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Discs make the difference
Introduction
My name is Han Fey and I am from the Netherlands, one of my hobbies is collecting high
security (pad)locks from all over the world. I have been collecting locks for 20 years now and
I have at the moment about 1900 locks, that’s why Bob Dix asked me to write something
about a part of my collection, because I have a lot European locks which are probably not
common in the States. A large part of my collection exists of (security) locks from about 1920
up until now.
I want to discuss Abloy. Especially Abloy, because I find these locks the most ingenious in
design of the locks that I have in my collection. This is because they contain relatively few
moving parts and yet, are very hard to pick or drill. Abloy locks do not have pins and springs
to cause malfunction through dirt, moisture, poor weather conditions like in conventional
locks. Instead, a series of disc tumblers rotate in a cylinder. The Abloy cylinder is called
virtually pickproof. I have about 80 different Abloy locks in my collection; I selected some of
them to tell something about in this article.
In this first article I want to discuss Abloy in common and I want to tell some details about the
Classic system till the High Profile. In a next article I want to write about the Disklock and
concluding with the Protec system.
The history of Abloy
ASSA ABLOY (In Common)

In 1994 the ASSA Abloy group was founded. The two Scandinavian companies ASSA (a
Swedish company and Abloy (a Finnish company) merged. They started with 4700
employees and they now have 30.000 employees worldwide. This also because they have
acquired several other companies worldwide.
The Abloy story

The Abloy success story began in 1907 when Emil Henriksson developed a key operated
lock cylinder, the design of which is still used in current production classic locks. Emil was an
office clerk who worked with the old register machines which employed the usage of discs.
Seeing this principle he expanded it to develop a lock system using discs. And so, the
Classic was born. His first lock had 11 discs. Newer systems that Abloy has developed are
still based on this principle and essentially, they work the same.
The word Abloy actually is an abbreviation of some kind, AB stands for ”ÄktieBogalet” which
means corporation in Swedish. The L in the middle means “Lukko” which is Lock in Finnish.
And the Oy it has the same meaning as AB but then in Finnish, Oy stands for “OsakeYhtio”.
It used to be Ab Lukko Oy as you can see in history, but probably got shorter while speaking
Abloy.
Han Fey, November 2004 1

One of the first Abloy padlocks.
Abloy technique, the name to turn to.
All Abloy locks – regardless of type- work on the same unique principle of rotating detainer
discs. These detainer discs are slotted in one of six angular positions to offer up to
360.000.000 different combinations with the common 11 discs.
The 4 mentioned parts: - Cylinder

- Discs
- Locking bar
- Housing
comprise the substantial parts in the first Abloy cylinder.
Later on, Abloy’s cylinder design became more complex, with the inclusion of locking bars
and return bars. In my next article, I will discuss more about the working of these parts.

PRINCIPLE OF CYLINDER OPERATION (The turning point)
All Abloy locks from the older ones, up to the modern Protec have the same cylinder
operation as depicted in the following “The four phases of the Abloy principle”. The main
difference is that the Disklock Pro and the Protec have a two-way system whereas the
Classic, Profile and the Exec have a one-way system.
Explanation Phase 2
The most important step of this process is phase 2. It is here, that the cylinder is in fact
unlocked. Disc tumblers rotate 90° in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction to allow a
sidebar to drop, clearing the housing so that the cylinder can rotate. In the first 90° of
rotation, the gates must be aligned. The discs have correct gates under different angles in
the discs (18° for the Classic, the Profile and the Exec, and 15° for the Disklock and Protec).
For example: After a 18° rotation of the key, the discs with number 2 starts rotating. Disc
number 1, makes a full rotation of 90 ° in order to be aligned properly, so it will start rotating
at once. Disc number 6, is not being rotated at all, so the key is cut very deeply. With usage
of the correct key and the 90°rotation, the side bar falls into the aligned groove and thus,
disengages the cylinder from the housing.

Overview used discs
Below is a picture of some of the discs that I could find in my collection, This picture is just to
provide an idea of the variety of the discs that you can find in Abloy locks. To the right are the
names of the systems that the discs belong to. Most modern Abloy locks contain the 11,8
mm outside diameter discs, and are therefore interchangeable with Abloy’s other more
contemporary lock designs.
Disklock Pro
Ø 11,8 mm Protec
Exec
Ø 15,4 mm
Classic
Ø 13,5 mm +
Profile
Ø 11,8 mm
Differing Styles Of Discs In Abloy Locks
The CLASSIC-System in common.

Classic (18° rotation)
The key blanks are widely available, as the system has not been patented for many years,
it’s a one way system, used for padlocks, cam-locks and furniture locks. You can recognize
this system by the D-shape of the keyway.
Some details
- The Classic system has cylinder ranging from 5 up to 11 discs. There are over 360 million
different key combinations with 11 discs.
- Washers are necessary to guarantee individual rotation of the discs.
- Discs for padlocks can be mirrored, so there are only 3 different discs. Variation in the
gates is after each 18° rotation. So on 0°, 18°, 36°, 54°, 72° and 90° there can be a true gate
in the disc. You can see jumping the gates 18° in the picture. The number above is the
number of the cut / disc.

Discs number 1 - 6 used in Classic padlocks.
- There are discs with an extra half circle cut out, this is done to increase the pick-resistance.
If you put tension on the cylinder and then start manipulating the discs individually with a pick
tool, the shape of this pick tool must be of that kind, that you can move it forward and
backwards in the keyway, between the already properly aligned discs. The tip of the tool
which manipulates the discs has a special shape, to move “freely” between the already
rotated discs. The extra round cut in some discs makes it harder to manipulate these discs
with that tool, because the tip of the picktool can rotate freely in the extra cut half circle.
These discs with extra cuts are placed at random locations.
- The front disc of the ordinary Classic must be always free spinning for two reasons. The
first reason is for anti-drilling protection purpose. The second has an anti-lock pick purpose. If
somebody wants to pick the Classic and the front disc should not spin freely he has some
advantage, because the front disc is now always aligned properly (it rotates 90°) if he puts
tension on it. If a lock picker puts tension on the first combination disc, because the front
disc is correctly free spinning, he probably rotates this first disc in the wrong position, this will
be the disc number 1 position (the odds are 1 to 6). The first combination disc is the disc
behind the front disc.
- There are square and round gates possible in the Classic / Profile discs. The discs with the
round gates are for padlock use (a round locking bar, on the right in the picture). The discs
with the square gates are for use in furniture locks, these locking bars are L-shaped and are
square (first and second from the left in the picture). The modern systems like the Exec (the
second from the left), Disklock Pro and Protec (in the middle) all contain L-shaped locking
bars.

