Lock picking tool used by the CIA

Having good lock picking tools is a necessity for spies.

It is an unfortunate fact of life that spies occasionally have to enter a buildingwithout the express permission of the residents.Said entry may be for the purpose of investigation,
reconnaissance,or to plant a bug or spy camera.

A good spy needs to slip in with a minimum of notice and then slide back out without leaving any evidence of his passing.

It's now possible to open many, many door, locks and other contrived devices with a minimum of hassle and a maximum of smarts.

INTRODUCING THE PICK GUN
The pick gun's remarkable feats are achieved by inserting a thin needle "pick" into the shear line of a pine tumblerabd then suddenly bouncing the top pins away from the bottom pins.

This action frees the tumblers for a split second so the cylinder can be turned with a tension wrench, opening the lock.The pick gun depends on a number of variables being not-so-variable at the correct time including spring tension, position, force and so on.

INTRODUCING THE ELECTRIC PICK GUN
The electric lock picking gun came to life when we tookthe same needle pick as the pick gun, and coupled it to an electricmotor which drives an eccentric cam that bounces and re-bouncesthe tumbers against each others several times a second, creating a seriesof opening windows.

One of the best if not the best pick gun available is theCobra 3+ from Intelligence Incorporated.

It has a halogen lamp to illuminate the keyhole and is machined from aircraft grade aluminium.

Does it work?Hot damn, does it work!

Part of the spy equipment toolbox,this tricky lock picking tool really does let those spies who failed high school wood shop quickly and quietly open most locks just like the big boys.

And, in fact, many police and intelligence agencies use the cobra lock picking gun for those times when they have misplaced their keys...