[1125] Walsall 2000 Insurance Padlock Picked (5 Lever)

[@Danjor0613]

Can you imagine how long this lock would take a mere mortal?

[@johnweber4504]

Impossible...

[@renchesandsords]

@@johnweber4504 impossibru

[@ehsnils]

A mere mortal would bring out the bolt cutters.

[@Hybris51129]

**Looks at Ramset** Not that long.

[@venge1894]

@@ehsnils Ah, the bolt cutters, my favorite lockpicks.

[@adambetts3271]

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.

[@Egor-qe9jr]

Uh wow, now that's an underrated comment. Your dad should be proud of his design 👍

[@DigitalDiabloUK]

Just thank him for keeping up the local traditions of the area 👍

[@benk7849]

I’m Walsall born and bred and feeling proud of your dad on Black Country day!

[@adambetts3271]

@@benk7849 Don't feel too proud. He's from Nottinghamshire! 😆

[@benk7849]

Adam Betts adopted then! :-)

[@atticstattic]

Me: looks at length of video.....buys stock in Walsall....

[@Intellistan]

Haaha!!

[@robertthompson3447]

I checked the length of video when.... LPL: will take a few min

[@jcc3494]

I live in Walsall and these things are everywhere where there's something good. A garage door gives out before these things

[@johncage3025]

😂😂😂

[@B0MYT]

Well if you look at the company website, it’s privately owned and independent so you can’t invest.

[@DevonPalmer98]

This is most effort I’ve seen by LPL, I’ll take a dozen of these locks

[@chrismechanic2000]

made in the England, makes me proud.

[@13mudit]

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

[@zickykane5206]

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.

[@andregon4366]

@@chrismechanic2000 Apparently English cars do not.

[@_wetmath_]

i want to like but its at 420

[@MrMikado282]

Best ad this company will ever get.

[@Derek-zt6dk]

"...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.

[@khaitomretro]

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.

[@80sDweeb]

Exactly. They can advertise that it's only pickable by two people on the planet.

[@TonyStark-kb7gr]

@@80sDweeb LPL & BB

[@Sami_TLW]

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!

[@electricheartpony]

If it could, he most likely would've.

[@lwilton]

There are a number of videos on KZbin 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.

[@EdocDab]

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👍

[@COBARHORSE1]

@@EdocDab This guy: kzbin.info

[@mushroom4051]

Just hit the rivets with feather,tickle it

[@docholliday7408]

"Tricky little lock" = Just forget about picking it. Bring an angle grinder.

[@Kitchen6419]

Grinding hardened metal is not easy

[@toomanyuserids]

Bring two batteries

[@WeaselLikeMan]

Koustuv Dey just fire artillery at it

[@arfster2]

Just dynamite the door, you ain't getting through this thing.

[@dhawthorne1634]

Tricky to non-Europeans who don't have exposure to lever locks. After about a dozen, they are just as easy if not easier than pinned locks

[@robotdevildong1144]

I've only been here a few months, but this is about the most I've seen him work to pick a lock.

[@johnweber4504]

May I recommend the naughty bucket chronicles?

[@KESTRAL23]

I am heavy weapons guy

[@dragade101]

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).

[@paulelderson934]

@@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.

[@abdulelkhatib2674]

@@KESTRAL23 yeah just use an angle grinder on the hasp or chain

[@Smibeanie]

"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

[@Roman-fw2wt]

Took him longer to pick this than the pre-roll ads, time to invest in walsall

[@tacosnail2463]

nice pfp

[@netking66]

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.

[@Axileoni]

That is an impressive lock. You can't even open it with a butter knife!

[@u.v.s.5583]

I can't believe it was not butter knife.

[@Corrael]

Those are banned in the UK anyways.

[@HeelerHouse]

@@Corrael why? there's no way you can even cut through skin with those

[@HeelerHouse]

@@Corrael so cleevers are allowed, but butter knives aren't?

[@eugh8025]

TheProG4merPlayz they meant locks that can be picked that easily you doink

[@pflh2391]

A 4 minutes video.. IN WHICH HE DOESN'T DESTROY THE LOCK MULTIPLE TIMES Take my money!