Locking Bars Used in Differing Abloy Systems
- If you drill a hole in the front on the position where the locking bar is, you can remove
the locking bar (note: If the locking bar is removed, the cylinder is open). The L-shape of
the locking bar prevents pulling out the locking bar.
In the cut-away (my first Abloy cut-away) you can see clearly the position of the locking
bar and see that it’s useless trying to pull out the locking bar.
Cut-away to show the L-shaped locking bar.
- The key number (10 digits) is coded, with the key code chart you can decode the key
number to the cut number and reverse. The cuts vary from 1-6. The numbers in the key
number vary from 0-9.

Just a short story about the discs
As some of you may know, there are a lot of false gates and notches on Abloy discs.
I once read a story, about somebody who could pick the Abloy Classic cylinder.
He said that he put tension on the cylinder and then manipulated/rotated a certain disc.
When he rotated this disc he said he could feel the difference between the false and the real
gates. By feeling that there was a false gate, a real gate and then again a false gate, he said
he could determine which number of disc it was. For example he knew the disc could be disc
number 3, and this he determined then in combination with the rotation.
I had already assembled and disassembled several Abloy locks and I thought the false gate
were random placed on the discs. I took my Abloy box with discs and I sorted the discs from
1 till 6, then I started looking at how these false gates and notches were divided around the
disc. I noticed then that for the same numbered disc there were till 4 different false gate
layouts. As you can see on the picture. The length, the depth, the location and the number of
the false gates varies on these discs. These are discs which were used in one batch. I had
bought some padlocks and re-keyed them, and therefore these extra discs came free.
I looked also in other disc sizes and I saw the same, if you look in older discs the variety is
bigger.
In my opinion to determine the disc number, with measuring the false and true gates is
therefore not possible. I think though that measuring the angle may be possible.
View on the false gates / notches in Classic disc number 3

Classic seems to be pick-able with impression technique with a copper or aluminum rod with
the right diameter. By making an impression key of it and gently turning in clockwise till it
binds, the marks you should than file. Just like the way you make keys with the impression
technique for the ordinary pin cylinders. But you need a lot of skill, time, and a bright full
spectrum light in order to see the marks.

The Profile / High Profile in common
Profile (18° rotation)
In 1977 Abloy launched the Profile system, for company usage. It’s a different keyshape then
the Classic and uses bigger keys. You can recognize the profile on the C-shape of the
keyway. There are from 5 up to 14 discs possible within this format.
In the picture below, you can see a Rimlock with a master key system using two systems
together. The mono key (on the left) uses the Classic system (D-shape), the Master key (on
the right) uses the Profile system (C-shape). Both keys can independently from each other
open the lock.
Rimlock Master keysystem

High Profile (18° rotation)
Later on, Abloy introduced the High Profile system, a system that was developed for larger
scale Master keying systems. They called it High Profile, because they also use the key
shape as well as key cuts for the master key system. This makes it more suitable for master
keying, because the various key shapes provide different levels of security. The following two
padlocks are examples from systems used in Master keying systems. In the following part, I
will try to explain the used techniques in these padlocks.
1977
- 200 - 78.000.000.000
keyprofiles different keys
Two High security padlocks from the 70’s.

The lock on the left (3075 Brass)
As I stated before, master key system can be made with more gates in the discs, and also
with keyshape control discs. These are discs with a special shaped keyway profile on the
inside of the discs. The profile in the key must have a matching groove in the key, where the
notch from the control disc fits in. Here is an example of a padlock cylinder with 3 keyshape
control discs. The first disc (from the front), the seventh and the last disc are the control
discs. These discs are silver colored and somewhat thinner. The thickness of one keyshape
control disc and one washer is equal to one normal disc.
Discs with more gates.

I have seen discs with up to 5 gates. The discs showed here have a maximum of two gates.
If you want to use a disc with the maximum six gates, you can use 3 washers, these have the
same thickness as one normal disc.
Masterkeysystem discs with more gates.
Selection High Profiles Keyshape control discs.

Here a picture of 5 different key shape control discs. You can divide the grooves on the discs
on the outside of the key (the round part) and the inside of the key (the part were the key
cuts are). I know from experience that there are at least 5 different grooves possible in the
back of the key (both in depth and position), and there are at least 6 different key profiles
possible on the inside of the key. That makes at least 200 different key shapes possible, with
three selection discs.
Some Abloy keyshape control discs.

High Profile keys.
There are two keys with the lock; one key can only be inserted halfway (the key in the top), to
demonstrate the function of these key shape control discs. On the picture you can see the
difference in the keyshape profile. The arrow marks were the keyshape profile changes. The
key below has more authorization then the key above. This padlock has the common 11-disc
format.
Two different keyshape profiles used in ONE Master key system

Selection High Profile key shapes.
Here a picture of some frontal views of the (High) profile key shapes. On the left of the photo
you can see the Profile key shape (C-shape).
More to the right you see some former protected High Profile key shapes. I say former
protected, because the patent for these key shapes ran out as of 1999.
Some High Profile keyshapes.

The lock on the right 3075 (chrome plated)
This padlock has 14 discs and a special rounded key shape. This padlock is an Abloy lock
from my collection with their largest number of key combinations. This is due to the 14 disc
format. With this number of discs, the maker claims 78,000,000,000 (78 billion) possible
combinations, that means that if we give every American (of which there are about
260.000.000 people) 300 keys each, one of these keys should fit. If you compare the discs
with the lock on the left you can see that the discs in a 14 disc Abloy are thinner.
Special High Profile key.

This lock has also an extra security against the impression technique. On the matching key
in the top, (numbered A42) there is a groove on the back of the key over the full length which
makes it very hard to use this impression technique, with a half (copper) tube, because the
tube must also be cut over the full length.
The two extra keys in the picture below I made to show the possible differences in the length
of the grooves. The key in the middle (numbered A1543) has only a short groove in the top of
the key and the key below (numbered 835) has no groove in the back at all.
Variable lengths of grooves in the back of the key.

