Pick Guns - Lock Picking for Spies, Cops, and Locksmiths Book
The ability to open locks without using keys is one of the few awe-inspiring skills left in a world where mechanical marvels and electronic wonders are boringly commonplace. Yet it is a skill that is no longer monopolized by locksmiths, who jealously guard their secrets. This book gives an overview of the mechanical principles of lock pick guns.
Included are the original patents by Epstein, Segal, Moore, Cooke and others, as well as info on pick guns used by the FBI and intelligence agencies. Photos depict improvised devices made out of coat hangers and clothespins. For academic study only.