[@charlieinsingapore]

Plot twist: says 5 lever on the outside, actually has 6 lever core to completely bamboozle anyone trying to pick it

[@danielsteger8456]

you can feel for levers so it wont do anything

[@DigitalDiabloUK]

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. 👍

[@matthewpeters2062]

I love how a lock that gave him a good run was something with 200+year old tech

[@baggybinny]

I was born in Walsall in the West Midlands. Took me 18 years to get out!

[@sarkybugger5009]

I went there once. It was closed.

[@TIMMEH19991]

Are you local? You'll never leave ;)

[@kevinstanier4196]

I know how that feels Aldridge was the same.

[@E_Rico]

Half the people that replied didnt get the joke

[@zzanatos2001]

Were you locked in with a Walsall 2000 Insurance lock?

[@arkajyotijha906]

Lock company: Oh man, advertising is gonna set us back so much Representative: Lol. Nope. Just make a good lock and send it to LPL

[@midimusicforever]

When most of the video is dedicated to actual picking, you know it's a good lock.

[@hihu7200]

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.

[@bdf2718]

"The tool that somebody else made." It's not the same. :(

[@itsspanner3792]

Bosnianbill is quietly crying in a corner somewhere

[@davidnull5590]

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??

[@bob-ny6kn]

I think he said, "Sideshow Bob"

[@blue00phoenix]

&bob “mad bobs lockpicks”

[@bob-ny6kn]

@@blue00phoenix True, but I was going for giggles. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sideshow_Bob

[@assafcohen3173]

Picked by LPL in about 3 minutes = not pickable to mere humans.

[@netking66]

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.

[@filanfyretracker]

"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.

[@heyjoetofu]

It becomes "manageable" ... not "easy" ... that's practically an accolade coming from LPL!

[@Georgeking23]

Respect on this lock it took LPL way more than average to get it picked. We salute to UK for their craftsmanship

[@lukebennett3428]

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.

[@michaellococowi]

It says something about what I've learned from LPL that I saw "insurance" lock in the title and already knew what that designation meant.

[@13vatra]

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.

[@generalgk]

"I'm going to use this device from Mad Bob's lockpicks" *sad tool that Bosnian Bill and I made noises*

[@4kirb]

Warded vs Disc Detainer, its a physically different design.

[@nikomitk8091]

@@4kirb you must be fun at parties

[@4kirb]

@@nikomitk8091 how did you know?

[@PeterJonesKajuenRyu]

Happy Independence Day. But note that this challenging pick that took him past the 3 minute mark was made in the UK.

[@szbnahl]

As was the tool he used. I'm sure there's a metaphor in there somewhere.

[@MikeBaxterABC]

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 ... :)

[@William_Borgeson]

I love how you learn as you go along, you're very talented and always explain each and every step. Thanks LPL, happy 4th to you as well!

[@GreenPiCat]

I find his thorough transcript of information spiritually reassuring against the feeling of not knowing how the world works

[@MetalMachine131]

Almost a 4 min video? I guess I´ll use this to secure the nuclear launch codes.

[@u.v.s.5583]

One is in a true gate, two is definitely in a true gate...

[@Alpha.Phenix]

@@u.v.s.5583 Three is binding...

[@psirvent8]

@@Alpha.Phenix Kaboom ! ☢️💣

[@ApokDeep]

So this picking requires a special tension tool and some skills... Give me a dozen please!!!

[@muhschaf]

"some" skill...what a nice understatement.

[@12linyAB]

I thought "the pick BosnianBill and I made" was the final boss. Turns out there are locks that require something even more specialized!

[@matthewdavidson8920]

After seeing how long it took LPL to pick this, I think I'll actually buy this lock...

[@jTempVids]

I know right. I'm thinking the same thing.

[@miniwaern]

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!

[@jTempVids]

@@miniwaern You do realize that we weren't joking right. Right after watching the video I went and looked into buying a few of these.

[@dyingearth]

It ain't cheap. $64.53 on Amazon.

[@BRH0208]

This is an incredibly good lock, it took him multiple minutes to open.... the more I watch this channel the more I do not trust any locks

[@anannoyingtoaster3888]

This lock really does have that egg body

[@gamerkiddocody107]

Xue hua piao piao time

[@RealVerxcity]

GamerkiddoCody yes

[@Ucofatoffski]

Don't bodyshame.

