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Two 5 pin Yale rim cylinders Given to me by Derek Mercer. Made for PickSmith, first pick Lock Picking Paul. N°104 Key pins 1 and 2 are serrated. 3, 4 and 5 are torpedos. All chambers in the core are undercut. Drivers 1, 2 and 5 are potato masher gin spools. 3 is a scooner […]

N°103 Charles Hawtrey

6 pin brass GeGe euro: 3 Jul 26 Given to me and dedicated to Orgis. First pick BrettSucks. Key pins 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 are all serrated. Key pin 4 is a torpedo. Chamber 1 is undercut, 2 and 5 are threaded, 3 is a trench, 4 is standard and 6 is overmilled. […]

Peter Sellers Picked By Lock Picking Paul

I adore receiving photographs of my Challenge Locks having just been opened 😍 Paul is a real gentleman as is BrettSucks who also sends me happy snaps 😃🌶️💪

N°102 Peter Sellers

5 pin Legge rim cylinder with kik insert: 12 Jun ’26 Lock given by, made for and first pick Lock Picking Paul. Key pins 1, 2 and 4 are serrated. 3 is a torpedo over set trap! 5 is tapered. Chamber 1 is undercut. 2 and 3 are plain. 4 is threaded and 5 is […]

BrettSucks Vs Red Balloons

N°99 Red Balloons Opened by BrettSucks In the end Brett used a Southord half diamond to open it! SeeStuDo created the hashtag #getwelltinnie and asked people to make a video and pick a challenge lock! I was very moved because I was still very ill. And so I decided to donate a challenge lock and […]

N°101 Stuart Farquhar

5 pin GeGe euro: 4 Mar 2026 Lock given to me and for BrettSucks as a keeper. I hope he allows favoured UK pickers have a go! Key pins 1, 2 and 4 are serrated. 3 and 5 are serrated over-set traps. Chambers 1, 2 and 4 are threaded, 5 is over-milled. Driver pin 1 […]

N° 100 Paul Springett

6 pin Lockwood 334B45:22 Dec 25 Lock given by Peter Lewis and made for my one hundredth challenge lock giveaway. And the winner is? Key pins 1, 2 and 4 are serrated. 3, 5 and 6 are standard. Chambers 1, 3 and 4 are undercut Driver pins 1 and 4 are anchors. 2 and 5 […]

N°99 Red Balloons

5 pin Lori mortice cylinder: 21 Nov 25 Lock given to me by Lock Chuck. Made for Brett Sucks. First pick???? All key pins are serrated and all the chambers in the core are undercut. Driver pins 1 and 5 are gin spools. 2 and 3 are spools, and 4 is a floating wafer spool. […]

N°98 Frida Kahlo

6 pin Yale mortice cylinder: 21 Nov 25 Lock given to me and made for PickSmith. First pick???? Key pins 1, 2 and 6 are serrated. 3 and 4 are sort of torpedos. 5 is a standard. Chambers 1, 2 and 6 are threaded. 3 and 4 are undercut. Driver pins 1, 2 and 6 […]

N°97 The Roy Sammons Experience

6 pin Yale Euro cylinder:28 Oct 25 Lock given to me by either Brett or Derek! Made for Roy Sammons, furst pick BrettSucks. Key pins 1 – 6 are various forms of serration / torpedo! Chambers 2, 4 and 6 are threaded. 3 and 5 are undercut. Driver pin 1 is serrated. 2, 4 and […]