[252] CISA Security Profile (Absurd Keyway) Oval Cylinder Picked and Gutted

[@soullessSiIence]

When you need a world-class expert and four different tools to open a lock you know you did a great job building it.

[@MrCh0o]

Four tools? Did you count the vice?

[@slickgod884]

MrCh0o well it would normally be attached to a handle and be held in place without a vice

[@SedentaryGhost]

@@slickgod884 Exactly, despair is counting the vice as a tool even though he only used 3 tools a pick, a tensioner and a thick-ish wire. So counting the vice it would be 4 but the context despair is using he should only see 3. The question MrCh0o is asking is most likely rhetorical but valid none the less.

[@RRJOfficial]

@@SedentaryGhost I thought like "What? Four? You are not supposed to count the vice." 😁

[@hemppants808]

hey i am just wondering if the tray he uses to organize/disassemble the lock is like a standard thing?

[@macmcleod1188]

This show has changed my perception of lockpicking in movies and TV shows. I used to find scenes where the detective would go up to the door and pick it in under a minute to be extremely unrealistic but I was so mistaken.

[@amirabudubai2279]

Yeah, this guy would walk though most door locks faster than most people can find a key on a large key ring.

[@rileywebb4178]

Meanwhile half the time you can just slide a card in the door if it isn't deadbolted

[@spdcrzy]

Keep in mind LPL isn't just good. He's WORLD. CLASS. I'd dare say that there are MAYBE a dozen people alive - worldwide - who are capable of picking ANY lock as quickly and easily as he does, legally or otherwise. Most people would have quite a bit of trouble even with a standard door. And also keep in mind LPL is able to attack these lock sitting on a chair in a lab with amazing lighting conditions. Even a trained detective, if he DID keep up his skills, could easily take ten times as long to get it right in the dark.

[@pyrocooper5830]

Sai Namuduri Now I’m not an expert, but I think he feels and picks more with his sense of touch than with his eyes. He might need a little light but I think he can pick most locks by feeling his way through them.

[@macholuke8118]

@@pyrocooper5830 True but I think this is less LPL and more lockpicking in general, you have to rely on feel because the only time you can see the pins is on a training lock. Also, his methods could all be done in real world scenarios too, but it would much much more difficult dealing with a lock you couldn't freely manipulate to get a good angle. Not to say that he is not a far better lockpick than the majority, because he is incredibly skilled.

[@R4G4M3MN0N]

Who else is here from his top 10 nastiest locks video?

[@Kevin-19986]

armyman303HS me

[@LSD123.]

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[@Mike_Rogge]

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[@9The0Unknown7]

armyman303HS me

[@airmanon7213]

Same here

[@chwade6065]

I love how lpl asserts dominance over locks by spreading their guts out for display after defeating them.

[@__1201]

"A beast of a pick, certainly far from easy." Picks it in just under two minutes. This guy is definitely the Michael Jordan of picking locks... And way to modest.

[@Verd254]

To be fair it appears he struggled a lot off camera.

[@v1ctin]

@TheGhost doesnt make him not the best lockpicker to ever lived

[@joshysmobilegamingchannel8186]

He’s definitely the best! I don’t think Houdini can open everything LPL has opened !

[@jazzabighits4473]

at an angle while its in a vice, try doing this while the lock is part of a door, losing good angles and stuff and while you're hoping people don't find you so you're looking over your shoulder every few seconds as well

[@emilygordbort7300]

If it takes him more than like 75 seconds to get something open it's a fuckin good lock

[@KD0LRG]

I would look at this lock and have to give it the 12 gauge slug treatment to get it to open without the key. You made this look too easy, great job.

[@lockpickinglawyer]

LOL... the masterkey!

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Though I have a few locks that would laugh at the 12 gauge!

[@KD0LRG]

LockPickingLawyer I can step up the power factor to open about anything in the S&G 951 group if needed. Now it would take a mag dump or two from the thumper, but I will open it. :).

[@lockpickinglawyer]

KD0LRG I can't imagine anything out of a 12 gauge doing much against an ss80cs... particularly normal slugs. SG951 is easy compared to that. Not nearly enough energy to break it. Not nearly enough velocity to pierce it. Maybe you could chip away at it with some hardened sabot rounds, but it would take a good long while.

[@1nm1]

When LPL says it was a great challenge...you have a winning lock design (even it if was picked)!!!

