(967) Naughtiest & Nastiest Locks in the LockLab

[@Aluminata]

Those are the locks from the gates of Hell.

[@gezaborbely]

I think it is easier to get into Hell than Heaven

[@JackTheAwesomeKnot]

@@gezaborbely they are to keep you from getting out

[@moriarty2666]

it's 3 o clock in the morning and i'm watching lock reviews. i didn't even know that something like this exists.

[@ole998]

same fucking same

[@eagleclaw006]

Same! And it's 3am here.

[@user-iz2nv9kn1h]

sweetMoriarty its 4:41am for me, I was watching weird law videos and UFO stuff before this..KZbin's algorithms surely have changed..

[@marioncobretti2407]

1am right now

[@JollyBaron]

im early but im exausted 11pm

[@charlesdahmital8095]

The Gerda G1000 - So tough Bill hasn't even gotten the box open.

[@elderfunghi7922]

The funny thing is that, where i live (in Poland) everyone, literally everyone has those gerda locks. Yeah, as you can guess lockpicking is not the most popular theft method here

[@wakcedout]

At least that gerda company is standing behind their locks by sending you a new one with higher tolerances. Looks like they enjoy seeing skilled lock smiths have a hard time getting in to prove the quality they've made. Best advertising for them

[@LeighReviews]

All the best with retirement Bill mate! This was the first video of many I watched of yours and although I have never picked a lock before you provided a comfort in entertainment when I needed it most. Thanks for your contribution and enjoy your family! 😊

[@qinshihuangdi]

"If I had anything of value" XD never quit

[@CamTarn]

Just saw LPL's video about your retirement. I've been watching your videos for years - I think this might be the first one I watched. Thanks for providing so much entertainment and information over the years! We'll miss ya. Here's to a peaceful retirement.

[@Kishandreth]

Love how Gerda responded to you. That lock is a beast, and it's only got better over time. I hope you can get the first one picked if even by complete luck, just so you can try out the new version.

[@4IN14094]

Gerda is such a troll

[@forrestmorgan3222]

Absolutely BRUTAL, Best of Luck YOUNG Men. I faced medico, and Abloy, in the 70's and 80's, this new stuff is for You Young Gifted Hands. I have seen Videos, that You would NOT Beleive, unless You saw. There are some super gifted people out there.

[@GalderIncarnate]

I get happy when I pick a cheap Master Lock, I couldn't imagine trying any of these lol

[@genericpinesol]

Joe O dude your comment was edgy and funny

[@GalderIncarnate]

Forget to take your meds?

[@fox10169]

I came here to see what a "naughty" lock is

[@micnor14]

Deep

[@johnbeauvais3159]

So are these locks made for the safety conscious or for the pickers?

[@djenter2]

John Beauvais for safety Gerda is in most homes in Poland

[@johnbeauvais3159]

Dj Enter Ok, I meant the locks with the extreme paracentric keyways but thank you for the information.

[@jelteklaswijnja4055]

It works in both ways, most of the time. For the pickers, a hard to pick cylinder is nice. For security, that's also needed. (of course, for security the cylinder must not be bypassed, by smashing or something alike)

[@johnbeauvais3159]

Jelte Klas Wijnja Well I just picture the classic comdic twist where they have this nice high security lock and the person trying to get in just pops the door hinges out and removes the door.

[@jelteklaswijnja4055]

Exactly, that's what i meant with the last part. You see that way too often..

[@camaro75LT]

You should loan out that Mauer to LPL. The guy makes mt5 locks look like master #5. It be nice to see him stumped on a high security dimple for once.

[@johnnschroeder7424]

Serious mechanical nightmares! A dose of reality and humbling when we get too cocky. These were awesome, especally the ones with the pins right on the warding lip!

[@sams6090]

Hey when you want to see the inside of the key hole and are having trouble with getting light into it just use fiber optic lighting. You can literally go and get one of those cheap fiber lamps and take a single strand and shove it into the lock hole.

[@pnutdunne81]

Nice collection Bill! I've picked a Banham before, I think you should disassemble it as it's not as complex as you might think. When picking it, make sure you don't stick a pick between the opposing pins, they have to stay touching (hence the holes in the key). I filed a half-ball pick to grip the pins without separating them. The hard part is the feedback... very little

[@69mrsteveo]

Best locksmith channel on youtube. By far!

