How to open the lock: a few simple ways

Have you lost your apartment keys, or did you inherit from your grandfather a locked safe without keys? Most likely, immediately there is a natural question: "How to open the lock without a key?" If you are for some reason not satisfied with the options for calling EMERCOM employees or specialists in opening the locking devices, then you can try to do it yourself. In this article I will tell you about some ways of opening the locks, and even elementary ones. You will ask: "Why?" I will answer the words of Lev Soloveichik from the film "Peculiarities of National Fishing": "We need to start with the simplest methods of catching - on the worm, then gradually go to the spinner." So in our case, you first need to learn how to deal with simple locks, and only then go on to study more complex mechanisms. So, today we are going to talk about how to open the door lock of the lever type. Consider also a cruciform pin.

What is the first version (the one of a kind)? This is a well-known locking mechanism for the production of the times of the USSR, it can be found on old office safes, non-combustible cabinets, on the doors of apartments. True, they are encountered less and less, but still there are plenty of them. How to open a lock of this type? The key to the device under consideration due to its shape was called "butterfly". The class of accuracy and reliability of such mechanisms is quite low, and they can easily be unlocked with the help of special tools. But they are unlikely to be at your fingertips. I'll tell you about an available method. We go to the "flea market" and buy from the junk keys of the type mentioned, the more, the better. Then we take a file or a hacksaw for metal and cut one side of the key. This "lock pick" in certain circles is called "boy". So we deal with all the copies, just select them in such a way that the profile does not repeat. The photo shows the key to the locking device and the "boys" for him. We insert our keys in turn into the well and try to make a turn. So we looked at how to unlock the lock type. This method is also applicable to modern devices, only the problem will be to find the required number of keys, but everything is in your hands.

Now consider how to open the lock pin type with a cross-shaped key. Again, I will not talk about highly specialized methods and will only talk about what a simple man in the street who is in a hopeless situation can come in handy. These devices have a very weak core, so it's easiest to fold them with a special "fold" or a conventional Phillips screwdriver. To do this, insert the tool into the keyhole and crank it. However, after such operation the core becomes unfit for use, and it will have to be replaced, but the goal will be achieved.

Now you know a few simple methods, how to open the lock. To proceed to the discovery of more complex devices, it is necessary to study their mechanisms. For this, it is best to buy such a lock, dismantle it, understand the principle of work. There are no locking mechanisms that can not be opened, the only question is how much you are willing to spend the time, effort and money to solve the problem.

Finally, let me remind you that the opening of foreign doors without the knowledge of the owners is strictly prosecuted by the law of any country. Do not forget about it!