I work for Chubb in Australia. It’s Chubb’s 200th birthday by the way. I also used to work for Jackson’s the locksmiths in Tasmania (that’s an island below Australia) and they also used to make the same type of locks. I was told that this type of lock is very hard to pick, which is why they are used by prisons around Australia. Just a little bit of history for you and the viewers.
It is very hard to pick if you do not have the right tools and I assume that getting the tension right is hard with any piece of wire you come by as a prisoner. Also it helps it is not the most common lock around so you have to be dedicated to lock picking to even learn how to deal with it.
Agreed. A "What I Needed to Learn to Pick Lever Locks" video could be very entertaining. You could include graphics and exploded views, along with your insights.
Lock Noob does a few tear downs of these, as he is from across the pond and does lever lock every other video. Check out his video on the "Dierre 6 Beast" pick and tear down video and you'll see an example of a very very large scale lever lock and rather impressive pick. He's on the level on Bosnian Bill and LPL but with European locks being a clear strong suit, whereas LPL and Bosnian Bill make American style locks look easy instead. Lock Noob is a very impressive picker and does a lot of starter videos for new pickers. His videos helped me out a lot when I started picking.
And I have to say, once you see the inside of a lever lock system, you can definitely get an idea as to why they aren't used as often as pin/tumbler set ups. They're bulky, can be picked in a pinch with nearly any metal hook of small size. Much more material in the lock mechanism so the lock must be bigger. Can't do as many safeguards as the entire insides are taken up by the levers. And thus, the keys are freaking gigantic compared to a standard tumbler lock. They are super neat none-the-less though.
You being surprised that the lock wasn't as tough to pick as you expected is like Usain Bolt being surprised that it took less than 15 seconds to run 100 meters.
These are the padlocks we use on the national highway system (Motorways) in the UK to secure the gates to drainage ponds and the gates sealing off service entrances not available for public use. Dropped one on my foot once - SO glad I was wearing steel toecap boots. All of the padlocks came to us straight from the manufacturer and all were keyed alike so you can gain access across the whole of the Highways England network (Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland may be different). Our office had access to just two keys - both with a 6 inch by 2 inch wooden tag attached and you had to sign one out when going out on an inspection. Dire punishment was threatened if you lost one. Then, while cleaning out a cupboard at a works depot, we found a box of nearly 50 of them . . . seems you get two keys with every new padlock. I wonder what happened to them all ;o)
This explains why the key was always left in the lock of my grandparent’s Veteran Series (made in England) cashbox! They lost the key in Canada in the 80s and none of the local locksmiths could open it. My brothers and I all had a go at picking the lock with no success. The key resurfaced a few days later and the box survived! I may need to give it another go!
"I have never had the tools or skills to open it." This is excellent stuff LPL, shout out from Canada. Your humbleness reminds me of one of my favourite quotes.. " If you are ferocious in battle, be magnanimous in victory." Stay humble and kind friends.
I'm not sure why this has only just turned up in my feed but I'm glad it has. Being from the UK it's ok being able to laugh at masterlock, but I often wondered what you'd do with locks from this side of the pond. A 5 lever lock is considered fairly standard on house doors, with insurers considering them to be a safe bet. It's good to see that it takes a specific tool and a reasonable amount of skill.
Awesome stuff! Love the old Chubb Cruisers! Awesome kit from UKLP aswell! Picked really fast considering your inexperience with lever locks :) great video :)
Would love to see the insides of these locks. As Logan Thompson mentioned, these locks are common in Australia or at least were. I lived in a house built in 1917 which had a front door Chubb mortise lock and at the time I moved in had a friend who was ex-UK and a locksmith for Chubb locks in Australia (circa 1980) and swore by the ability of the Chubb locks even though the keys generally looked deceptively simple.
I've been using a chubb cruiser padlock for years, I've had some peace of mind using it but this put's my mind completely at rest, thank you for the video
I have some ~1930 hand made (in my family) lever locks, and would provide them for picking/teaching if you would like to have them, some do even still have keys.
