the lock must be capable of 10000 operations and then unable to be opened by keys with one higher and one lower cut compared with the proper key. In UK the LPL could probably earn more money assessing locks and padlocks for insurance purposes than from practicing law. One disadvantage with this style of padlock is the key must be turned to lock the padlock. It cannot be 'clicked' shut. Hence it cannot be shimmed. The padlock would normally be locked on the chain or staple even when the gate or door is open so the padlock cannot be nicked.
Wasn't the tool made by a locksmith in the UK? It was mentioned in a video long ago. Does anyone remember this name or website? Special tool for lever locks. Thanks. Something like Chris Sparrows??
I'm local to this company, and I'm very proud. We have a strong history of lock making in the Black Country so great to see the tradition continuing with quality locks. 👍
If nothing else, viewers from the UK can take comfort in knowing that they do not have to worry about the king arguing with trees in the park. This is a cool lock. It is awesome that the UK is keeping lever locks alive.
"if you have a few minutes" which means in the security world the lock did its job. Good security is not about and never has been about prevention of access, But its about discouraging unauthorized access. If someone has to take a few minutes to pick this they are likely to be seen, Or use destruction based methods that draw attention. Only takes one set of eyes to become a 911 call* *Disclaimer, In the land this lock comes from I believe the number is 999 instead of 911.
Dang, that's a tough lock. It requires a special tool and made LPL reset due to false gates. I think we found an excellent padlock that people should feel comfortable using.
I love your videos and it was kind of you to have given a shout out to us in the UK, so thank you. I hope that you had a great independence day. I'm new to lock picking so find your videos very helpful. I was pleasantly surprised by this video as Walsall is my home town where this lock was produced. Look forward to seeing more of your videos. Keep well and stay safe.
You guys cliché comments on here is destroying an honest discussion, his channel lately has been crammed with upvoted boozy fanboy comments. Will you open reddit and start a thread and shush!
This is nothing but AMAZING!!! .. 90% maybe 95% of profesinal Locksmiths would not even attempt picking a lever lock with deep false gates ... Bravo LPL ... :)
this long with specialized tool, now imagine facing this without knowing and common tools XD and the thief rushing to opening while scared to get caught and most likely in the dark lol
We are going to need a "PART 2" torture test on this one! -Bring back the RAMSET! -Shoot it at the gun rage. -Get American on this bit of Brit hardware!
It's fun knowing more about your city you live in for about 5 years that they make locks, and to that quite secure? checked by someone in american, also watched on youtube. Very nice.
I am reminded about an old computer series Hero's Quest / Quest for Glory from the former Sierra On-Line company where you play as a Thief and lock picking was one of its unique skill class. I am especially reminded where you initiate the lock pick action and sometimes it takes a few efforts because the lock pick could break. Heck you can even practice lock picking on your own character to clear your nose and the character could die because of hemorrhage! You mention that it could take several attempts and time to learn each lock's characteristics, I was beginning to feel that all locks had the exact same mechanism until today's lock.
I’d love to learn a bit more about locks like this with false gates requiring a reset. It looks like this lock can’t be disassembled without destructive means tho
@@ClarinoI The cannon theory is unfounded. The origin of Humpty Dumpty is considered to be a riddle to find out what Humpty Dumpty is, to which the answer is "egg." The "all the king's horses and all the king's men" line is an adaptation of the original line "four score men and four score more." The addition of "horses" to the line is what serves as the basis for Humpty Dumpty possibly being a large object, such as a cannon
@@maxxcastillo9347 -- What else would sit on a wall, break in a fall, and be significant enough to be made into a song? The sole artillery defense of a provence would do all that.
then again, when i see videos on food and how much pizzas appear to cost in the USA these days, that seems to convert to euros pretty badly aswell, sometimes even on the same franchises
Happy Treason Day (sorry I'm a day late). Also, good job English lock. I'm not sure I've seen many locks give you that much trouble. It must be very good.
LPL strides onto the battlefield. Rebel colonist lock screams in fear and pops open, proper British lock holds the line and takes an unheard of nearly 4 minutes and a special tool. ;) Happy 4th to all our American cousins!
Wow!! Two minutes, twenty-five seconds! As the usual locks that dread this man take no more than about 30 seconds, this was a challenging lock, indeed!!
i'm starting to see those specialized lockpick tool popping out in my regional online store, maybe i should try lockpicking as a hobby, since the access to the tools start to get easier here.
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