[@BrotherBloat]

I actually once scoured your channel looking for a success re-attempt of the Gerda Tytan, as I'm familiar with that exact lock (but also with a built-in break-in alarm circuit :D). That variant actually needs picking three times - once for the steel peek-hinge and then twice for the main lock. At three rotations, it's unopenable from the inside of the house, so if someone breaks in through the window, they'll have to carry your stereo out the same way ;) and if they try to force open the door, the built in alarm sounds and (optionally) can send a signal over a cable tot he rest of the sec system. Neat... :D

[@Tscherni]

Would you be interested in trying to pick a Keso 1000 bill? I have one lying around and have not been able to pick it.

[@christopherellis2663]

Good to know that there are real locks to be had. Expecting my first set of picks and tensioners in the mail, this week. I love puzzles!

[@Dave-qq6qq]

Where would you suggest gettting a new quality cores in Canada? I purchased the Stanley 828145 as per recommendations and your videos....and having a heck of a time finding any Canadian sources for high security cores :(

[@aro7889]

Looks like I was part of the youtube unsub bug that was going around. I was wondering why I hadn't seen a vid in months. Glad to be back in the loop now though, and happy to see I have a lot of watching to do to catch up again.

[@davidnull5590]

For the dimple key lock from UKbumpkeys, did you say the maker of the lock was "banham"? Any idea where to get that kind of cylinder? And if I ever find one, any idea how to get keys made for it?

[@foxsux6000]

Things i've noticed after watching all these videos "We Europeans take our lock security way too seriously"

[@tin08290]

Mark R. actually there are hobbyists in Germany that have clubs dedicated to picking locks

[@notaname8140]

@@tin08290 There's locksport clubs all over the world

[@rkan2]

I guess your lock's security isn't all that important when you can just kick in the door anyway...

[@sundell1951]

I've got BiLocks on all my exterior deadbolts. How do you feel about them? I think I'm keeping my stuff fairly safe. That's on top of BiLock protected heavy security screens.

[@Kholdstare0503]

What would you recommend for door locks/deadbolt best security on a budget?

[@bosnianbill]

Mul-t-lock MT-5+, Medeco or Abloy... Not cheap, but neither is replacing your stuff.

[@JohnDoe-qx3zs]

+bosnianbill I happen to have seen retail pricing on that ASSA-Abloy d12 series, it's like $100 per cylinder, non-custom. And the side-bitting is almost fixed with only a handful of different cuts in any given market. They have an even trickier series where one of the pins is electronic with a chip and a battery in the key. You have to pick 5 pins, plus sidecut, then crack the electronics before it'll turn. But they went all cloudy with the chips, having to phone in your chip all the time.

[@Vanpotheosis]

I'm not sure if a lock is going to keep anyone who /really/ wants to get in out of your home. Most likely your house is covered in breakable glass entrances. If it's not, a lock or door can still be forced. If there are no doors or windows into a home, someone can still break a hole in the wall and gain entry. I don't think any criminals learn to use lock picks anymore. Lock-picking is a hobby for the good guys.

[@gvirux999]

Med Otaku+ sure. Nothing is 100% proof but you wanna make as hard on the person breaking in as possible and hopefully, he'll give up and find an easier target.

[@Corrodias]

Yeah, but the takeaway is that there isn't really a need to increase your lock budget BEYOND the point that a thief will simply decide to break your windows rather than pick it. Anything past that is just wasted money. Now, the story's different if you've got a bigass safe that you're trying to lock or something. Something they can't simply take away and break open at their leisure. But for a house door, there's a point at which there's nothing more a lock can do until you put bars on your windows.

[@familielaverenz3954]

Hey Bill. Some of the side pins of the ts 5000 are Active or passive. The xp1 is similar but it has just passive Pins.

[@EpicHotCheese]

I picked a master lock in Skyrim, I only broke two lock pin. I feel so proud.

[@verdict3497]

Well, what was your lockpicking lvl? :D

[@Milosz_Ostrow]

Although those locks may be challenging or impossible to pick, they're of little value on typical American tract houses, since a rock from the landscaping will get a burglar through a window or sliding glass door faster than one could operate the lock with a legitimate key.

[@rkan2]

Or just kicking in the door :D

[@dodecahedron1]

@@rkan2 but those are both tamper-evident, which is the point of having a hard to pick lock, if the burglars broke a window or busted in the door you have clear evidence that your house has been broken into while if they entered by picking the lock it'd be far harder to prove

[@exileinderby51]

On the Mauer lock, are the two shiny rectangles anti drill fittings?

[@larryg7336]

All excellent looking locks, good info thanks Mr.Bill

[@davidk7103]

These lock picking tutorials are addictive.

[@richfiles]

Best promotion for those brands you could ask for! :P These are real beauties!