A special keyset.
On the picture you see a special key set of two mirrored key profiles. One key is only suitable
for opening a lock, the other one is only suitable for closing the lock. These keys seemed to
be used in projects were somebody in the morning opens the door and in the evening
somebody else locks the door. The set on the picture is for the General Manager who can
open and close the locks with his unique keyset.
Opening and closing keys.
Closing Comments
This is my first story about the Abloy Classic, Profile and High profile cylinder systems. In my
next article (should people be interested) I will cover more about the Disklock / Disklock Pro,
Executive and their newest system, the Protec.
What I personally find clever about Abloy locks is that this High Profile system was
introduced in 1977. This time frame being more then 25 years ago. Already at that point,
Abloy already knew what High Security was about.
The before mentioned information is from what I noticed in my collection locks and what I
heard from other sources, I can and will not be responsible for the contents of this article.

Evolution of Abloy (Part 2)
My name is Han Fey and I am a (pad) lock collector from the Netherlands. I like to write and informing
people about the workings and techniques used in different high security locking systems.
In my first article about Abloy I discussed the Classic and the (High) profile. In part 2, I intend to go
further into the evolution of the Abloy system. With their evolving systems, you will see that Abloy has
indeed improved their system in terms of both user interface as well as anti-lock picking security. In
this article, I will tell about the techniques that are employed as well as the advantages that are gained
from these new techniques. I will discuss the Disklock, Disklock Pro, and Exec.
In my upcoming third article, I will discuss Abloy’s newest system, the Protec. Because some parts in
the Disklock are also used in the Protec, I will explain some of these parts in the Protec part (part 3). In
my personal collection, I have about 150 different padlocks made by Abloy. This article is the result of
my personal observations with the Abloy locks in my collection. As such, they largely represent my
impressions and understandings of this topic. I can therefore not be responsible for the following
contents, I however did write this article to the best of my abilities.
Disklock (D)
In1985 Abloy introduced their first two-way system the Disklock. This means that a key can be rotated
clockwise and counterclockwise. This locking system does, like all Abloy systems, not contain pins
subject to sticking and/or breaking, rather they employ rotating detainer discs which operate much like
the tumblers in a bank vault. Abloy has compared the working of their rotating detainer disk design
with the tumblers employed within a bank vault. Hence, this advertisement from the 80’s, with the
slogan:
“THE ONLY DEADBOLT LOCK THAT WORKS LIKE A BANK VAULT LOCK.”
Some manufacturers of high security deadbolts use hardened steel inserts in the cylinder to resist
drilling. Abloy claimed that the entire cylinder is made from hardened steel. The shaft of the key is
made of nickel silver in order to provide for easy machining, unbeatable corrosion resistance, high
torsional, and bend strength.
THE ONLY DEADBOLT LOCK THAT WORKS LIKE A BANK VAULT LOCK.
Han Fey, August 2005, Abloy Disklock (Pro) and Exec part 2 1
note: Another slogan from Abloy about the Disklock is:
DISC – COVER The difference
Exploded view Disklock Euro profile cylinder with key
A note about the discs in the Disklock

There are seven different Disklock rotating detainer discs, each corresponding to the differing cuts on
a given key. A 0-disc is used wherever a 0-cut exists; a 1-disc is used wherever a 1-cut exists and so
on. These discs are not reversible. They must be used with the embossed side facing down.
Every 15° there is a gate in the code disc, and so there are 6 different code discs.
The code discs 1 till 5 have two gates: a left gate for clockwise turns and a right gate for counter-
clockwise turns. A 6-disc has only one gate since it does not rotate with the corresponding 6-cut key.
Disc 0 is used for steering the return bars.
This system has a total of eleven discs. Nine of these are code discs and two of these discs are 0-
discs which are used for controlling the return bars. Abloy claims that this lock has 1.900.000.000
combinations.
Numbering different Disklock discs
A note about the washers in the Disklock
There are pick tools and decoding tools in the marketplace that one could stick between two discs.
These tools could be used in the older Classic and Profile systems. In the Disklock, Abloy made the
washers solid to make it harder to use that kind of tool. These washers, also called spacers, work as a
guide posts for the locking bar and hold the discs at the proper spacing.
In cam locks and padlocks, the two-way turn feature is sometimes unnecessary. Therefore, Abloy
uses two different washers, the one-way turn washers and the two-way turn washers. These washers
are slightly different from each other. On the bottom of the washers you can see the differences. This
difference blocks the return bar and prevents it from rotating the cylinder the opposite direction. The
one-way washer is reversible and can be used on both sides, depending on the direction you want the
cylinder to rotate.
Disklock Two-Way washers (left) and One-Way washer (right).
Disklock security levels
In the 80’s Abloy already offered various key control systems to satisfy the security requirements of
the end user. They had for the Disklock already the following security levels:
- Dealer restricted
Duplicate keys are provided by authorized Abloy dealerships
- Factory restricted
Total control of key duplication by Abloy, this insured maximum protection
- Market restricted
Duplicate keys are provided by factory authorized facilities, under contractual agreement, providing
security services to specific markets.
- Customer restricted
Where applications required, exclusive keyways were available. Duplication of keys can be controlled
by Abloy or exclusively by the customer to allow total in house control.
The Disklock system has therefore, several key profiles. There is a profile over the full length of the
key, from tip to bow, and with some profiles, there can be an extra groove only on the tip of the key.
Disklock key profiles