[@mesaber86]

Sounds just like when the dentist checks your teeth.. ^^ "nothing on 5... little on 6... 1 looks good.."

[@holysirsalad]

"Big click out of three"

[@stephenknobel8515]

@Terry 20 😂😂😂

[@adeh503]

$300 at the till

[@IcemanCT]

*Redeye* sounds like the perfect villain name for our Hero, *LockPickingLawyer.* Redeye locks up hostages with locks like this one, and LPL has to crack the nasty locks to save them.

[@Potti314]

I still rub my eyes as I couldn't believe that a lock with such a keyway can ever be picked. Fantastic work. Would a dimple pick also have worked?

[@odinthunor]

My first thought too. Thinking a curved flag.

[@PapaGleb]

I would think so but depends on what dimple pick rather how long the flag is.

[@lockpickinglawyer]

A dimple pick might work... but it would have to be very small. Smaller than any dimple pick I currently own. It would also be tough to lever the pick up without bending it (as opposed to rotating it). Maybe something like a filed down Souber pick would work.

[@khaitomretro]

+LockPickingLawyer Looks like a great candidate to turn into a challenge lock. Just 1 or 2 pins that set below that shoulder to negate that workaround :)

[@niagra898]

I’ve nooo clue what he’s talking about in the videos,I just hit the play button and listen while driving..very relaxing 😎

[@camaro75LT]

Wicked keyway. Very creative solution to the dimpled warding. Impressive work LPL.

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Thanks.

[@davidminer7233]

What a skill you exhibit. Thank goodness you are exceptional & few could hope to emulate your abilities. Very good photographic & verbal co-ordination to enable viewers to follow what you are achieving. Another positive is the clean housekeeping you display when disassembling the pieces. I takes me hat of to you.

[@peterestall]

Great picking, I would have always looked at that keyway as impossible, brilliant work around on it.

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Thanks -- I was starting to feel like it wasn't possible, but it just needed some outside the box thinking.

[@HenrikNjgaard]

Masterful picking. Nothing short of brilliant.

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Thank you.

[@jblen]

Even a full year after the top 10 nastiest keyways, I can't imagine a keyway more difficult to pick than this. I'm sure it's expensive to produce, but for the amount of extra security it offers, I'm surprised it's still not more common.

[@spvillano]

I have one. Defeated it with an old trick, the same used with a long throw door plunger latch that was misinstalled and a knife used to open it and it's well past its ramp, tool levering it a bit at a time until set/open. PIA, but doable.

[@Dangumad]

@@spvillano where did u buy the lock?

[@spvillano]

@@Dangumad can't recall now. That was quite a while ago. :/

[@miker.5495]

​@spvillano what is the model number of this lock? I want this exact model!

[@abonynge]

It feels like that key could be given a hole where pin 1 sits. That would allow pin 1 to sit flush and if lifted at all be over set. That is the best defense I can think of for the way you attacked it.

[@justingauche6475]

Zero lift, in a single pin can be huge in a lock as good as this one. I sooo agree with you.

[@patrickhector]

Wouldn't that make it impossible to have a key fit the lock though?

[@Hankathan]

@@patrickhector The key would lift the pin above the shear line as you inserted it, but the pin would fall back into place after the key is all the way in. I think you could still get around a zero lift pin with a bent wire, so that it skips the first, but then there might not be enough room to insert a pick.

[@craigcrissman4651]

@@patrickhector no because you would just have a one slot be drilled completely down. So from the top it would look like the key was splut in two peices. It would make the key a little harder to get in and out as it could get caught on other pin stacks but it would still work

[@brianhignett8954]

Hi Harry, That keyway almost looks indecent! Very clever the way you lifted the key pins to allow the pick under them. Lawyer logic for sure. I've been watching the videos I missed, and some brilliant picking of those dimple locks. Wow!! Regards, Brian.

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Thanks. Amazing how one little idea -- even a simple/obvious one in retrospect -- turns an impossible lock into something readily pickable. Thanks for watching my other videos also. I figured you would like the MTL MT5+ & Ikon R10 videos. I was pretty proud of that breakthrough. No matter how many times it happens, it still amazes me how something like that can be firmly beyond my abilities one day, and pickable the next.