Very nice work indeed. These are no pushover, but it seems yet again you have had a good play and have nailed the tensioning and technique 🤔🤔🤔👍 Thanks for sharing 😎😘😘😘👍
Well done Mr Lock picking Lawyer, I live in the UK and we have a lot of Chubb padlocks and Mortice Locks and we know how formidable they are, Also they are also preferred by the insurance companies over here . Once again well done. Paul
Hi Harry, Well done on your lever lock! Even key ( lever ) locks on safes in the US of A are rare, where combination locks are the norm. In the UK, Europe, and in Australia, often you will find a mixture of both, to force the would be burglar, and the legit safe tech, into two forms of attack. Perhaps we'll see you working on lever safe locks in the future ....? Regards, Brian.
You read my mind man! I have also been looking to start in levers. Been following Andy Mac for a while and I think you sealed the deal today. Great picking!
I was on eBay earlier and I saw quite a few Vic Rail ones. Not as many of the old NSW SRA ones. Some Jackson's padlocks from Tasmania. But all of them looked quite old. I don't think there are many new ones around.
Gary Rumain padlock wise I see them on all the gates with access to the rail in my area. Probably older then me but hey if they still work and deter people why change.
I used to work for the SRA over my summer vacations back in the mid-70s. Only place I ever saw many padlocks were on the medic boxes in the guard's compartment on the country trains. There might have been others elsewhere but my memory's foggy now.
Sure you do. There's a spur line into Canberra off the Sydney to Melbourne line. I've taken it once or twice to visit Canberra in my youth. You don't have any suburban trains though.
I thought about a Union Cruiser 5-Lever, having a great traditional look and style about em. BUT, in UK they retail £140 to £190, too hi for this old-style me thinks. Anyway, Good job picking the lever lock as always LPL and in record time too! 😋😎
Can any of you lever lock guys, recommend a good video, to wrap my mind around the inner workings of these locks? Look forward to widening my lock knowledge about these. Harry, CONGRATULATIONS on earning your ... SILVER PLAY BUTTON! I think that's the COOLEST honor, for a CZcamsr.
R.P. Rosen lock noob has a really good intro to lever lock picking with a lever lock with a clear plastic front so you can see the inner workings and the false gates. really helped me :)
R.P. Rosen I agree with the lock noob recommendation. But if you want to really dive right in and want to also learn how to make your own tools as well I'd say you should also look up Andy Mac. He is one of the if not the best lever lock picker and tool maker on CZcams (imho). APACHE-LOCKSPORT is also one of the best lever lock pickers out there as well. Both are extremely important informational resources as far as lever picking is involved. Good luck. I hope you find what you are looking for.
have a look at Andy Mac channel on here, he has loads of videos explaining it all and he made the original sets first (UKLP copied his ideas) original sets are way better and he gives hints and tips as well as a weekly draw about the best lever lock videos going
Aspen, Phred Phlintstoner, and Rev's Picks, Guys, thank you for your feedback. I found both channels very informative. For anyone else looking to understand how these locks work, I'll leave a link to Lock Noob's vid that helped me czcams.com/video/QiFj3_4ZJcA/video.html
Have you ever come across a chubb detector lock, would be fun to see you pick one!? Very old patents, i made a variation of one as a project in high school. Each tumbler has false gates and once activated require the picking of a secondary 5 tumbler lock to reset. Stupidly complex and the mechanism was nowhere near reliable enough but a fun project.
I don't see many of these in the field, but I've been itching to get into levers for a while now. The problem was not knowing where to get good tools to actually take a stab at them. LPL do you think these work on safety deposit box locks? They are essentially the same thing with lever and gates, but a flat steel key.
I've been watching a bit of Andy Mac lately (small channel deserves to be bigger and more support), he puts out a lot of content, more on lever door locks, his ingenuity and knowledge is impressive and has some great give aways worth a look. Nice pick, destructive test on these might be too much, maybe a lever safe lock in the future? Really enjoy your channel..... how's your leg?
have a look at Andy Mac channel on here, he has loads of videos explaining it all and he made the original sets first (UKLP copied his ideas) original sets are way better and he gives hints and tips as well as a weekly draw about the best lever lock videos going
How does the Chubb Cruiser compare to something from Abloy in terms of pick resistance? Is a lever type mechanism more challenging than a disk detainer core?