The groove over the full length of the key is controlled by the Spinner (the first disc if you look in the
lock). The Spinner forms the keyway and resists drilling. On the next picture below, you can clearly
see the steel spinner in front of the cylinder.
Within most keycard protected Disklock key profiles there is an extra cut in the tip of the key which has
to match with the bottom 0-disc or profiled 0-disc. This profiled 0-disc is the disc in the back of the
cylinder.
Abloy Disklock cylinder with steel spinner.
On the picture below some (formerly protected) profiles, I noticed Abloy numbered these profiles
starting with JJ*. On the picture you see the standard Disklock profile and the former card protected
JJH and a JJK profile (this because the patent has expired). In this picture, you can see that the
standard profile only has grooves on the side of the key. The more protected keyways look more
exotic and have smaller grooves on the tip of the key in different directions.
Three different Disklock key profiles: Standard, JJH & JJK.
Key Cuts and Key Reading
Each Disklock (Pro) cylinder key has an equally numbered and spaced pattern of cuts which
correspond to the discs within the matching cylinder. Each spacing on the key can have one of seven
cut “depths”, actually cut angles, numbered 0 through 6. Theoretically an 11-disc cylinder can have
over 1.97 billion possible key combinations. The practical key change possibilities, however, are fewer,
because there are only 9 code discs. The other two discs are necessary for steering the return bars.
Disklock Key
There are 10 spaces on the key for cut-angles. Starting from the tip of the key there is an uncut portion
(0-cut). A 0-cut is always left uncut, that is, blank. A 6-cut is cut all the way around.
The following illustration depicts the various angles and shapes of the key cuts.
Disklock (Pro) key cuts and key reading
Here you can see the cuts in the key. They start numbering with 0 for the profiled 0-disc, that’s no cut
in the key. This is also the tip of the key. This 0-cut is not used in the key number.
Key Code Decoding Chart
If you have found the number of the key cuts, you can determine the key number with the Key Code
Decoding Chart below. I have removed all irrelevant numbers from the chart below, to show how it
should be read.
Abloy Disklock key code Decoding Chart
Corresponding charts are available for the Classic and Exec and Protec. This chart also works in the
reverse way if you have the key number and you want to know the cuts.
Disklock Shopkeepers Lock
Abloy also designed within the Disklock system what is called the “shopkeepers lock”. The General
Manager key can rotate clockwise and counterclockwise (read open and close the lock) and the dot on
it’s bow is blue colored and comes with two points.
The second key with the red dot in the bow has one point and can only rotate counterclockwise. The
third key with the white dot on the bow can only rotate clockwise. With the counterclockwise key for
example a person can only close the lock, and not open the lock. The General Manager can do both.
In my previous Abloy article, I also wrote about this system, but then it was for the High Profile system.
How it Works
The cylinder with all the discs is standard. The only differences are within the key. So from each
Disklock system it’s possible to make the shop keeper system without modifying the lock.
The key in the middle is a “normal” key and has only a 0-cut on the tip of the key (position 0) and on
key cut position 7. These 0-cuts are fixed because they steer the two return bars which scramble the
discs automatically when the key is turned back in the starting position. In Abloy part 3, I will explain
the working of these return bars.
It is unique that the one-way keys have an extra 0-cut in the key. The left key (white dot) has a 0-cut
on the second key cut position; the other two keys have the normal cut on that position. You can
imagine that if you rotate this key clockwise it operates as a normal key. I hope you can imagine that if
you rotate this key counterclockwise, the cut in the key behaves as a 0-cut while a 1 cut is required.
The cylinder will therefore block. A 0-cut means no cut in the key. The counter clockwise key (red dot)
works on the same principal, it’s only the other turning direction.
Cut / Disc Position: 10

9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
Number of Key cut

Position White Blue Red
10 3 3 3
9 3 3 3
8 1 1 1
7 0 0 0
6 4 4 4
5 5 5 0
4 6 6 6
3 2 2 2
2 0 1 1
1 6 6 6
0 0 0 0
(Counter) clockwise rotation keys (white-blue-red).
Round shopkeepers cutaway
Disklock cutaway
In the cutaway below you can see both return bars on the left side of the cylinder. On the right side
you can see only one return bar on the top of the cylinder. This is the locking position of the cylinder.
You can also see the free spinning drill protected plate in front of the cylinder called the Spinner. The
Disklock cylinder does not contain a Disc Controller Element.
Disklock cutaway profile cylinder

One great disadvantage of the Disklock was the fact that a key could be inserted half way and then
rotated 90°. The lock of course did not open in this action, however this action could cause
malfunctions of, or damage to, the lock, as it was possible to significantly bend the return bars. This is
the reason that Abloy quickly improved this system and came with the Disklock Pro.
Disklock Pro
The Disklock Pro made some improvements on its predecessor system, the Disklock. The most
significant improvement was that the key had to be fully inserted before it would turn. This was due to
the introduction of the Disc Controller (DC). The DC makes for smoother operation and mandates that
the key must be fully inserted before key rotation is possible. In the Protec section (Abloy part 3), I will
explain the workings of the DC. Besides the DC, this system also has two return bars (just like in the
Disklock) which allow the system to operate in either direction.
You can recognize the differences between these two systems by the bow and the dimple hole in the
key. The Disklock Pro has an extra dimple hole on both sides of the key. A ball-bearing is caught in
this hole, so the key cannot be removed during a rotation. The Disklock system does not have that
dimple hole in the key.
Exploded view Disklock Pro
Note: In padlocks with the Disklock Pro system, there is no Disc Controller, but a Disc Steering
System like in the Exec system. In the Exec part, the Disc Steering System will be explained.
A note about the discs in the Disklock Pro

This system has just like the Disklock a total of eleven discs. Nine of these are code discs and two of
these discs are 0-discs which are used for controlling the Return bars and the Disc Controller.
These are the 6 different code discs used in a Disklock Pro. As you maybe can see the inside of the
disc is not totally square like the discs in the Disklock. There are small rounded cuts on the right and
left side in the keyway. In the Protec part which comes later, you will notice that the inside of the
Protec disc is totally different in comparison with the Disklock Pro (more rounded cuts).
Code discs (1-6) used in the Disklock Pro
In the picture below you see some Master key discs which I found in my collection. This shows some
discs with additional gates for Master keying. Coincidently, I also put a Protec disc between these
discs (right, below).
Some Disklock Master key discs
A note about the washers in the Disklock Pro
Another improvement in the Disklock Pro is the different thickness of washers. Pick tools exist which
can rotate, manipulate, or read each disc in the lock exactly, by inserting a pick/decoding tool between
two discs. This is of course very precise. By measuring the depth in the cylinder you can exactly
determine what your position is in the cylinder. To make it harder to see what your position is in the
lock, Abloy uses two different thicknesses of washers. By randomly alternating between thick and thin
washers, the distance between the discs varies. You can recognize these washers by color: a copper
washer is 0.59 mm thick, whereas a black washer is 0.49 mm thick. These discs are placed randomly
and their number is also random.
As these discs could be used in door cylinders with two-way rotation, and padlocks and cam locks with
one-way rotation, Abloy had to design four different washers.
Different thickness Disklock Two-Way and One-Way rotation washers
Disklock Pro security levels
In the Disklock Pro system there are three different security levels:
- Gold (Factory level)