[@feralwoodcraft]

You're a genius man. Excellent job!! by the way, got my box of Peterson's in. Excellent picks!! I regret not going with them sooner!

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Thanks. Good luck with the petersons. I'm really a fan of their handles and the fact that they come in three thicknesses (and a few of their profiles).

[@lostandfound1004]

Oh my gosh, I thought the profile cylinder was a cool keyway! That was certainly enjoyable. You were so sideways it looked like it was a dimple lock! Great job SILK!

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Thanks... this lock involved many hours of frustration before I figured the wire trick out. Glad to get it out of the naughty bucket!

[@sebytro]

Amazing that you were able to pick it so easily. In the first batch of locks that I bought to learn this trade I made the mistake of buying a lock with a nasty angle and I have a lot of difficulties reaching the pins. There is just no room to reach the furthest two pins with the tools I have. Redeye, bravo!

[@WilliamWHaywood]

Your technique of lifting the pins out of their warding with that wire made that lock pick-able. Great job on a very interesting lock.

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Thanks.

[@SpectrumDIY]

That was insane to watch, I'm not surprised you got it honestly! You are very naturally skilled! I can't make any more videos due to circumstances out of my control, but my very last video was a homage to you. Though I think the entertainment was in the combination locks. I am not a skilled picker at all lol.

[@Naeidea]

Very nice pick love the clean quick format of your videos, great for when I'm on hold at work I can bring up your channel and I can pass 3 or 4 minutes in no time! Joking of course but seriously nice pick you really know your stuff.

[@lockpickinglawyer]

+John Frew Thank you.

[@PapaGleb]

Very smart attack strategy. Brings a few locks to mind to try. Thx

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Thanks buddy. Let me know how it works out.

[@tonyholt90]

excellent thinking of how to get over them side pins! I think that your dimple picking skills kicked in to get over that serious side warding. VERY good picking!!!

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Thanks.

[@mariosebastiani3214]

I'd never guessed the best lock of this category according to LPL list would be an Italian one. I feel proud.

[@orlyb7497]

Great video again sir. I thank you sharing your techniques with us. Thumbs up.

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Thanks.

[@penfold7800]

that's an amazing demo of your skill ...and determination. brilliant

[@gtk-locks714]

Fantastic picking again. Love that wire trick.

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Thanks.

[@forrestmorgan3222]

YOU SIR are a Genius !! Coming from me, that is Something. I was dealing with security pins, medico, and abloy in the 80's and 90's . You Young guys have gifted hands. Hows the index finger callus??!!! Simply BRILLIANT !!

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Thank you very much... it helps that I find this hobby so enjoyable. No callous on my index finger... The middle finger is a different story! I must pick a little differently from you.

[@JohnRobertDobbs]

Incredible. I came here after watching the 10 nastiest key ways video. You are a god among men sir.

[@LDU2U]

That's some really great picking there Harry. Love the imagination with the wire idea. Thanks for sharing ;-)

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Thanks. The wire saved me the trouble of putting this lock through my window! I had this lock for a few months, and it was getting very frustrating.

[@LockNoob]

CISA usually make such nice, pick able locks with lots of feedback. Someone at the CISA factory was grumpy/hungover when they designed that keyway. Makes me think that in some ways, picking this is like picking a dimple lock?

[@lockpickinglawyer]

The only CISA I remember picking before this was an Astral, and I recall it being pretty easy. This lock was a different story, though now that I have the wire trick in my arsenal, it's not quite as bad. It is like picking a dimple lock in some respects, but also like a normal lock in others.

[@johnrossell8049]

Very few could even pick that lock you have to be close to the best very good

[@voynich7119]

I have no idea what he talks about when he looks at the individual parts of the lock, but it sure is interesting as heck.

[@deronchopathe3791]

Great picking and great idea! I'll try on a SP CISA that resists me: thank you for the sharing ;)

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Thanks, and good luck on the SP. I'll be watching for a video!

[@pbsing]

LPL Awesome thinking outside of the box. Great job as usual.

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Thanks.

[@kingmorons]

This is a beast of a lock. *Picks in less than 3 mins*

[@TinMan1313]

Damn!! That was an awesome picking buddy!! I hope to someday be on your level lol. Speechless....great job bud!!

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Thanks... this one really wasn't too bad after I figured out the little wire trick. PS - Just subbed to your channel. Keep up the good work. Looking forward to some more good videos.

