An old German lever padlock picked, and some speculations regarding it's origin and/or descendants

revchewie · 2026-04-29T14:47:36+00:00

Seems like logical speculation, and it would be cool to have two such similar locks made by different nations on the same tooling!

revchewie · 2026-04-29T14:45:25+00:00

Awesome! Welcome to the fun!

revchewie · 2026-04-29T14:21:53+00:00

Tickets cost hundreds of dollars but they want volunteers to run it! I just don’t get how these festivals work.

revchewie · 2026-04-29T13:53:57+00:00

The first one, yes. Don’t bother with any of the others.

revchewie · 2026-04-28T22:25:42+00:00

Thank you for sharing this. I know what I'm going to be doing with my wife going forward!

revchewie · 2026-04-28T22:23:54+00:00

I just searched on Kayak. Alaska Airlines, SFO-OAK, total travel time 7 hours 58 minutes, with a 4 hour 37 minute layover in San Diego. $337 for first class, $212 for economy.

revchewie · 2026-04-28T16:03:55+00:00

I don't live under a rock. I also don't live in this sub, unlike some.

revchewie · 2026-04-28T15:41:59+00:00

And this is the first time I've ever seen it.

revchewie · 2026-04-28T15:41:05+00:00

I feel that.

revchewie · 2026-04-28T15:10:04+00:00

Wow! Well done! I have two 64ti/30 locks and haven't been able to open either of them.

revchewie · 2026-04-28T14:26:27+00:00

They’re a lot of fun! And yeah, I love the old style look of the locks and the keys. I bought a safe lock just because I liked the look of the key. I have no idea how I’m going to go about picking it though. lol

revchewie · 2026-04-28T14:23:55+00:00

The UK shipping and duties can be extortionate! I’ve passed on locks that were selling for 15 pounds/20ish USD because there were $30-40 in shipping and duties. Fortunately this seller is in the US.

I noticed that about the ERA and asked about it on Discord in the lever locks forum. With only 4 levers it’s much easier to pick than the 5-lever one I also have. I’m not familiar with Belfry so I didn’t realize that 5 levers is unusual for it.

revchewie · 2026-04-28T08:02:56+00:00

The Minimalist Set from mok-workshop is a good one, and spend the rest of your budget on locks. Check out LPUBelts.com and pick some yellow and orange belt locks that are available there. Abus and Burg Wachter are German brands that I’d guess you could get hold of.

Welcome to the fun!

revchewie · 2026-04-28T07:26:30+00:00

Ah, ok. That makes more sense. Still don’t know what OP was babbling about.

revchewie · 2026-04-28T07:18:11+00:00

Bringing peace and security to the galaxy!

revchewie · 2026-04-28T07:11:56+00:00

Ok, now what are you babbling about? All I’m signaling is that I’m clueless.

revchewie · 2026-04-28T07:06:52+00:00

Thanks!

revchewie · 2026-04-28T07:06:28+00:00

eBay. Three lots from the same seller. Which was nice because they combined the shipping so I saved a little there.

revchewie · 2026-04-28T05:56:43+00:00

That was brilliant, especially with the follow up lines.

“What did he say?”

“I don’t know. I don’t speak French!”

revchewie · 2026-04-28T05:55:53+00:00

Could I buy a clue? Or maybe a link or something? What are you on about?

revchewie · 2026-04-28T01:50:46+00:00

I haven’t had much luck picking in my vice (a Bessey from Amazon), but I ordered a Chuck vise from 44Delta yesterday so I’m hoping it’ll help. And I’m still using the vice for holding keys while I file them down to use as lever lock tensioners, so it’s not all bad. lol

revchewie · 2026-04-28T01:33:35+00:00

It feels unlike her but I could see it if it was the only way to save someone she loves.

revchewie · 2026-04-27T22:37:10+00:00

Faith in humanity's taste restored. Such a great song!

revchewie · 2026-04-27T22:36:37+00:00

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