Total control of keys by the Abloy OY factory or sales office provides optimum protection. Customer
personnel must submit a written authorization to obtain duplicate keys. These are special profiles
which are only available from Abloy.
- Silver (Customer Level)

Where applications require, exclusive keyways are available. Duplication of keys can be controlled by
the Abloy OY factory or that specific Abloy Disklock Pro Centre.
- Bronze (Authorized level)

Duplicate keys are provided by any Abloy Disklock Pro Centre.
However this is a NO CARD – NO KEY system.
Disklock Pro key profiles

On the picture below, you see some Disklock Pro key profiles. You can see that the right key has an
extra groove on the tip of the key. Therefore there are two profile control discs in this cylinder.
Two different Disklock Pro key profiles
In the picture below you can see some profile plates and bottom-0 discs. The fourth disc from the left,
is the disc that matches with the key profile on the right, in the picture before. The steel profile plates
are hardened and free spinning.
Some Disklock Pro Profile discs and Control discs
Disklock versus Disklock Pro
If you compare the two systems, you can say that both systems have nine code discs and two 0-discs
(necessary for steering the return bars). Normally these 0-discs are on position 0 and 7, but I must say
that I have keys were this is different. The only difference is that the Disklock pro has a Disc Controller
and two different thicknesses of washers. In their latest system the Protec, these 0-discs are also on
position 0 and 7 and they also use two different thicknesses of washers.
Disklock Pro cutaway profile cylinder
Exec (E)
Exec is the replacement for the High Profile because the patent of the High Profile ended in 1999. The
discs for the Exec are controlled by an advanced Disc Steering System (DSS). This DSS contributes
to an easy, smooth operation, and keeps the discs turning together. When operating an Exec lock, the
key will not turn until it is completely inserted into the keyway. This is one of the big advantages from
this system. The EXEC system is specifically a one-way system, and therefore mostly used in
padlocks and cam locks.
Exploded-view Abloy Exec
A note about the discs in the Exec
This system has a total of eleven discs. Nine of these are code discs and two of these discs are 0-
discs which are used for the Disc Steering System, so you loose two combination discs. Every 18°
there is a gate in the code disc, so there are 5 different code discs. That’s the reason why Abloy
claims that this lock with 11 discs has >10.000.000 combinations.
Some Exec discs

There are two profile control discs in the Exec system: the steel disc in the front of the cylinder which
is fixed in the Disc controller element and the disc in the back, the profiled 0-disc. And so this disc has
two functions, guiding the Disc Controller and controlling the tip of the key. In disc numbering, the
profiled 0-disc is numbered as disc number 0, because if you assemble the cylinder, this is the first
disc you place. The following disc is a code disc and stands for the first disc number in the key
number. In some heavy padlocks and cam locks there can be installed an extra free spinning disc
positioned in front of the steel DC, but this feature only provides anti-drilling protection.
The disc on the left is the profiled 0-disc. This disc controls the tip of the key and if you look carefully
you can see the notches. If some grooves in the key do not match with the notches within each and
every disc, you cannot fully insert the key.
Different numbers of discs used
There can be used a different number of discs in the Exec system. You have Exec systems with the
standard quantity of nine code discs and also with the seven code discs. Beside these code discs,
there are of course also the two 0-discs. The key on top is an example of a key with only seven code
discs. The key below has nine code discs. The seven code disc cylinders are used in small Cam locks.
You can see that these blanks must differ, due to the location of the dimple hole in the key.
Exec key with 7 code discs (top) and with 9 code discs (bottom)
Exec security levels
You can recognize the system by the head (or bow) of the key. There are 3 different key security
levels called Red, White and Blue. In the Red level additional keys are only available direct from
Abloy, The White level keys can only be obtained at specific Abloy Exec centers. The Blue level key
can be copied at every Abloy centre after showing a security card.
Exec key profiles
The grooves on the side of the key are controlled by the steel disc in front of the cylinder. The small
cuts on top of the key are controlled by the Profiled 0-disc.
3 different Exec key profiles
Working of the Exec Disc Steering System
Within the key of the Exec is one dimple hole on each side of the key. In this dimple hole (both sides of
the key) glides the inner notch of the half moon shaped slider if the correct key is used. On the picture
below on the left you can see there are two of these sliders.
On the picture in the middle you can see that the notch on the inside of the slider, drops in the dimple
hole in the key. The key can now be rotated.
If the dimple hole in the key is missing, perhaps because the key is only inserted halfway or it’s a 11
disc key which is inserted in a 9 disc key, the slider is pushed out and is pushed in the Disc Steering
body. In this body is a chamber were the outer notch of the slider drops in and prevents it from rotating
(see the picture on the right below).
It’s a very clever and simple system. Abloy padlocks with the Protec system have also this system.
This is the reason why the Protec key has at least two dimple holes on each side of the key. One
dimple hole is for the Disc Controller, the other for the Disc Steering System. More about this in Abloy
part 3, were I discuss the Abloy Protec system in greater detail.
Exec Disc Steering System (DSS), Normal - Open - Blocked
Exec Camlock Cutaway
This is my most ingenious Abloy cutaway. This small cam lock is cut on three sides; the front, the left
and the right side. Even the discs are cut. Therefore I made three extra close-up pictures from every
side. Every working part in this model is visible.
Exec Camlock cutaway
Exec Cutaway Close up picture
Closing comments
In the third article of this series, I will discuss the working of the Abloy Protec system in detail.
If you have special Abloy locks or key profiles which are not mentioned in this article or in the previous
articles before, I will be interested, because I am a real Abloy fan.
I want to thank my friend, Jeffrey Sachs (US) for editing this article.
You can contact me at: han.fey@12move.nl.
You can download this file with the next link “www.toool.nl/Abloypart2.pdf” where you can see the
pictures in this article in greater detail and in color.
I hope you have enjoyed reading this article.
Han Fey
Evolution of Abloy (Part 3)
My name is Han Fey and I am a (pad)lock collector from the Netherlands. I like to write and informing
In my first article about Abloy I discussed the Classic and the (High) profile. In part 2, I discussed the
Disklock, Disklock Pro, and Exec. In this third article I will discuss their newest system the Protec in
detail. I have about 150 different (pad)locks made by Abloy. The techniques I viewed in my collection
locks I tried to write down in this article. I can therefore not be responsible for errors in the content; I
however did my best to record it as accurately as possible.
For errors and corrections, see the end of the document for my contact details.
Protec (N)
In 2001 Abloy launched their latest system, the Abloy Protec, a patented cylinder system. This system
represents the pinnacle in the development of the rotating disc principle. The cylinder contains 11
discs which means that there are theoretical 1.97 billion key combinations possible. Abloy also claims
that this lock is virtually pickproof. I am at the moment also not aware of a pick or decoding tool for this
lock. The disc principle guarantees a durable and reliable operation.
The lock works on the same principle as all Abloy locks, 11 discs must be aligned properly so that a
lockingbar can drop in and the cylinder drum can then rotate in the cylinder housing. Besides the 11
discs there are a many more security features which I will be describing below.
Exploded-view of the Abloy Protec with key
Han Fey, September 2005, Abloy Protec part 3. 1

