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  2. Locksmithing - Wikipedia

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    Thus locksmithing, as its name implies, is the assembly and designing of locks and their respective keys by hand. Most locksmiths use automatic and manual cutting tools to mould keys; most are power tools having battery or mains electricity as their power source.

  3. Lock picking - Wikipedia

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    Various lock picks and tools for opening and picking locks from the Codex Löffelholz, Nuremberg 1505. Locks by definition secure or fasten something with the intention that access is possible only with the matching key. Despite this, criminal lock picking likely started with the first locks. Famed locksmith Alfred Charles Hobbs said in the mid ...

  4. Snap gun - Wikipedia

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    Although lock picking is often associated with crime, snap guns are not commonly used by criminals. Some legal jurisdictions may classify snap guns as burglary tools or otherwise limit their possession. A person may then be required to be a police officer or locksmith by trade, or to have some other legal sanction, to be in possession of a snap ...

  5. Glossary of locksmithing terms - Wikipedia

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    The lock housing is the part of the lock that does not move when the lock is opened. It is responsible for transferring the action of the key to the bolt. [7] Master pin In a pin tumbler lock, a master pin is an optional, usually short, disk-like pin placed between the top and bottom pins. Its purpose is to allow two differently-cut keys to ...

  6. Slim jim (lock pick) - Wikipedia

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    A slim jim (more technically known as a lockout tool) is a thin strip of metal (usually spring steel) roughly 60 centimetres (24 in) long and about 2–4 centimetres (0.79–1.57 in) wide originally marketed under that name by HPC Inc., a manufacturer and supplier of specialty locksmithing tools.

  7. Master Lock - Wikipedia

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    Master Lock is an American company that develops padlocks, combination locks, safes, and related security products. Now a subsidiary of Fortune Brands Innovations , Master Lock Company LLC was formed in 1921 by locksmith -inventor Harry E. Soref and is headquartered in Oak Creek, Wisconsin .

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