Reassuring to know they are difficult, never tried opening one ,i assumed they would be easy due to the simple looking chunky nature of the key. , have you spotted a clear acrylic version of this lock style.
LPL please show the tools you were using, you seem to have skipped that part. And maybe more info about inner workings. Usually these have very strong spings that make it harder to pick without proper tools so it's another thing to mention maybe. Great video!
Huh, was wondering why you didn't do any lever locks. I didn't realise they weren't used in the US. They are what most people have on their frontdoor here in the UK.
So i have just recently started to watch these videos, and i was wondering, if there are videos down below on your channel, that summarize all the different lockpicking basics, such as "How to start with the right pin/hook?" "What does it mean when its binding?" "What is a false set, false gate?"
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Pleased to be of service buddy talk about jumping in at the deep end 😮 picked like a pro have a nice day happy lever picking 😁👍🇬🇧
@@mickconnolly5784 period.
Great comment. Tho I didn't get it, due to the lack of interpunction, the first two times I read it. But that's alright.
"Enough to stop all but the most skilful of attackers". That sounds like high praise to me.
I work for Chubb in Australia. It’s Chubb’s 200th birthday by the way. I also used to work for Jackson’s the locksmiths in Tasmania (that’s an island below Australia) and they also used to make the same type of locks. I was told that this type of lock is very hard to pick, which is why they are used by prisons around Australia. Just a little bit of history for you and the viewers.
An island below Australia? So which country is it actually in?
It is very hard to pick if you do not have the right tools and I assume that getting the tension right is hard with any piece of wire you come by as a prisoner. Also it helps it is not the most common lock around so you have to be dedicated to lock picking to even learn how to deal with it.
@@Gribbo9999 Tasmania is an Australian state.
Tasmania is part of Australia just not connected to the mainland
@@Gribbo9999
Obviously a Tasweigan ;)
I would love to see a tear-down of a level lock with an explanation of how they work.
Agreed. A "What I Needed to Learn to Pick Lever Locks" video could be very entertaining. You could include graphics and exploded views, along with your insights.
Lock Noob does a few tear downs of these, as he is from across the pond and does lever lock every other video. Check out his video on the "Dierre 6 Beast" pick and tear down video and you'll see an example of a very very large scale lever lock and rather impressive pick. He's on the level on Bosnian Bill and LPL but with European locks being a clear strong suit, whereas LPL and Bosnian Bill make American style locks look easy instead. Lock Noob is a very impressive picker and does a lot of starter videos for new pickers. His videos helped me out a lot when I started picking.
And I have to say, once you see the inside of a lever lock system, you can definitely get an idea as to why they aren't used as often as pin/tumbler set ups. They're bulky, can be picked in a pinch with nearly any metal hook of small size. Much more material in the lock mechanism so the lock must be bigger. Can't do as many safeguards as the entire insides are taken up by the levers. And thus, the keys are freaking gigantic compared to a standard tumbler lock.
They are super neat none-the-less though.
all but the most skilled attackers, he said modestly ;)
You being surprised that the lock wasn't as tough to pick as you expected is like Usain Bolt being surprised that it took less than 15 seconds to run 100 meters.
I'd say it's more as if Usain Bolt had picked up cycling, and after a few weeks noted doing the Tour de France was less of a chore than he expected.
@Michael Persico Ya, all that Savannah hunting they do in Jamaica must be why Usain Bolt is the fastest.
These are the padlocks we use on the national highway system (Motorways) in the UK to secure the gates to drainage ponds and the gates sealing off service entrances not available for public use.
Dropped one on my foot once - SO glad I was wearing steel toecap boots.
All of the padlocks came to us straight from the manufacturer and all were keyed alike so you can gain access across the whole of the Highways England network (Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland may be different).
Our office had access to just two keys - both with a 6 inch by 2 inch wooden tag attached and you had to sign one out when going out on an inspection. Dire punishment was threatened if you lost one.
Then, while cleaning out a cupboard at a works depot, we found a box of nearly 50 of them . . . seems you get two keys with every new padlock.