[@TinMan1313]

Thanks for the sub and the compliment!! I've been subscribed to your channel for awhile now and I have to say, I'm impressed. You've taught me a few things that have helped me in my learning experience :)

[@martinheath5947]

Great job! If for any reason the wire did overset the lowest cut I guess you'd be screwed on one of these? Masterful picking for sure!

[@ViaFerrataCH]

Incredible lock, well done on picking it

[@penfold7800]

Some great detective work there. I wonder how it would have been if he'd replaced a few keypins with T pins and spools. Only problem having this lock is getting hold of a blank to cut a spare key.

[@AustinLineKJB]

Dang passive pins 😂 Now all Cisa has to do is put in a zero lift pin. Although, thinner gauge wire may still be able to bypass it.

[@SorakaOTP462]

His lockpicking skill is 100.

[@jerryferguson5461]

Out of all the picking and gutting videos of yours that I have watched, I have a question: do you reassemble the locks? I would like to see a video of that.

[@danielroglich3309]

Great job picking brother as always. Thanks for sharing!

[@J__C__]

@LPL you should revisit some of your locks like this one if you still have them. First time I've ever seen it. Wow!

[@HG-pv9nj]

You continue to amaze and educate me. How did you come to the idea of using the wire to lift the pins to start? Amazing.

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Thanks. The wire idea came to me as I was brain storming about how to shape a pick to pick up the pins. Then, looking at the keyway, it hit me that it didn't make sense to use one tool for lifting and picking, when there was plenty of room for two.

[@HG-pv9nj]

Very clever

[@MicroRCFiend]

Good god dude, phenomenal pick. Flawless victory

[@caseylocke4474]

3:39 - What are "passive" pins? Not understanding the need to remove the tension wrench.

[@myreeflife7072]

A beast of a pick but you make it look easy!

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Thanks.

[@kezzrk1869]

Who else scrolled through his video list like a madman back down to 252 from 1000+

[@JessHull]

what a clever wire trick!... I wonder if some kind of flag pick would work as well....

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Thanks. A flag might work, but it would have to be small and you could not use heavy tension because the shafts are not designed for levering... it would probably bend.

[@jasonlisonbee]

Someone should combine Bowley's idea with lots of combination dimples and extremely difficult key ways which would be captive keyed. Too bad if patents are in the way of that. Titanium plate the face and put a hardened steel plate inside just in case a tool gets through that. I wonder how much that lock would cost.

[@judaiyuki5597]

7 years later and still the best lock he ever picked

[@lesrinehart933]

You should get a production on Picking vises

[@clintonmarchi]

Im interested in how the locks get put back together. Like those circlips can be difficult, especially ones like that

[@eugenesesmaiii3278]

Who's here from his Top 10 Nasty locks video? 🔒

[@phreeesubz]

*I came here straight from the "Nastiest keyways" video*

[@warrenjohnson5971]

Suffice it to say that if it takes several months, multiple tries and advanced analysis by LPL then your lock is essentially unpickable.

[@u.v.s.5583]

Give him a break, this video was made 4 years ago. He would need far less time and effort to pick it today.

[@RammusTheArmordillo]

Is it possible to reassemble the lock after its been gutted? I don't think I've ever seen you put one together again

[@eterickstonely8548]

I can't confirm, but I imagine you can. The lock had to be put together originally somehow, and when you watch him gut a lock there's nothing irreversible about it.

[@onlinename7697]

Bit of a weird suggestion but: You think you can do an hour long lock picking session where you pick some of your favorite and nastiest locks ? I only say this because you manage to be a better ASMR youtuber than most who dedicate there channel to ASMR. calm demeaner, Lock picking (Metallic noises), and that satisfying turn of the key when you unlock the lock. You would make a banger ASMR video, Even if it was a one off thing.

[@Прохожий-ы8к]

What is this monster cylinder...?! Really interesting choice. Excellent pick like always;)! Bravo Master 👍

[@olenilsen4660]

A great part of why I watch your channel is videos like this. It seems whatever measure the lock companies take to prevent picking, given enogh time - you find a way to get it open. Also, the way you comment while picking the locks make me think you are the one to speak to our locks. Are you really the lock whisperer?

[@BoredLockpicker]

wow! pretty cool using the wire!

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Thanks.

