![]() I had a locksmith explain to me once that there’s only so secure people really want their locks to be. I’m sure I can not be the only person to realise this, which begs the question of why illusory security is still going strong.ġ, It’s ment to keep honest people honestĢ, Make it easy to prosecute idiots who walk around with “secret” lables hanging off things. ![]() So at a quite early age I learnt that much of security was purely illusory and easy to bypass. I would then take the lock out and put another lock I had a key for in it’s place, take the lock home “measure it up” and have it back in the door within a couple of hours.īecause the keys I made did not have “FB” stamped on them, most locksmiths would cut copies from it… (proving that putting the equivalent of the word “secret” on a key was not a usefull security measure just as it is not with documents). Usually it only took a few minits to open the dore which suprisingly were not alarmed even though the break glasses were. If it did not open the lock would leave an “impression” on the pencil lead which would tell you where you needed to fill a bit more off. So you would cut a rough master then go back to the building put pencil lead on the edges and try it in the lock. Thus with a five leaver lock there was not a lot to remember to cut your own from a blank key and a needle file set. Also as the door keys had to work from both sides the key was symmetrical. Some pirates just smashed the glass and stole the key, which was silly because many of the break glasses got wired into the building fire alarm system.Īs I’ve mentioned before, complicated though keys look, they are cut on a grid system which it was easy to find out the basic measurment like an 1/8th of an inch. ![]() Often there was a “break glass” key holder next to the door with a key in helpfully labled “FB1 through FB3” the same with paddlocks on emergancy gates. Thus tower blocks of flats especially on hills were well sort after. To get your signal out you needed the antenna to be as high as possible. It’s a similar reason with “Fire Brigade Keys”.īack in the 1980’s and 90’s London had a thriving FM Pirate Radio scene. 452.4 Nonmailable Matter Found in the MailsĪll nonmailable motor vehicle master keys and locksmithing devices discovered in the mailstream must be reported in accordance with POM the master key for physical mailboxes is a logistical nightmare, which is why this problem won’t be fixed anytime soon. Mailable matter must be properly and securely packaged within the general requirements in DMM 601.1-7. No marking of any kind that indicates the nature of the contents may be placed on the outer wrapper or packaging of any mailpiece containing motor vehicle master keys or locksmithing devices. Bona fide automotive repair shops or businesses.Locksmithing devices, as defined in 452.11, are nonmailable except when sent to any of the following categories of addressees:.Federal, state, or local government agencies.Motor vehicle manufacturers or dealers.A device or tool designed for making an impression of a key or similar security device in order to duplicate such key or device.A device or tool (other than a key or a device or tool under 452.12 a) designed for bypassing a lock or similar security device, or for opening it by a method normally not used by consumers to open such locks or security devices.A device or tool (other than a key) designed to manipulate the tumblers in a lock into the unlocked position through the keyway of such lock.1716 andĪ locksmithing device is any of the following: Any key or manipulation device designed to operate two or more motor vehicle ignition, door, or trunk locks of different combinations, including any pattern, impression, or mold from which a master key or manipulation device can be made (18 U.S.C. ![]() The key (or an exact duplicate) furnished with a replacement lock.Motor vehicle master keys, as defined in 452.11, and any advertisement for the sale of such items, are nonmailable unless sent to any of the following categories of addressees:.USPS Marketing Mail Eligibility Decision TreeĤ52 Motor Vehicle Master Keys and Locksmithing Devices 452.1 Definitions 452.11 Motor Vehicle Master KeysĪ motor vehicle master key is any of the following:.Designing Letter and Reply Mail (PUB 25). ![]()
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