A note about the discs in the Protec
To show the difference between the two systems, review the detailed pictures of the Disklock Pro
discs and the Protec discs. Although the parts may look similar, none of the parts in a Disklock Pro or
the Protec system may be interchanged with each other.
Detailed picture of Disklock Pro and Protec discs.

note: the Profiled 0-disc is also called the Bottom 0-disc.
As you can see the Disklock Pro discs have square keyway holes and symmetrical gates in the discs.
Every 15° there is a gate in the disc, both equidistant from the disc’s line of symmetry. Two gates are
used because the lock has a two-way rotation and therefore there are created two different shearlines,
one in the clockwise rotation and one in the counter clockwise rotation.
You can also see that the Disklock Pro discs do not have grooves, notches, or gates on the underside
of the discs where the return bars are, unlike the Protec discs. This because of the Disc Blocking
System (DBS). The DBS prevents the cylinder from being picked, more about that later.
On the right picture you see the Protec disc. The gates on the LEFT side of the line of symmetry are
making nice jumps from 15° from the left in the middle (1-disc) to the top (6-disc). The gates on the
right side of the line of symmetry don’t make these nice jumps.
The Protec 1-disc and 2-disc on the RIGHT side of the line of symmetry make nice jumps from 15°.
The 3-, 4-, and 5-discs are the same. The reason for that are the two radii in the key, more about that
later. The Protec 6-disc has only one gate since it does not rotate when used with the correct key.
You see the eight different variation discs which can be used in a Protec cylinder. The bottom 0-disc
has a notch that prevents the key from going further into the keyhole, this disc also controls the profile
on the tip of the key.
In the padlocks with the Protec system there is no Disc Controller, but there is a system which is
similar to the Exec system mentioned in the Abloypart2.pdf.

Different numbers of discs used
There are Protec systems which contain nine discs or eleven discs. The key on top is an example of a
key with only nine discs, that means the cylinder contains 7 code discs. The key in the middle and the
bottom have the standard 11 discs (9 code discs). The 9-disc cylinders are specially used in camlocks
and they have only one dimple hole at each side of the key. The keys in the middle (Sapphire level)
and on the bottom (Ruby level) can be used in the longer camlocks and the normal Euro profile
cylinders. They have therefore 2 or 3 dimple holes on each side.
One Protec 9-disc key (top) and two 11-disc keys (below)
Protec security levels

In the Protec system there are 4 different key security levels:
- Diamond Level
Additional keys are only available direct from Abloy. Full details of registration must be provided (e.g.
Official order and signatories) and will be checked thoroughly before additional keys are provided.
- Ruby Level
All ABLOY® PROTEC Centres can use an exclusive keyway for locks supplied. Only the Centre that
issued the keys originally, can provide additional keys.
- Emerald Level
Similar level to Ruby with the original supplier providing additional keys. Keys are marked for
identification and Abloy should be contacted for guidance if the original source is unknown.
- Sapphire Level
The lowest level and most common level. This level is normally used only for individual locks and key
cards will be issued. The card can be presented to any ABLOY® PROTEC Centre for additional keys
to be provided. Mostly this profile is numbered NA77FF. You can recognize the profile by the
characters A7F on the side of the key.
Protec keycard with key profile number and key number

Protec Key Profiles
There are two different profile discs in the Protec system: the profile disc where the key enters the
lock, called the Profile plate and the bottom 0-disc (or also named the profiled 0-disc) in the back of
the lock that engages the tip of the key.
An example of a key profile number is NF77CC. The first N stands for the Protec system, I assume.
The following character “F” stands for the profile plate where the key enters the lock. The F stands for
the number of the Profile plate. There are profile plates with A, B, C, etc. The numbers “77” stand (in
my opinion) for the two dimple holes in the key. The characters “CC” on the end of the key number
stand for the number of the bottom 0-disc. Also here are the characters, AA, BB, CC, etc possible.
There are key numbers with the numbers 11 in the middle. I assume the key has then three dimple
holes on each side of the key.
Two hardened profile plates (coded A and H)

The bottom 0-disc is a very important disc for the key profile, as it has a notch that prevents the key
from going further into the keyhole. The tip of a Protec key can have minor cuts to make the key
profile. I have several different Protec keyways, but often the differences are so minor that they are
hard to see in a photograph. This close-up of two different 0-discs has enough variation to be easily
visible. The corresponding grooves are only on the tip of the key.
The left disc in the picture below is an upper 0-disc. This disc is mostly on the eight position in the lock
(counted from the back) and steers the return bars. It has no profile control function.
One upper 0-disc and two different bottom 0-discs for Cam locks
The grooves over the full length of the key are the same for most Protec systems, with minor
differences at the tip of the key. The most common profile is the NA77FF (Sapphire level).