[@anannoyingtoaster3888]

@Ucof no

[@cmptar]

*t h i c c* lock

[@elevatorz89]

"They don't make em like they used to".

[@Gazz_R]

It's still made today ;).

[@KESTRAL23]

Gazz R yeah but they don’t make em like they used to

[@Ciborium]

Hey, @Masterlock, this is how you build a padlock.

[@localzuk]

Walsall was my local town as a kid. Funny seeing a lock made there on here 🙂

[@ultragamertr3719]

It shocked me when he didn't said "Thank you" in the end. It always made me smile.

[@twjohnson1203]

"LockPickingLawyer now arriving at gate 3." "LockPickingLawyer departing from gate 5." "LockPickingLawyer at gate..."

[@miguelalonsogarcia2475]

wow

[@ScottMeister]

All together now... "It's an entirely different type of flying!"

[@EnergeticWaves]

@@ScottMeister it's a twister it's a twister

[@jeremywilliams5107]

LPL is the shorthand for Liverpool airport... though I'm probably missing the joke here 🤔

[@MikeBaxterABC]

From Northern Ontario, Canada ... "Canada Day / Dominion Day" was on thr 1st, Today is July Fourth, Independance Day!!!

[@bob-ny6kn]

A beautiful mechanism. Thank you for the informative walk through.

[@fmburchillfan121]

We have a 50 year old Walsall padlock on our gates at work still.

[@axleferret1584]

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!

[@texchu8331]

The thief will look at the high level metal lock. Then, at the wooden door, the flimsy hinges, and the glass window. Hmm...

[@E_Rico]

Tex Chu use steel door and no windows

[@physicskid]

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.

[@JM-740]

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

[@chriswheatcw]

I live in Walsall in the uk. Never thought I would see anything from here on this channel!

[@Thecrazyvaclav]

That's probably the best lock I've seen on here,managed to put up a fair old fight

[@sean437]

3:54 video... that's a tough lock

[@upsidedown4155]

This is like a feature length episode, most locks are doomed in 20 seconds lol

[@yatsukiko]

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.

[@danielroder830]

This is the best commercial for a lock i have ever seen.

[@rupedog]

This is why home insurance companies ask you if your exterior doors have 5 lever mortice locks fitted!

[@Tyiriel]

"Tricky little lock" = Go to the neighbour.

[@robertclark3258]

Your skill is truly impressive! Thanks for sharing it with us low-skill hopefuls.

[@bikkiikun]

Combine this with a quality chain and you have yourself a pretty solid bike lock... much better than most bike locks.

[@OGSontar]

Nice to see some of the learning process you go through on a new lock.

[@coffmad]

Compare this £40 British lock to the equivalent US lock for around $50. Doesn't even seem close.

[@klontjespap]

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

[@chimpaflimp]

40 quid plus vat, so actually 50 quid all-in

[@HeelerHouse]

@@klontjespap $5 if you get little Caesars.

[@jeremybrimmer1990]

Commie propaganda

[@Marionette_Doll]

@@HeelerHouse > A cardboard box with a bit of butter would cost a couple quarters, and would taste as good as Little Caesars.

[@joaquincarrillo5354]

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

[@enduser63]

Excellent,have a wonderful independence day all you brummies out there big sigh of relief. Good lock, I want one Cheers LPL

[@shaninkerdink]

it is cool that you took the time to upload this video on independence day! thank you for your time!

[@KG69420]

the lock is egg-shaped. it’s called walsall. first thought: *humpty dumpy sat on a wall-*

[@itssaad8663]

If you think about it, the poem never said that humpty dumpty was an egg...

[@sadiporter2966]

walsall is the name of a location in the uk.

[@ClarinoI]

@@itssaad8663 Because it was a cannon in real life.

[@maxxcastillo9347]

@@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

[@TlalocTemporal]

@@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.

[@Dangercat56]

The best vid are the short one with the word unpickable cause he gets it open very quickly. Happy 4th of july. Keep up the good work

[@ZakBroom1991]

Being from England, I'm a little bit proud of this lock.

[@PatGilliland]

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!

[@walsalllocksltd7221]

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......………...

[@thomasmathew13]

Do you have any videos on the insides of a lever lock like this? I have no idea what they look like or how they work compared to stuff like pin cylinder locks, disc detainers and wafers. Thanks.