[@matthewrichardson4168]

Great thinking buddy good to watch

[@lockpickinglawyer]

+Matthew “maddog” Richardson Thanks... was happy to get this out of the naughty bucket.

[@travelingkaspersworld4096]

Astonishing. I think I'm lucky that I can barely pick a common lock, otherwise I would be like many folks out there who wouldn't be able to grasp just how difficult that was.

[@jamesonrichards5105]

6:58 The Lawyer talking like an actual human for a while

[@jasmijnariel]

I wonder how fast he could escape out of jail with is tool set only

[@wcndave]

After watching a lot of LPL videos, this is the only one that I want to buy....

[@Refusedlove]

this is more intense than Avengers vs Thanos

[@stevenormandin2059]

This was a challenging candidate no doubt !

[@themadhatter4761]

Ingenious, great pick 👍

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Thanks.

[@roysnider3456]

Holy smokes due! Nice pick.

[@bobbobberson9103]

Oh thank god, a lock that takes this man more then a minute to open.

[@TallanPick]

Awesome! so simply and so efective solution, thanks for sharing sir ;o)

[@martinkadlec6070]

I am interested and I checked it out. Great job!

[@FlyboyUS]

I like the key to that lock

[@Dj_________]

How is it possible to slip that wire under the pins so easily if the pins are indeed, as you say, resting within dimples?? Are the ends of the pins rounded off and are the dimples that shallow?

[@whoisAPT38]

Reminds me of my dentist

[@11magic1man11]

If they put this keyway on the new 9.5 ib. Lock they'd definitely be the most secure locks in the world.

[@ughhgs1]

All terrific videos in your catalog. What is the brand (make) of vise your use in your videos. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. KW

[@Mate-xy4rw]

8 minutes? Its gonna be epic

[@neilpeart9322]

Just came here because it was #1 on the list, ballux to the other 9

[@poly_hexamethyl]

Can someone explain how the key can lift the pins if they are recessed into dimples in the warding? Wouldn't that block the entry of the key?

[@ericafisette160]

We win BIIiIiG!🏆🏆✝️✝️

[@tamalodg196]

That lock if they added Medeco Biaxal pins to it so you didn't only have to lift the pins but turn them to the right angles that lock would probably be nearly unpickable!

[@will8ace]

Very good, LPL. I suspect someone at the Cisa factory was smoking some pretty fine Afghan Kush.

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Thanks, LOL.

[@donnierobertson3088]

Great job and video like always

[@FlyBoyGrounded]

How does the key lift those pins if they're resting in a dimple in the warding?

[@robbi3332]

Hello LPL. Do you know if this trick of the wire its possible when one of the cuts of the key is the deepest possible? Thanks!

[@mydiscover3874]

Thé locks certified by Sold secure, can also be picked up ?

[@jasminelognnes989]

Very clever trick!! How thick is the key? It must be enormous!?

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Thanks. The key is 3.2mm thick.

[@jasminelognnes989]

A Ruko 500 is 2.4mm, so it must be a monster key.

[@Kevin-19986]

My front doorlock is a cisa but it has a flatter side that arranges the pins and i must say you are not going to break that cisa key soon, it is a hefty key.

[@Dangumad]

Cant u use a lushi tool for this lock?

[@Hayaat-Alakhirah]

Amazing pick! Btw where can I buy such lock?

[@pickbeard2690]

Super out of the box thinking👍👍👍👍👍😎😎😎😎🤔 Great picking also sir,still making it look effortless🍻🍻😘😘😘😘🔓

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Thanks. This lock has been in the naughty bucket for a while. Good to finally get it out!

[@gozgaz1]

just wondering what's the cost of making such a lock? can all the cheap locks at least use this kind of design to make them more secured?

[@tipenengapuhi]

outstanding innovative Picking. Was that a Sparrows short or medium hook you were uing?

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Thanks. The pick was from the Sparrows ssdev set, but bent a little by me.

[@itsm3th3b33]

This video proves that LPL studies the actual key to determine how to pick. In real life, without the key pattern, I don’t think he’d have such success rate.

[@mobyusone]

How dare you doubt the master

[@Applemonsters28]

Nice video as Always , just one thing..the pronunciation is incorrect; the first letter should be pronunciating like the "c" in "chest" . CISA is an acronym of Costruzioni Italiane Serrature e Affini