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  2. Lock picking - Wikipedia

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    A tubular lock pick is a specialized lockpicking tool used for opening a tubular pin tumbler lock. Tubular lock picks are all very similar in design and come in sizes to fit all major tubular locks, including 6, 7, 8, and 10-pin locks. The tool is simply inserted into the lock and turned clockwise with medium torque.

  3. Horseman's pick - Wikipedia

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    Polish Horseman's picks from the 17th century. The horseman's pick is a weapon of Middle Eastern origin used by cavalry during the Middle Ages in Europe and the Middle East. . It is a type of war hammer that has a very long spike on the reverse of the hammer he

  4. List of siege engines - Wikipedia

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    Petrary is the generic term for medieval stone throwing siege engines. By age, oldest to newest. Name Image Date Location Notes Siege tower: 9th Century BC

  5. Locksport - Wikipedia

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    Locking-picking at a Noisebridge locksport event. Locksport is the sport or recreation of defeating locking systems.Its enthusiasts learn a variety of skills including lock picking, lock bumping, and a variety of other skills traditionally known only to locksmiths and other security professionals.

  6. Pillory - Wikipedia

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    The 17th-century perjurer Titus Oates in a pillory. The pillory is a device made of a wooden or metal framework erected on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, used during the medieval and renaissance periods for punishment by public humiliation and often further physical abuse. [1]

  7. Museum Worker Finds Medieval Sword While Swimming in a ... - AOL

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    A museum worker who was swimming in a Polish river two years ago discovered a sword dating back as far as the 9th century, officials said. In August 2022, Szczepan Skibicki of the Military Museum ...

  8. Snap gun - Wikipedia

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    A snap gun, also known as lock pick gun, pick gun, or electric lock pick, is a tool that can be used to open a mechanical pin tumbler lock (a common type of cylinder lock) without using the key.

  9. Thumbscrew (torture) - Wikipedia

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    Cochrane and McCrone argue that the thumbscrew entered Britain later than the invasion of the Spanish Armada in the 16th century: "It has been very generally asserted," says Dr. Jamieson, "that part of the cargo of the invincible Armada was a large assortment of thumbikens, which it was meant should be employed as powerful arguments for convincing the heretics."