[@Freehandzzzzzzz]

Back in 2013 the owner of TurboDecoder picked the Gerda and made a pick for it, opens in a few seconds. I am proud to have worked with him.

[@Vanpotheosis]

As a firefighter, I find that most locks / secured doors can be defeated with a Halligan bar and a sledgehammer (or TNT tool, or flat-head axe). But smashing things isn't the most fun if you're not in a hurry.

[@jingo500]

Ever hear of Tri-circle padlocks? We had them in my old boarding school, came in different sizes(biggest one I ever saw had two burly rugby players on each handle to try and use bolt-cutters, and these were HUGE bolt-cutters), and were, according to us, practically impossible to pick. I didn't know about the bobby pin trick back then(about 25 years ago ;) )

[@thedowntrodden1522]

I was looking to store a good amount of ammunition and other valuable items in a job box with duel padlock built into the box so they cant be cut picking would be the only way in what would you suggest for good padlocks

[@demonic4774]

If I had a shop full of tools like him that gerda lock would be immediately in the door .I have seen the videos of how they pick this in yugoslavia and I would feel very safe knowing it was securing my tools. they have to make a impression of one side then make a blank and test it then make another impression of the next side and test that needless to say they are there for a while with 4 sides .

I have some Gerdas, one of the best options I think.

[@nerfzinet]

Pretty cool, the D12 TrioVing locks are the new standard in Norway now. If you buy a new door, or just a new cylinder, chances are you're getting a D12 lock. I work in a hardware store and we don't even sell the old TR4 cylinders any more. It's all D12.

[@Shoorit]

What diameter chain could you get in the abus? I have a 20mm chain with a squire lock which is apparently weak.

[@georgeeads8689]

Bill. If you can't pick them they must be tough. Great video.

[@ovalwingnut]

GR8T video (again). It was a serious "reality check"... I am humbled once again. Thank you :)

[@lazyprimitive]

Great video of tough locks. Was beginning to think putting a lock on anything was pointless if someone had a pick... or in the case of a Master Lock, a chopstick.

[@pev_]

So have you completely given up on Abloy and other high quality disc detainers?

[@bosnianbill]

No, but I've said many times that I have not been able to pick an Abloy (and several others) and wanted to keep the video to a reasonable length.

[@pev_]

Okay, sorry.

[@boelwerkr]

Ah hand made hard candy. That brings back memories. The grandmother of a neighbor made hard candy every winter and gave it to us kids at New Year's Eve. To flavors: sweet woodruff (Waltmeister) and dandelion (Löwenzahn). The woodruff i tasted since is not the same and i have never found dandelion as a flavor since. Ah my mouth is watering. :-)

[@l0ht]

The Gerda locks are most used in Poland, the 7 of 10 people have it in their's door, and it is exellent. The Gerda door have 4 or more bars that lock the door in 4 direction to the frame and they are impossible to broke in. Just wild 90's :)

[@choochoochooseyou]

Are these locks one-off for being near impossible to pick or do you think every lock of each make will be the same?

[@ghffrsfygdhfjkjiysdz]

The stanley lock is a custom job. The stock stanley 24/7 comes with 6 pin sc4 core.

[@choochoochooseyou]

Thanks

[@CzornyLisek]

Some are challenge lock that mean were purposely build so Bill couldn't pick them. Other are just normal random off shelf locks that simply are good.

[@NicholasAarons]

Awesome Video Bill. Keep up the great work. Nick.

[@thmpick]

I'd like to buy the 2nd IBUS he showed but didn't see/hear a model #...Anyone know which it is? Thanks a Lot! Raylon

[@seethisth4753]

I've got this kind of Gerda on my door. Called Gerda Titan. It was installed when I moved in, never knew it was so good.

[@killahjeep]

I would love to see you attempt a Medeco Biaxial Mortise high security lock, as well as a Folger Adams (similar to the Brinks Mogul you have done), but this one had the side pins. I ask because we use both these type locks at my facility.

[@tomaszkepski1841]

The last one - Gerda could be locked by one turn, the second make the lock impossible to open from inside. The idea was to not let the burgler use the doors once he gets into a house. But it works fine with younger brothers as well ;-) My parents had this lock since 90'

[@rumpickles]

Sorry to be off topic but where can you purchase the Christina Palmer Quin rake from (868) Beating Kwikset's SmartKey?

[@bosnianbill]

toool.us/equipment.html

[@positronalpha]

I have a pair of d12s on my door :). Intimidating keyway indeed.

