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Hello Lemmy! Is it time for our own locked safe story? I found this old piggy bank in a second hand store in Sweden. No key, and there is a few coins in there by the sound of it.
Anyone recognize the type of lock? How would you get it open? Is drilling my only option, or could a total beginner (except in Skyrim) pick the lock?
Thanks!
The word for "key" in Swedish is apparently "nyckel", so I searched for "Boras Sparbank nyckel" and found this image: https://img.tradera.net/images/126/359485126_7256c982-4769-42b6-a266-35ab201f8fee.jpg
It looks like it could be a very simple lock with only two pins. I don't think it would be very hard to create some kind of tool that fits in the two channels on either side of the brass piece to allow you to tension the lock. Then you'd just need a simple pick to reach the two pins.
This. I'm no lockpicker myself but I've seen enough LPL to expect that with the right tools, this probably is within the realm of skill of a fairly novice lockpicker.
Those aren't pins, it looks like a lever lock, or a warded lock.
Try using a paperclip to push and turn?
What do you think is the most valuable coin that could possibly be in there?
Also what is the least valuable thing that makes a coin-like sound?
Most valuble: Old rare missprinted coin.
Least valuble with coin sound: Plastic playing coins.
Most likely: A few common coins from around 1960 to 2000.
Here is a picture of the piggy bank itself (not sure if piggy bank is the right word, but it's what I'm going with
Piggy bank work perfectly. What you have in the picture would most likely be called "Sparbössa" instead of "Spargris" as it doesn't look like a pig, but both translats to "Piggy bank"
While you could call it "Money box" it really isn't necessary, and I have seen plenty of none pig shaped money storage items, being called a "Spargris"
Use paperclips if you dont know what youre doing.
I remember these from when I was a kid. Our local Sparkasse or Commerzbank (Germany) handed these out. Should be quite easy to pick with a bent pin in the longer slot of the lock. The upper opening does not have any function but for symmetry of the key (which was itself slotted in the middle, like the letter U inverted). Sry can't describe it better ;-)
Is probably pretty easy to pick. And banks usually also have keys for these locks. I bet you can even find keys on Amazon.