I wonder what happened to them all ;o)
This explains why the key was always left in the lock of my grandparent’s Veteran Series (made in England) cashbox! They lost the key in Canada in the 80s and none of the local locksmiths could open it. My brothers and I all had a go at picking the lock with no success. The key resurfaced a few days later and the box survived! I may need to give it another go!
"I have never had the tools or skills to open it." This is excellent stuff LPL, shout out from Canada. Your humbleness reminds me of one of my favourite quotes..
" If you are ferocious in battle, be magnanimous in victory." Stay humble and kind friends.
Honestly, his skills remind me so much of a dentist!
I'm not sure why this has only just turned up in my feed but I'm glad it has. Being from the UK it's ok being able to laugh at masterlock, but I often wondered what you'd do with locks from this side of the pond. A 5 lever lock is considered fairly standard on house doors, with insurers considering them to be a safe bet. It's good to see that it takes a specific tool and a reasonable amount of skill.
so if youre american just import one of these and its likely no one will have the skill to open it
nor the tools
@@seemysight forget not having the tools most people won't even know what these are
Don't forget the locksmith's universal tools - hardened drill bits & angle grinders. (You know they get paid extra to sell you a new lock ;-)
It's quite strange to discover that americans doesn't use this type of locks. Here, in Ukraine, almost everybody has a lever lock in his front door.
@@ZZizitt not like it matters, most robbers will just bust threw your windows after checking if the door is locked.
Wow, the noob picked it like a pro and nailed it. Geez, you are invincible!😉🍺😎🇦🇺
He's no slobb when it comes to Chubb.
Well, the couple weeks of practice didn't hurt, neither.
Awesome stuff! Love the old Chubb Cruisers! Awesome kit from UKLP aswell! Picked really fast considering your inexperience with lever locks :) great video :)
Congratulations on the silver play button! Been watching you for a while and it's been fun to see this channel grow!
Great video. My first ever challenge lock, was the old and somewhat infamous CHUBB Battleship 101!
Would love to see the insides of these locks. As Logan Thompson mentioned, these locks are common in Australia or at least were. I lived in a house built in 1917 which had a front door Chubb mortise lock and at the time I moved in had a friend who was ex-UK and a locksmith for Chubb locks in Australia (circa 1980) and swore by the ability of the Chubb locks even though the keys generally looked deceptively simple.
I've been using a chubb cruiser padlock for years, I've had some peace of mind using it but this put's my mind completely at rest, thank you for the video
Lever locks are extremely common in North America as railroad switch locks. the higher security switch locks are disc detainer style.
I have some ~1930 hand made (in my family) lever locks, and would provide them for picking/teaching if you would like to have them, some do even still have keys.
Very educational - thanks for covering this flavor of locksport on your channel. And great fun to see you picking a lever lock of course :-)
Very nice work indeed.
These are no pushover, but it seems yet again you have had a good play and have nailed the tensioning and technique 🤔🤔🤔👍
Thanks for sharing 😎😘😘😘👍
Well done Mr Lock picking Lawyer, I live in the UK and we have a lot of Chubb padlocks and Mortice Locks and we know how formidable they are, Also they are also preferred by the insurance companies over here . Once again well done. Paul
I used one of these on my boat for years secure in the knowledge it was unpickable........!
Very well done on the picking. Im glad you're gonna be picking more lever locks.
Fantastic work picking that one. Your skills are very impressive. And another beautiful lock there..
Woow! I was waiting for a good quality lever lock picking video for a while. And finally it's here! :) Thank you LPL!!!
These take me back to my childhood. I've been buying up these as they are great value and very tough
Hi Harry, Well done on your lever lock! Even key ( lever ) locks on safes in the US of A are rare, where combination locks are the norm. In the UK, Europe, and in Australia, often you will find a mixture of both, to force the would be burglar, and the legit safe tech, into two forms of attack. Perhaps we'll see you working on lever safe locks in the future ....? Regards, Brian.
Brian Hignett I’m a long way from attacking most safe levers, but it’s definitely on my roadmap. 👍
You read my mind man! I have also been looking to start in levers. Been following Andy Mac for a while and I think you sealed the deal today. Great picking!