[@Kit_Bear]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/ony1fGuDZqxqg9U My favourite -----> kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYKZo6aYmq-Ng9U

[@Jamato-sUn]

Why don't people use lever mechanisms if they are so relatively hard to pick?

[@ShakBalloonShack]

It's probably cost based. If lever mechanisms aren't expensive to make then they're expensive for a company to buy and put into their lock because they're better

[@bombaclat9758]

If everyone used them then pickers would be accustomed to them and they won't be that hard to pick

[@LordSStorm]

Picking isn’t really something that is done a lot. Most common criminals are more likely to destroy, bypass, or otherwise address the issue.

[@herosstratos]

The keys are clunky.

[@electrofan7180]

Such locks were very widespread in Russia soviet times. They were literally on every barn.

[@andrewgwilliam4831]

Blimey, you'd have to go back to the Victorian era for British engineering to be this good! A happy and healthy July the Fourth to our American cousins, btw.

[@TheFreshSpam]

What? Red lipstick rocket? Orbital launch system? Basically the nuclear bomb? Spitfire? Vulcan? Tornado? Trident? Harrier? Rolls Royce engines? Mac Lauren? Elizabeth ships? A load of the F35? The Internet?

[@zakzaakk58]

An area in Walsall known as Willenhall was knows for lock manufacturing in the Victorian period

[@Gerrygambone]

Walsall, Willenhall and Wolverhampton at one time the worlds largest lock manufacturing areas

[@ultramet]

LPL and Bosnian Bill (Urban Alps Stealth) with formidable lock challenges on the same day. Very rare indeed.

[@zxnt0821]

Hmmm this might be one of thos god locks that I only heard about in books

[@markgreatrix5511]

wow, I was born in Walsall Hospital.. never expected to see it mentioned on LPL!

[@MrRogsmart]

Three minutes to pick by an expert. That is a good lock.

[@Thefuckinslice]

Love to see the Black Country innovation thriving

[@briansavage932]

I really want one of these. Such a cool lock!

[@joshuarosen6242]

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.

[@kaesardb]

"Tricky little lock" + "IF YOU SPEND A FEW MINUTES the process becomes manageable... " LPL found his nemesis.

[@davidgannon5388]

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!!

[@Tom-vj2qg]

Happy Independence Day from Britain!!

[@AndyMaclocklab]

Lovely lock to pick one of my favourite 👍

[@charlesrknottsjr]

You make it look so easy. Happy Independence Day

[@HavasiP]

Longest I've seen him work on a lock since that disc detainer lock from Kryptonite years ago.

[@akahoshirezosama]

Tricky little lock took longer to open the all Masters locks combined. :)

[@frankbiz]

Impressive little lock. Great job picking.

[@fromthegamethrone]

Eeeey, representing Walsall! Lived here all my life!

[@kevinwhite9919]

this is one where i feel the magic being cast as i watch. wow.

[@DanielNoblett1111]

That’s a sweet old school style lock

[@oldschoolmachinist1938]

Thanks for sharing the video, and have a happy and safe Fourth of July weekend as well. I would like to have a couple of these locks so I can take them apart and reverse-engineer them just so I could understand how they work!

[@JamesBastablePhotography]

I live in Walsall, this video makes me proud!

[@POverwatch]

This lock is relatively fantastic when compared to every other lock on this channel

[@RWBHere]

Locks become tensioned when LPL thinks about entering the building.

[@jblen]

It's a shame these companies can't even brag about how long it took LPL to pick their lock, 3 minutes to anyone unfamiliar with the channel sounds awful but in reality it's one of the best locks he's picked.

[@davidcovington901]

"... and we got this open." In this, his usual phrase, he kindly pretends his viewer is in on the work. Happy Independence from all locks Day, LPL.

[@penfold7800]

Nice looking lock. I thought the security of these types was obsolete now. Maybe not then. Why not have a go at a Chubb safe mortice lock with trap levers that you have to reset with a different key. I'd like to see someone pick one of those. I like your methodology in this lock tho. Great skill.

[@MartFish]

I’m surprised a lock with a key that simple looking took so long but clearly looks aren’t everything when it comes to keys

[@robo_ghost8760]

Looking at these comments and watching the video, I wouldn’t hesitate in buying shares in this company.