[314] ASSA Desmo (8 Sliders, 2 Sidebars) Oval Cylinder Picked and Gutted

[@NoctisMotus]

Ooh, pretty and impressive thing. Love that you beefed it up to get the full experience. Kudos! Thanks for the detailed show and tell.

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Thanks.

[@DGFishRfine1]

I'm surprised to see that you don't have a pick-and-gut of a "regular old" ASSA Twin! (Given, they're horrible monsters to pick-mine has been in my Naughty Bin for 6 years)

[@pelimies1818]

ASSA is de facto lock maker used in Finland - like 90+ procent of commercial and public buildings have ASSA locks installed. Residential buildings maybe 80-90 procent.

[@danielroglich3309]

Great job picking as always. Love these locks . Always a pleasure to watch you work on them !

[@bobbykeyz1263]

That's was truly an amazing pick. It will be a while before I can even think about a lock like that. Thanks for sharing it.

[@lockpickinglawyer]

+Bobby Keyz Thanks, but finding the lock was the difficult part. Picking is just a matter of making a plan, and methodically sticking with it.

[@rodaki9408]

Assa locks are in almost every door in Sweden, seriously.

[@AttiliusRex]

I second that, and almost all Swedish houses have ASSA or FAS 9-lever tumbler lock s aka "security locks" which has yet to be picked on youtube

[@glorialmorality2554]

There are different types of ASSA locks though

[@rodaki9408]

@@glorialmorality2554 Yeah, true

[@jimu57]

Had to watch again. I need to be picking more. I am losing the touch that I had. Great job.

[@lockpickinglawyer]

LOL... yup, we lose the skill quickly. But it's like a bike. Give yourself a little time and it all comes back fast!

[@LockNoob]

I'm still at the stage where picking sliders is all witchcraft. Very impressive :-) Just wondering if those sliders could be modded into devious driver pins?

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Thanks. As for modding the sliders, I actually received a challenge lock with an ASSA Twin slider (which looks like the upper part of the Desmo sliders) used as a serrated pin. Unfortunately, I don't remember who it was from, but I definitely posted a video of it.

[@brianhignett8954]

Hi Harry, Brilliant as usual .... the touch of a surgeon! Regards, Brian.

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Thank you.

[@feralwoodcraft]

These sliders are a totally foreign concept to me. Nice work and demo. They sound like a challenge for sure

[@lockpickinglawyer]

IIRC, I think I did a slightly better job explaining how these locks work and interact with the key in video 141.

[@pickbeard2690]

There are some beautiful pins in that lock😍😍😍😍😯😘😎 Thanks for sharing buddy 👍👍👍🍻

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Definitely a neat design, and well-executed. Thanks.

[@TallanPick]

Great picking, great gutting and great lock, a pleasure to view mate, Thanks for sharing ;-)))

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Thank you

[@tumbl3r]

Great picking, as always, LPL! I've had my eye on this lock for a while, but like you said, getting your hands on one is non-trivial.

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Thanks... I would lend it out, but this one (along with mine from video 141) is going back to Zombie Lock.

[@tumbl3r]

No worries man. Right now I have my hands full with a couple of other projects anyhow.

[@fateshippping8370]

watched this after the donut video, really cool

[@PapaGleb]

you know how much I love Assas. Great videos. Im still on the lock out to add a Desmo to my collection.

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Thanks, and good luck finding one. THis one is going back to Zombie.

[@PapaGleb]

I figured it's going back since you said it's from his collection.

[@markleng67]

I would be interested in seeing the key. Is it similar to the key to a wafer lock? Nice pick BTW!

[@lockpickinglawyer]

+Mark England I don't have a key to this lock, but see video 141 for my Desmo, which does have a key.

[@deronchopathe3791]

Beautiful lock and impressive picking: Bravo!

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Thanks.

[@animeonperseest]

You sound like my dentist who is criticising my teeth in some weird dental lingo during a check up.

[@Steel-Pinnings]

Gorgeous lock, and awesome pick.

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Thanks.

[@JessHull]

Wow! what a staggering pic! I'm becoming more and more convinced that the only reason you're a lawyer is so you can defend yourself after you've picked your way into some maximum security government facility....

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Thanks... as for picking my way into a maximum security government facility, if so, I need to prepare myself for picking my way OUT of a maximum security government facility as well!

[@craig3.0]

I really want this lock now. It's like a tubar, but way easier to tension and you don't need to make tools for it. I would not be shocked if it was way harder to pick though.

[@atklm1]

Takes over 3 mins for LPL to pick = Unpickable

[@HG-pv9nj]

Fantastic job as always. How common are these locks to the US and are they common any where else or just generic?

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Thanks. They are quite uncommon. I've only seen one ever, and it was on the back of a gambling machine that I saw being taken off a casino floor. I then looked at the other machines, and all of them had Medeco Duracam locks.

[@silashector]

Assa locks are very common in Sweden.

[@lmars5933]

beautiful lock man.great job picking it.thanks for sharing video .learning so much keep them comeing evan if i can't pick.it at least i know what im dealing with.thanks 😎😎😎😎

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Thank you.

[@Potti314]

Extraordinary picking on a very difficult lock as it seems. Does every slider actually have only 3 possible heights? The sliders all look identical with the exception of where the true gate is and here you have 3 possibilities. Why are #1 and #2 thicker at the lower part - are these one of yours that was added?

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Thanks, and good question. At first glance, you would think that there are only three heights because the gates are evenly spaced and each has three gates (2 false, 1 true). But if you look carefully, you will note that where those three gates fall on the upper part of the slider varies slightly. So there are definitely more than three cuts, but I'm not sure how many there are... my guess is 6+. The ones that I added are 4 + 8 (i.e., the back ones) which were 3 + 6 (i.e., the back ones) out of my lock.

