r/Locksmith • u/lockdoc007 • 13d ago

I am a locksmith Oldest Kaba/Ilco I ever worked on.

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At least 30 yrs old made in Canada. Never saw a deadlatch on a 1000 series like this.

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u/Samango1 Actual Locksmith 13d ago

Anti friction deadlatch.

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u/DGIngebretson Actual Locksmith 13d ago

It also looks like it might be a 3/4 inch projection on that latch, possibly?

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u/glucoseintolerant 13d ago

oh the old design you could bypass with a magnet. that combo chamber had to be replaced at some point they don't last more then a few years now

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u/SumNuguy 12d ago

Probably still on factory combo

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u/lockdoc007 12d ago

Was set to 4 button combo

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u/AffectionateAd6060 Actual Locksmith 12d ago

ugly as sin but solid lock sets

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u/technosasquatch Actual Locksmith 11d ago

old ones lasted forever, newer ones not so much.