Awesome. I'm fascinated by lever locks
Of course you _had_ to start with a Chubb Cruiser. :)
These are so common in Australia, the rail network uses them with a vast majority of the safes I've used.
I was on eBay earlier and I saw quite a few Vic Rail ones. Not as many of the old NSW SRA ones. Some Jackson's padlocks from Tasmania. But all of them looked quite old. I don't think there are many new ones around.
Gary Rumain padlock wise I see them on all the gates with access to the rail in my area. Probably older then me but hey if they still work and deter people why change.
I used to work for the SRA over my summer vacations back in the mid-70s. Only place I ever saw many padlocks were on the medic boxes in the guard's compartment on the country trains. There might have been others elsewhere but my memory's foggy now.
Gary Rumain I had no idea they were being used here in Oz Gary. We have no trains here though.😕
Sure you do. There's a spur line into Canberra off the Sydney to Melbourne line. I've taken it once or twice to visit Canberra in my youth. You don't have any suburban trains though.
Wow LPL great skills man can't hardly wait to see you master it. Absolutely one great video thank you for sharing it 🌟⭐🌟⭐🌟😎
I thought about a Union Cruiser 5-Lever, having a great traditional look and style about em. BUT, in UK they retail £140 to £190, too hi for this old-style me thinks. Anyway, Good job picking the lever lock as always LPL and in record time too! 😋😎
Yes more plz! Also is there anyway you could go through describing how the false gates work? These locks have always interested me!
Mastered pin locks moving onto something new? Great work!!!
Cool! Would be awesome if you introduced us to this type of lock and tools required to open it.
Very much appreciated something new that you could really teach about and the best way to learn is to teach
The original Chubb is a better option than the modern one. I grew up with these locks
Nice! I've been interested in the lever locks. Looking forward to more.
Finally somebody picks one of those things. They used to be quite popular where I live and I still see many around. Never found any videos on them.
Truly great job! I am genuinely impressed.
Just amazing how you do it
Wow, great work buddy! also congrats on 100k subs my friend, you really deserve it! :)
Great looking lock. Nice work on the pick.
Can any of you lever lock guys, recommend a good video, to wrap my mind around the inner workings of these locks? Look forward to widening my lock knowledge about these. Harry, CONGRATULATIONS on earning your ... SILVER PLAY BUTTON! I think that's the COOLEST honor, for a CZcamsr.
R.P. Rosen lock noob has a really good intro to lever lock picking with a lever lock with a clear plastic front so you can see the inner workings and the false gates. really helped me :)
R.P. Rosen I agree with the lock noob recommendation. But if you want to really dive right in and want to also learn how to make your own tools as well I'd say you should also look up Andy Mac. He is one of the if not the best lever lock picker and tool maker on CZcams (imho). APACHE-LOCKSPORT is also one of the best lever lock pickers out there as well. Both are extremely important informational resources as far as lever picking is involved. Good luck. I hope you find what you are looking for.
have a look at Andy Mac channel on here, he has loads of videos explaining it all and he made the original sets first (UKLP copied his ideas) original sets are way better and he gives hints and tips as well as a weekly draw about the best lever lock videos going
Aspen, Phred Phlintstoner, and Rev's Picks, Guys, thank you for your feedback. I found both channels very informative. For anyone else looking to understand how these locks work, I'll leave a link to Lock Noob's vid that helped me czcams.com/video/QiFj3_4ZJcA/video.html
Yep love to see you opening lever locks ...
I've been waiting for lever locks on this channel
Worthy of taking a bow. *standing applause*
AWESOME! U are invincible LPL!
Great job ,what an awesome lock . Thanks for the review brother
Andy Mac has a great channel! Great picking by the way!
happy 100 k dude also nice lever lock
I would like to buy a lock like this. Nice job picking.
Awesome...!! A description and a pick all in under 4minutes 30... you're just too good 😏... 👍
Wow, super cool lock!
No gutting no pick...
Just kidding Harry :)
Nicely done, and congrats on 100k!!!
