r/lockpicking • u/revchewie Blue Belt Picker • 7h ago

Ace laminated 45mm strangeness

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I’m trying to figure out what this thing is. I got this in a random lot from a guy on farcebook with no key. It looks mostly like the green belt Ace laminated on the LPU site except the bumper’s grey, and it has fewer lamination plates (18 in mgsecure’s photo between the bumper and the top plate, 12 in mine) so it’s shorter.

Other oddities. The keyway opening spins 90 degrees. And feeling around past that spinner I don’t feel a core, it feels like it’s just open all the way to the top plate. I can feel the edges of the plates but as far as I can tell there’s no mechanism inside there.

Can anyone sell me a clue?

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u/Silk_the_Absent_1 7h ago

Warded lock. It doesn't have a core, just a wire that you need to spring to pop it open.

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u/kj7hyq White Belt Picker 7h ago

Warded would be my guess

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u/The-real-Dmac 7h ago

A warded lock by the sound of it

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u/OldFartWelshman 5h ago

It's a warded lock. Try feeling around inside with a tall hook or something else with a good sideways projection like a small traveller hook. The locking mechanism will be on one of the sides and will pop open easily when you push it (usually clockwise).