Key Cuts and Key Reading
Each Protec cylinder key has an equally numbered and spaced pattern of cuts which correspond to
the discs within the matching cylinder. Each spacing on the key can have one of seven cut “depths”,
actually cut angles, numbered 0 through 6. Theoretically, each key for an eleven disc cylinder could
have over 1.97 billion possible combinations. The practical key change possibilities, however, are
fewer, because there are only 9 code discs. The other two discs are necessary for steering the return
bars.
There are 10 spaces on the key for cut-angles. Starting from the tip of the key there is an uncut portion
of 2.57 mm (0-cut), followed by number of 2 mm wide cuts, depending on the coding of the key, with a
division of 1.5 mm. Therefore the cuts are partially overlapping.
A 0-cut is always left uncut, that is, blank. Cuts 1–5 are pairs of flat (trapezoidal) pointed triangles
positioned at 15° from each other. These cuts are formed using precise angles and depths. A 6-cut is
cut all the way around.
The following illustration depicts the various angles and shapes of the key cuts.
Protec key cuts and key reading
Here you can see the cuts in the key. They start numbering with 0 for the profiled 0-disc, that’s no cut
in the key. This is also the tip of the key. This 0-cut is not used in the key number.
In this demo key the first cut is a 6-cut. With this deepest cut, the disc will not rotate during the first
90°. Then the next nine discs follow. A key number is comprised of ten numbers.

Key Code Decoding Chart
If you have found the number of the key cuts, you can determine the key number with the Protec Key
Code Decoding Chart below. I have removed all irrelevant numbers from the chart below, to show how
it should be read.
Abloy Protec, key code Decoding chart
Corresponding charts are available for the Classic and Exec. This chart also works in the reverse way
if you have the key number and you want to know the cuts.
Key Decoding Tool

To make key reading and key code conversion easier, for all the Abloy systems there is a decoding
tool. You insert the key in this tool and rotate it 90°. You then get the disc numbers (handy if you are
assembling a lock) or you get the key number.
Protec key decoding tool

Explanation of the Two Radii in the Protec key
Protec keys are cut on two different radii, they even made a 2R symbol for this patented feature.
The key cuts 3, 4 and 5 are cut for the inside and the key cuts 1 and 2 are cut for the outside.
Cut Protec key on two radii

The picture below shows the contact points of the key with the inside of the discs. These contact
points vary by cut due to the two radii in the key. You can also see that the key is not symmetrical, and
if you rotate the key counter-clockwise, the key makes contact with the discs at a different angle. This
is the reason why you don’t see two straight shear lines in a Protec cylinder. There is only one
shearline for the lockingbar to drop in. You can see this clearly in the cutaway.
This is an example of the two radii in the key. The picture clearly shows the different contact points on
the inside of the disc, with the key.

Rosengrens RKL10 vs. Abloy Protec
I recently purchased a Rosengrens RKL10 safe lock. It is a Swedish safe lock which can be easily
programmed to use another key. This RKL10 lock is one of the few locks in the world which does not
have a decoding or pick tool at the moment. I disassembled this lock (in all, it has 70 parts) and
noticed that the Abloy Protec has taken some techniques from Rosengrens—the two radii in the
Protec system is, in my opinion, one of them.
One of the security features of the Rosengrens is that the keys have angled cuts. This is to make it
hard to read the key, which is nearly impossible if you are not familiar with the system. The picture
below is one RKL10 key, photographed from both sides. As you can see, the key looks very different
when viewed from each side.
Rosengrens RKL10 key

Note:
Normally a new Rosengrens safe comes with a “blank”. This blank comes on the outside of the safe.
If you open the door with this key, you find a sealed package in the safe with 2 or 3 keys. Now you can
re-key your safe lock and you are certain that there are no other copies of your key.
The Return Bars

The return bars are steered by the bottom 0-disc (0-position) and the upper 0-disc (8-position) in the
normal cylinders. These two discs require two extra grooves on the outside, so the return bars can ride
in these grooves as they are steered by these two discs. Two return bars are required, because of the
two-way rotation.
The return bars have three functions, as you can see in the next picture:
1. They keep the discs in their starting position.
2. They rotate the discs back to their starting position after a clockwise or counter-clockwise
rotation, to ensure the discs are scrambled (the return bars make both clockwise and
counter-clockwise rotation possible)
3. They enable the Disc Blocking System (DBS)
The combination discs are rotating independently the first 90° after inserting the key. If the gates are
aligned correctly after the 90° rotation the two return bars are laying against each other (see the
picture below), and the whole package of discs can rotate because the locking bar has dropped in.

How the DBS (Disc Blocking System) works
In the Protec the return bars are incorporated into the Disc Blocking System (DBS). On the bottom of
the Protec disc you will see fine notches on the outer circle of the discs (highlighted in red above).
After 90° of rotation, the moving return bar (red) is pushed into these notches as it binds with the
stationary return bar (green), binding the discs and preventing their further rotation. If a disc in the
middle for example is rotated 45°, there is a notch in the locking bar (top, entering notch) which
corresponds with that rotation. After a rotation of 45°, that specific disc will then be blocked. DBS aids
in preventing the lock being picked.
The Disklock Pro discs do not have these notches, therefore they do not have a DBS function. You
can check this function with a cut-away by inserting the top of the key in the cylinder and only rotating
the Disc Controller Element. On the picture below you can see the difference between the not blocked
discs in Disklock Pro (left) and the blocked discs in the Protec (right).
Return bars in Disklock Pro (left) and Protec after 90° rotation of DC

The Disk Controller
The last element I want to discuss is the Disc Controller (DC). This DC guides the key and prevents
contact of the key with the combination discs during the insertion of the key. This prevents wear of the
discs and takes care for a smooth operation. Another function of the DC is that it requires the key to be
fully inserted before rotation can begin. The ball bearing prevents the key from being rotated until the
dimple is reached. This reduces the chances of malfunction of the cylinder.
In the picture below, on the right top you can see a picture with a key that is not fully inserted into the
lock. The two ball bearings are pushed out into the disc controller body and are blocking the rotation of
the key. There is a dimple hole in the key where the ball bearing fits in. When the ball bearing enters
the dimple in the key, the DC can rotate. Once the ball bearing enters the dimple hole in the key, it
prevents the key from being removed if the cylinder is rotated.
On the standard Protec key you can see 2 dimple holes on every side of the key, the reason for that is
the combined use with cam locks. In the standard padlocks from Abloy with the Protec system the DC
is not used. Padlocks have the same technique as used in the Exec system, called the Disc Steering
System. The dimple hole on the side of the key is then in another position.
Working of Disk Controller (DC)