[@dfpguitar]

the Gerda is so badass. Seems as sturdy as a bank safe.

[@Freehandzzzzzzz]

I am not in the business, but got the knowledge, so wondering if a design where two pins, say #2 and #5, or worse, two pairs, have to be picked simultaneously, would be unpickable? Standard pins and springs in a row, no weird keyway.

[@Rzyczliwy]

My parents have this Gerda for about 25 years in their door and had no idea that it's so good.

[@selock]

Scorpion is actually how CX5 was originally branded & distributed by a Canadian company called Can-Am in the late '90's. They renamed it to CX5 mid/late 2000, so that is a old cylinder. Marks came along about that same time. All mfg in Korea.

[@erikdevaney4781]

i know that most times the lock is only as good as the door or hinged portion for thieves, but as home owners or retailers-super great locks here. im trying to find a video on the castle style keyed lock

[@SteKrz]

Nice to see Gerda among your challenge locks. Polish company, I remember when they were new on the market when I was a kid (1987 I think). Pretty popular here in Poland. My apartment's door is from them, dimple locks tho, easier to carry than their big round keys (idk how to call them).

[@co2metal]

How do the rollers on the Mauer key work?

[@hwilkes2048]

KZbin is making some cool suggestions. Not disappointed watching this video!

[@CarlosRodriguez-dd4sb]

Did you try 'bump' picking the multiponto?

[@1979draaven]

No wonder Gerda is one of the most popular door locks in Poland. :) Most of the people I know have similar round-keyed Gerdas on their doors, me included.

[@nicholasgardner1106]

The only thing I can think of with the abus/cisa is trying a dimple pick from the side of the pins don’t know if you’ve tried that just wanted to suggest it

[@Nry_Chan]

bosnian, what are your opinions on digital door locks, like the Samsung SHS-P718, do you think they're secure for a front door, or do you think they have too many points of attack to be worth putting on your front door?

[@CzornyLisek]

Watch DEFCONs after that You will not trust any electronic device end start to live 1KM under rock in faraday cage. ;P It's better to buy rly good physical lock. but don't forget about as good doors, windows(that does not open end are not mounted just on foam) end don't live in typical US home from cardboard. Chain is as strong as weakest link.

[@chris33661]

Gerda,that's Polishsecurity lock and doors company.I'd never heard that any thief can open Gerda doors,especially one of those highest models,equipped with Gerda Lock.I've one set in my flat and I feel really safe.Gerda doors that I've are 85 mm thickness.Inside steel grill and warming layers.

[@kamil_bielecki]

Gerda is Polish company. Unfortunatelly, we already have guys who are opening this locks with no big effort... Greets from Poland!

[@ghffrsfygdhfjkjiysdz]

Sargent and Greenleaf 831 with medeco core not on the list?

[@TheTrancePorter1]

I might have gotten lucky with the bitting but I tried and picked that Mauer Lock several times using a rake and a hook for the sliders and a flag on the pins. I was going to the sliders after I had set all of the pins to some extent and finished of the last 2 or 3 pins with the flag pick after that. If there was a pin cut too deep it probably would not have been possible to access the sliders. So I guess it might be just a coincidence that mine is nicer to pick.

[@17hmr243]

looks like theres a decoding tool for the Gerda

[@milanese232]

have you tried to open a Keso profile cylinder? how tough are those?

[@Kobrag90]

That Gerda is a LOCK!

[@wtfiswiththosehandles]

Nice :) I always have at least one Gerda in my door and never had a break-in. But about 10 years ago one of them failed on me (key wouldn't enter all the way) and I had to call in a locksmith. He did defeat it, but I can't remember how...

[@TheBogimen]

drilling

[@wtfiswiththosehandles]

Bogo definitely not drilling.

[@PawelKalinowski_pirx]

had these for years and what fails in them is debris getting into the hollow key. the locksmith most possibly just cleaned the key :)

[@wtfiswiththosehandles]

Pawel Kalinowski - keys were fine. From what I remember, I was able to insert the key all the way, but couldn't turn more than 90 degrees. Maybe he just lubed it.

[@jamesrountree5117]

I have been wanting to comment on so many of these awesome picking videos. I think I found the one to comment on! Great skills, I am a noob, but I giggle inside when I hear pickers say I'd use this to lock up my valuables. As Americans we pay for the thought of having security, when in reality if a thief wanted to get in they will friggin get in! If someone wants something bad and they know you have it they will find a way! My grandfather paid hundreds of dollars to put new locks in his house, sheds, etc. He about died when I used my set of bump keys to open them all! It's sad that majority of people where I live have kwikset or Schlage! Our local home depot practically only sells the easiest to get into locks. I love picking and puzzles, and when a friendly couple was buying expensive locks by kwikset and saying better nobody can get in, I ruined their day inadvertently, lol! Guess we as a culture think the more expensive the better, etc. I been watching your vids all day! Great job!

