How to open a padlock without a key

2024

Padlocks (padlocks, barn) locks appeared several thousand years ago and are actively used to our time. Today they can be found most often at the gates of garages, in summer cottages, outbuildings, warehouses, and so on. Such locks successfully combine simplicity, usability and reliability. If the bow of the lock is made of good steel, then sawing or knocking it down can be quite difficult. However, there are easy ways to open almost any keyless padlock that we want to share with you in this article.

Lock pick from an aluminum can

To open the lock this way, you need an empty beer or cola can. It is easy to cut and form a trefoil from it, the middle tongue of which is used to open the lock. And one more demonstration of this method.

Lock pick made of paper clips and hairpins

This is the most famous and, one might say, the classic method of picking a lock. We have seen many times in the movies how an intruder takes out a paper clip and starts poking around in the keyhole. This video shows how this is actually done. Here's another one of this method, which uses a pencap clip and a hair clip.

Skeleton key from a knife

The third video demonstrates a completely simple way to open small locks with a knife. Obviously, this method won't always work, but it's worth a try. Especially when it comes to Chinese products used on bags and suitcases.