[@Potti314]

LockPickingLawyer Yes, I can see the variations now. Thank you.

[@ZombieLock]

nice pick and nice to see picked... will try and pick myself now...

[@lockpickinglawyer]

+Zombie Lock Thanks again for sending this my way... good luck with it!

[@lockpickinglawyer]

When I send this one back, do you want me to send my Desmo as well so you can use the sliders while picking yours? I will want mine back, but am happy to lend it out to you for a while. Let me know. :-)

[@ZombieLock]

LockPickingLawyer yes please if u dont mind

[@vabbe71]

Yo are truly the master #1 of KZbin lock picking videos

[@rjperkins365]

Beautiful lock. Good job on it.

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Thank you.

[@lockpickinglawyer]

PS - Sorry that you lost down in FL. :-P

[@JONSLOCKPICKING]

Excellent. How long did it take to get the feel for this lovely lock? I love the design of this lock. Very good picking. Thanks.

[@lockpickinglawyer]

+APACHE-LOCKSPORT With 6 sliders... not long. 5-10 minutes for the first open, but remember that I've worked on locks like this before... and I'm also constantly working on ASSA Twins, which have similar sliders (but spring loaded). With 8 sliders, probably 30 minutes for the first open.

[@StefanAxelsson]

"Definitely not an easy pick..." *checks time on video* Less than six minutes, and that's with a presentation of the lock first. I've played with a couple of Twins with the pins removed (they very kindly installed a long screw holding the pinstacks in place), and if there are any relations to the amount of feedback, well, hat off to you! PS. I've seen these locks on petrol pumps in here in Sweden. Just in case someone were interested in where these locks (among other places) are used.

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Thanks. They are similar to the Twins, but I find the Twins easier to read, but harder to pick. They are easier to read because the spring tension on the sliders lets you feel what is binding easier. They are harder to pick IMO because the spring tension makes it easier for sliders to drop.

[@stig..locks..r956]

shittin ace maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan nice one keep up the good work stiglocks..r

[@lockpickinglawyer]

:-) Thanks

[@themadhatter4761]

Impressive as usual 👍

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Thanks.

[@majorzbzzn]

Did you try picking Evva 3KS? How does it compare, they have a similar mechanism if I am not mistaken.

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Sadly, I've never been able to get my grubby little paws on one.

[@BillHimmel]

Slider locks are impossible to bump, right? Wonder why they are not more popular?!?

[@pettere8429]

Would it be possible to spring load the sliders and then add more groves for the sidebar to catch on to force the lock to be picked multiple times for a full turn?

[@VincentMontibus]

Harry, could you please confirm that the deepest cuts on the keypins are the real gates for the sidebars, please ?

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Confirmed. You can see three cuts close to each other at the top of the slider. The two shallow ones are false gates, and the deep one is a true gate.

[@Lockpicker1973]

Would it be the same technique for so called laser cut auto locks as I believe they're sliders

[@MrBrixtonboy]

very impresssive...... you are the man.

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Thank you!

[@kamakaziozzie3038]

There’s no such thing as a perfectly secure lock. When purchasing a lock, you can never assume that. your just trying to buy as much time as possible. That holds true whether it’s a combination Master padlock- or a bank vault. That being said, this lock apparently would buy more time than the average Schlage residential type.

[@jeffmoss26]

too cool!!

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Thanks.

[@petter5721]

ASSA are very common in Sweden.

[@jihadieddie1894]

Jopp

[@fu1r4]

Do you think this is a secure lock? The key look ridiculous... It must be easy to pick @t at @

[@Tokyo-go2du]

The keyway is from sweden and says FU xD

[@AsitShouldBe]

the hardest lock you piched.. and you got only few view for this..

[@stebberg]

Your’re awsome

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Agreed. 😋

[@flaviusvitomir9518]

Did you ever tried a Evva dual ?

[@lockpickinglawyer]

As luck would have it, I should have one in the next week or two... in transit from overseas. I'm looking forward to giving it a go!

[@flaviusvitomir9518]

Nice, then i wont send you mine :-)

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Thanks anyway for thinking of me.

[@pelimies1818]

What is your lockpicking level in Skyrim? A million?

[@lizzapaolia959]

No way 😃

[@greatdimitri1049]

You could never pick this lock in a public place. And many of the other locks, you pick in a way that can't be manipulated in their native environment.

[@septclues]

K

[@jimu57]

Trick photography. 😆

[@lockpickinglawyer]

+jimu57 LOL... you got me!

[@GroovingPict]

I wish you would go back to more of these types of videos, rather than making essentially the same video every time of some garbage lock that anyone can defeat just so the fanboys can fight over who gets to be the first to comment "one of these days he will open the lock without even touching it" or whatever this time. Let's see you use the tools you sell to defeat a properly impressive lock.

[@balticships4416]

how/where to buy assa desmo key???

[@Ivolo89]

Whats the actual name of that lock?

[@Ethrax2]

ASSA Desmo...

[@annoythedonkey]

I hate these assa keys with passion

[@demonsluger]

hey if you need any swedish lock hit me up

[@digantaborua9451]

Assam3s

[@bloop9074]

This lock is rlly hard, it took longer then 1 minute

[@millanferende6723]

It only took longer than 1 minute, and about 10 years of experience.

[@dorol6375]

Pi

[@vabbe71]

ASSA is notoriously hard to pick

[@fu1r4]

Do you think this is a secure lock? The key look ridiculous... It must be easy to pick @t at @