[@JohnDoe-uq3mx]

I have a 1967 Western Electric public payphone with upper and lower Western Electric locks that need picking to get them opened. What are the chances of that happening?

[@tailsu1]

I've just noticed that the Mauer box is labeled in Bulgarian. Awful lot of challenge locks coming from Bulgaria, is that a pattern?

[@imstupid880]

Two questions: What's to stop people from cutting the lock? How you you pick a lock without a keyhole? Because I have one of those, but I have no idea how it works.

[@s50201]

Richie Demo on your first point, stronger materials, heat treat, etc, can impede physical bypass of the lock

[@jackuzy]

Greetings from Poland - the homeland of Gerda ;)

[@km5405]

oh yes show me those naughty keyways.

[@macewindu4494]

i slept 10h and just finished my 3rd coffee this morning. But this video made me sleepy

[@KowboyUSA]

That Bannon lock must be about as near as impossible to pick as impossible can be.

[@aaronstang4788]

It'd be cool if you either revisited the Gerda or went for the new one.

[@Nitrxgen]

I don't quite have the time to look through lots of your videos but I'm a long-term subscriber. How comes there's no mention of the Protec2? As I understand, that remains unpickable, right? Secondly, regarding those Gerda locks, I thought the G2000 came out years ago (before 2013 I'm sure) before the G1000, and yes, the G2000 has incredibly high tolerances. Typically a brass core with brass pins. There's 4 different depth pins and the longest pin (for the deepest cut) are typically mushroom pins with threaded pin holes in the core. Due to the design restriction, those 4 pin depths can become easy to remember if you see someone with a key as the key is 8mm as well as the cuts making very distinct sizes so you could actually cut your own key with a Dremel for example. Illegal because patented but hey, you think a criminal cares about patents?

[@hatimsalim1355]

Well, now nasty is a very good satisfying word here

[@RookieLock]

Man, that Scorpion tho! I have a CX-5 KIK and I was able to pick it, but I've been trying to find a Scorpion or CX5 in a SFIC like that, haven't found one yet.. They are pretty cool locks!

[@JW-ll8lf]

Yeah, Polish Gerda, my Gerda home dome looks like safe gats, and work with no problem for 20 years.

[@arongatt]

Hi , i have been watching your channel and i got very intrigued by the skill of locksmiths, also learned a bit more on locks and padlocks aswell. i would really appreciate some recommendation on a European or ant decent home security lock that is good but wont cost a kidney. and also what you think about the Samsung smart locks ? Thank in advance Aron

[@bosnianbill]

Skip the smart locks. They are not reliable yet. Take a look at the website where I discuss good locks for various purposes: lock-lab.com/home-security/which-lock-should-i-buy/

[@si_vis_pacempara_bellum4906]

I'm not even into locks… I don't even know how locks work, and I'm sitting here watched an hour of lock picking videos😂

[@frankdoemen]

I've gotten tons of challenge locks,only two i can't get open,,,1 schlage from Texas Jim that I get into a DEEP false set then I get no feed back from anymore pins and the other is a Union euro cylinder I got from Bill in a box o locks years ago has the sticker "Waddac2" on it,,spent hours and hours on them one day I'll get them!! One day

[@coffee-fueledcritic6666]

I'm curious, besides being fun, what's the point in picking a lock in a home setting when you could drill it out? Do these locks also have protection against someone drilling it?

[@CzornyLisek]

EURO profile lock usually have end well generaly eny kind of european locks have drill protection. To be fair in europe it's easier to go trough windows than doors :)

[@MH-bv9kk]

Hey Bill, do my eyes deceive me, or does that Mauer have dimples on the edge of the key blade? If they're functional, are they also pin-in-pin?

[@bosnianbill]

It does but I believe they are passive - solely for key control.

[@0zeroburn]

I remember when I was a kid I'd "pick" those little locks you got out of a gumball machine and I thought I was hot stuff.

[@ReegusReever]

Anyone got a link to the Stanley lock being picked?

[@blacklion79]

Locks which looks like Gerda is very popular in Russia, and they rare considered very safe when installed properly.

[@waddac2]

Some very nasty looking keys and keyways there Bill.

[@parkerlreed]

Link to the Stanley lock video?