Have you ever come across a chubb detector lock, would be fun to see you pick one!? Very old patents, i made a variation of one as a project in high school. Each tumbler has false gates and once activated require the picking of a secondary 5 tumbler lock to reset. Stupidly complex and the mechanism was nowhere near reliable enough but a fun project.
Wow! Great video! Subscribed
My favourite locks (lever padlocks) the battleship is a classic and still made
Nice work. 👍👍👍👍
I need to get one of these expensive locks you made it look very easy UKLP make some great tools
Nice job, surprisingly simple, do to detract from your skill at all!
Loved the video. We pronounce it "co" dot U K as in the start of cone,coke or cocoa.
i love the way that lock looks, and that key. i wonder if ihe chubb cruiser would do well vs other attacks?
I like how these look
Yes but very pricey and thats put me off getting one!😥😢
I think I've seen a lever lock once in my life... and it was broken.
didn't think people still used them anymore.
Nice! Could you teach how these work?
This is a really cool lock!! Great review
I have a Sentry safe with a double-sided(is that right?) lever lock. The key has lever engagers on both sides of the key, 180 degrees apart
aww yess lever locks at last
I didn't know anyone still made this style of lock- when I see these I think 1800's.
Thanks for using metric!
I don't see many of these in the field, but I've been itching to get into levers for a while now. The problem was not knowing where to get good tools to actually take a stab at them. LPL do you think these work on safety deposit box locks? They are essentially the same thing with lever and gates, but a flat steel key.
I've been watching a bit of Andy Mac lately (small channel deserves to be bigger and more support), he puts out a lot of content, more on lever door locks, his ingenuity and knowledge is impressive and has some great give aways worth a look. Nice pick, destructive test on these might be too much, maybe a lever safe lock in the future? Really enjoy your channel..... how's your leg?
this is a copy of the Andy Mac sets UKLP copied his sets
Fast forward 2 years and LPL is now picking locks in under 30 seconds with Red Bull cans
I hope you can explain more about the tools used and inner workings of these locks.
have a look at Andy Mac channel on here, he has loads of videos explaining it all and he made the original sets first (UKLP copied his ideas) original sets are way better and he gives hints and tips as well as a weekly draw about the best lever lock videos going
Would you be able to show the inner workings of these locks?
If you went to Scottland would you pick the Loch Ness monster ?
I would love to see the internals of one of these locks
Nice job on your first lever lock. Are you going to pick morticed lever locks?
Nice one.
Nice!
Can you review the Abus 88/40 please, btw congrats on 100k subscribers :)
Might not be those type of padlocks but plenty of safes have these locks. Mine has one with the key 2 sided and 9 levers or so
How does the Chubb Cruiser compare to something from Abloy in terms of pick resistance? Is a lever type mechanism more challenging than a disk detainer core?
This lock looks like it would do well against the Ramset.
Reassuring to know they are difficult, never tried opening one ,i assumed they would be easy due to the simple looking chunky nature of the key. , have you spotted a clear acrylic version of this lock style.
LPL please show the tools you were using, you seem to have skipped that part. And maybe more info about inner workings. Usually these have very strong spings that make it harder to pick without proper tools so it's another thing to mention maybe. Great video!
have a look at Andy Mac on you tube he made the original sets before UKLP copied them
I'd like to see the tools for this type of lock..
lol is there anything you can't pick?
In the UK where these larger versions are common they're often accompanied by German Shepherd dogs... Not much chance of redoing a false set then!
Can you pick a abus plus core (newest version)?
Huh, was wondering why you didn't do any lever locks. I didn't realise they weren't used in the US. They are what most people have on their frontdoor here in the UK.
Internal doors, maybe. Haven't seen one on a front door for years.
So i have just recently started to watch these videos, and i was wondering, if there are videos down below on your channel, that summarize all the different lockpicking basics, such as "How to start with the right pin/hook?" "What does it mean when its binding?" "What is a false set, false gate?"
I want one!
I was sure that those old style locks were the easiest one to pick.
would you say paying the import cost would be worth it for these kind of locks?
How easy is it to use that tool? Looks like it could be tough but maybe only at first?
How long did it take you to pick it the first time?