[1231] WWII-Era Army Ordnance Department Padlock Picked (Yale 797) 

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Do a video about how you got into lockpicking

There is one of these on an abandoned locker at work. The building is pre-WWI so I'm curious if anyone knows about it now

You know those 62 down votes are Yale 797 lock owners

I am thinking LockPickingLawyer spends his vactaion time visiting various "love lock" bridges around the world, and removing them one by one.

What's with the hole?

Can you pick a vending machine ?

Love it 😎

👍😎🍺🍩

What's that little hole for?

History nice thanks!

I would love a look at your collection! Maybe a video on that would be cool

Yale has left the chat

Army: no comment

Why is there a hole in the front plate of the lock?

When will you try the lock made be stuff made here

In one episode lpl said which padlock he likes to pick on the couch while watching a movie. Anyone remember which one that was or which episode?

Can we see your lock collection as whole

LPL I seen a video awhile back on a gentleman making a “pick proof lock” I noticed you had commented on that vid, any update???

Can you take a look at the ‘StopBox’ AR15 chamber lock? I keep seeing ads for it

This could be involved but it would be interesting to see if an induction coil heater like ilclass.info/milk/uoGUmruah2aWq7M/wyd-w could be used to melt a zinc containing steel lock. That is assuming you haven't done something like this in the past in which case just ignore this.

Thanks LPL

Still a collectable padlock 👍

the key resembles a rake so much, I was not surprised.

BOOM!

LPL wandering Fort Knox "This is just sloppy craftsmanship."

Try to open a safe

WWII era lock made from known inferior materials due to every kind of shortage.... still harder to rake than a Master Lock #3 produced today :-/

Dosent raking work 9times out or 10

Why the two holes in the body?

Do you even own the keys to your house?

Now unlock an iron key

What is the hole just below E in Yale?

Clicks on video, sees video is 1:40 Me: 👁 👄 👁

I really appreciate the bit of history that comes with this video, regarding the use of zinc due to a steel shortage/diversion at the time it was made. It's these little tidbits that keep me coming back.

Just realised he probably never uses keys

Legit yesterday I was popping knuckles and went “pop out of #1, 2 is binding”

That lock's pinning is not much of a challenge and looks like there would be a master key also

pick the unpickable lock

Adding my voice to those wondering about the purpose of the little holes in the lock.

I was wondering, are the doors of today's cars pick resistant ? And what about the ignition, is it trickier to pick ?

How many locks does Lawyer have?

What is the hole in the front and back for?

Imagine if someone give a block of steel resembling a lock with no keyhole or core at all and send it to LPL

Too bad it's a historical piece, otherwise LPL would've blowtorch it. Joke aside, the key looks pretty straight, was it even keyed?

What was the hole on the lock for?

@LockPickingLawyer I had to slow down the playback speed of the video a lot to understand what you were saying

Hi I’m taking up lock picking as a hobby and started with the number dial padlocks and bike chains. Really enjoy your channel, hopefully il be picking key locks soon

Yuo*

I have the model 1913 arms room rack lock with the misspelling “Ordnance”. It was dropped and it’s difficult to open now but still works. Any interest in receiving this lock for evaluation? I would like it back.

Yow LPL where is that Stuff Made Here lock video???

Please look into the lock Stuff Made Here made. He made it to be unpickable and I'm so interested to see what you have to say about that!

You have the boorish manners of a Yaley.

Alguien aquí habla español 👇

Looks like it might be easy to shim too.

do you have a collection of locks hanging on your wall, or something?

its been two months and I’m still waiting for the STUFF lock

When are you gonna try the « unpickable lock » by stuff made here ?

@LockPickingLawyer I wanna see you pick a lock with legal jargon only.

A neat old lock, cool history lesson as usual. :)

Is there any lock you can't pick?

Not even going to explain what that hole thru the body is about??

Could you please take a stab at the different Smart Locks for your front door that exist these days? I am interested in them but I would like to see you take a stab at them before I buy one! Like the Glue Smart Lock for example, seems to be popular here in Scandinavia EDIT: Seems that Glue actually does not change the actual locking mechanism. So it might not be relevant. But other smart locks might be!

Army lock, so cost was like $2000 a piece back then

What is the hole for on the lock's body? Is that for a wax seal perhaps?

So you teach criminals how to pick locks and safes then represent them in court

Stuff made here made an “unpickable” lock

Ask it To The Gods.

The content you make is a great help for robbers

I miss when LPL used to gut the locks

only three more to go until #1234

US Government property there! In all seriousness, the Postal Service uses a strange type of lock for collection boxes that I would love to understand. I bet you know what I'm talking about, but since these locks are actually still in federal service getting you one would probably be illegal.

But how fast could you pick it with an M1 Garand pointed at your head 😂

so ima guess he's not goin to melt this one ?

Probably more likely used to lock a toolbox than actual ordnance.

Damm I lose 10$

Why does it say picked in the title? We know what's going to happen.

I'm sorry if this is obvious but why is there a hole in the body of the lock? What's it for?

We protected our bombs and shells with THAT? 🤦‍♂️

id like to go back in time with a few different lock picks and come back rich lol

Hey LPL why don't you design your own brand of locks that are unpickable

What's the hole for?

I wonder how lockpicking techniques have changed over the years. Did OSS spies get taught to rake locks like this?

What's the little hole in the front for?

When are you gonna do the mock from stuff made here? It's been 2 month

Worst....bitting....ever.

I have one without the military markings. But haven't been as lucky getting it open. Don't know if something inside is buggered as even heavy tension everything stays springy.

Ordnance Corps REPRESENT!

more lock history for me for sure

Still waiting for StuffMadeHere's lock :)

enjoying the background info.

Imagine if lock picking lawyer was john wick, Hahah john picking u have fallen into my deadly gas chamber locked with 45 locks, there’s no way out and then he just pulls out a pencil

As an Ordnance Corp soldier, I can confirm this is about on par with 'military-grade' equipment.

Do you have the guinness world record for largest lock collection yet?

I assumed it could be raked the second I saw the key. That bitting is atrocious

I just got one of those practice padlocks today as a gift. I'm not good but I'm gonna keep practicing

Great work! Have you picked a knox box before? Searched old vids and couldn't find anything!

Is it shimmable? I couldn't see.

I had a dream last night that I was trying to lock something up but the lock was a super weird shape (kinda like a cross between a U-lock and a fist-sized boat anchor) and the damn thing wouldn't stay shut. I flipped it over to try and figure out what was wrong with it and lo and behold, emblazoned across the back was a giant Masterlock logo. Go figure.

Still waiting for a "STUFF" branded lock