The ancient Egyptians were the first to come up with a complicated security device. This was the pin tumbler lock. We use the same security principle today on millions of applications.
The most commonly used lock today is the pin tumbler lock. A series of pins that are divided at certain points must be raised to these dividing points in relationship to the separation between the cylinder wall and the shell of the lock by a key cut for that particular series of pin divisions. Thus the cylinder can be turned, and the mechanism or lock is unlocked.
Lock picking means to open a lock by use of a flat piece of steel called a pick. Actually, the process requires two pieces of flat steel to open cylinder locks
By picking the lock, you simply replace the function of a key with a pick that raises the pins to their "breaking point," and using a tension wrench one rotates the cylinder to operate the cam at the rear of the lock's cylinder to unlock the mechanism.
Information on different types of locks, various picks used for purpose of lockpicking and a lot more information is provided in Secrets of Lock Picking.
The contents in the book are arranged in following order:
- Introduction
- Tools
- Lock Identification
- Pin Tumbler Locks
- Wafer Tumbler Locks
- Double Wafer Locks
- Pin and Wafer Tumbler Padlocks
- Tubular Cylinder Locks
- Mushroom and Spool Pin Tumbler Locks
- Magnetic Locks
- Disk Tumbler Locks
- Tips for Success
