Snap gun

A gun is an electrical picking - usually equipped with accumulator - opening tool, which allows you to open cylinder locks without the matching key ( lock picking ).

A metal spike which is located on the front picking gun is pushed into the lock and turned the device. The drive mechanism moves the spine in high-frequency oscillations ( up to 15,000 Hz), the tumblers in the lock to movements (see resonance frequency) and stimulate the release of the closure. With a little practice you can open in less than 30 seconds almost every standard lock.

The appearance of picking guns was the occasion to also provide a numerical coding or entering a numerical code for suited for high property values ​​in addition to the mechanical block lock.

Whether a lock has been opened with a picking gun, it can be stated unequivocally by means of investigation of this castle.

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