Note:
- No key
- Key not fully inserted, the balls stop the key from turning
- Key fully inserted, the inner balls are pressed into the dimple holes in the key
- Key turned, outer balls are pressed inside the collar

Picture of the Disk Controller (DC)
Protec cutaway
All techniques mentioned before result in the next cylinder. The entire housing is on one side made
from hardened steel. The part which connects the two cylinder parts is also made from steel, to give
protection against pulling the cylinder out with a corkscrew. As extra protection, there is the bolt on the
bottom which serves as added protection against pulling out the cylinder. The bolt hooks behind the
plate which covers the lock. This is, in my opinion, one of the best high-security cylinders in the world.
Reason why this is one of the cylinders I have on my door.
Protec cutaway cylinder with pull-out protection
Abloy Protec with CLIQ

On top of the next picture you see the hardened version of the Protec Euro profile cylinder. You can
see the SKG*** mark on one side of the cylinder. Abloy does not use hardened steel inserts in their
drill protected cylinders, they simply make the whole housing of hardened steel.
The last security novelty of Abloy you can see on the bottom, it is the Protec with CLIQ. It’s the most
expensive and secure cylinder in my collection. Besides the mechanical security of the normal 11
discs, there is also the electronic security. This is assembled in the hardened, drill protected part in the
front of the cylinder.

Protec hardened SKG*** cylinder (top) and Protec with CLIQ system (bottom)
More about the CLIQ system in my next article.
Some Abloy Bows

I now have discussed the most common Abloy locking techniques. As a reminder here is a picture
showing all the systems. The bows mark the different Abloy systems.
Classic
(High)
Profile
EXEC
DiskLock
Protec

Closing comments
I hope to write a fourth article about Abloy, in which I will discuss some special Abloy padlocks
(shapes) like the government padlock, the horseshoe, the hockey puck, the PL330 Smart Disc, AVA-
system and some of the other different locking techniques they have in the program.
articles, I will be interested, because I am a real Abloy fan.
I want to thank Brian Key (USA) and Nigel K. Tolley (UK) for editing this article.
pictures in this article in more detail and in color.
Han Fey
The Netherlands

Abloy Special products (Part 4)
My name is Han Fey and I am a (pad)lock collector from the Netherlands. I like to write and inform
In my first article about Abloy I discussed the Classic and the (High) Profile. In part 2, I discussed the
Disklock, Disklock Pro, and Exec. In the third article I discussed their newest system the Protec in
detail. In this article I want to discuss variations of the Abloy system. I intended to write also something
about Abloy padlocks in this article, but this I will save for my next article Abloy padlocks (part 5)
otherwise will be perhaps, a bit lengthy.
I have about 175 different (pad)locks made by Abloy. This article is based upon my observations of
these locks workings. As this is the case, I can therefore not be responsible for errors of content. I did
however, attempt to convey this information in an accurate manner. For errors and omissions, please
see the end of the document for my contact details.
Discussed systems:
- Abloy locks with fixed (not rotating) discs
- Abloy locks with thick (1.35 mm) and thin (0.9 mm) variation discs
- The Abloy Ava system
- The SMARTDISC
- The safe lock Rosengrens RKL-10
Abloy locks with fixed (not rotating) discs

Most common in Abloy locks is that they contain rotating discs. There are however some exceptions
on this rule. In this part I discuss three of these.
Abloy deposit locks.

This lock is designed that the key must be fully inserted before you can rotate the key. Abloy created a
special mechanical design that contains a special fixed disc in front of the lock and an extra groove in
the key. The second disc located from the front of the lock is a fixed disc with a notch on the outside of
the keyway. The key has a matching radial groove on the back with this notch in the keyway. Near the
bow is located a special radial cut on the key, where this notch can drop in when you rotate the key.
This extra cut makes it possible to rotate the key.
Abloy Deposit lock with key

Note: look at the unique shape of the plastic bow of the key.
Han Fey, March 2006, Abloy part 4 1

Besides the fixed disc this lock also contains two profile control discs. This lock contains from the back
to the front the next parts: - Steel profile control disc (1)
- Brass variation discs (7)
- Steel Fixed profile control disc (1)
- Steel Profile control disc (1)
Between each disc are of course, washers. The fixed profile control disc along with the special cut key,
are the unique parts in this locking system.
The disc below is a specific disc used in deposit locks. The notch in the disc in combination with the
fact that the disc is fixed, makes that you have to insert the correct key fully before you can rotate the
key. Another function of this disc is separating the variation disc and the front profile plate.
Specific Fixed profile control disc, used in Deposit lock
The key below is a specific Abloy deposit key. The radial groove in the back provides that the key can
only rotate in the lock when it’s fully inserted.
Abloy Deposit lock key
Master key selection disc.

In the picture below you see some older Abloy door cylinders. The lock on the left is the oldest of the
two pictured doorlocks. The round keyhole in the housing of the older Abloy lock is smaller than the
newer Profile cylinder on the right. Simply because they did not think of a larger key when they
released the first Classic system, I assume. If you should change the discs from both locks, you
cannot insert the Profile key into the keyway of the older lock. This way you can recognize that you
have an older type of Abloy lock.
Old Abloy cylinders with Classic and Profile keyway

Note: The key way profile of the Profile lock on the right is “AAA”. It has the same “D” shaped
keyway profile as the Classic it’s only bigger. It is thus, logical that Abloy gave this profile
plate the code “A”. Later in this article I write more about the coding of profile plates for the
Abloy High Profile system.

The cut-away lock below, is the lock on the left in the picture. Besides the issue of the smaller hole in
the front, the discs in this lock also have different shaped false gates and notches as is the case with
Abloy’s modern locks. Perhaps this is not clearly visible on the picture, but believe me, they are here.
This lock comes from a master key system. The second disc from the back is fixed (see arrow). This
means that this disc does not rotate. The keyway in the disc is just the “D” shaped profile. If there is a
6-cut on this position in the key you can rotate the key. If there is not a 6-cut on the key in this position
you cannot rotate the key the full 90° in order to position all the discs in the correct position. Abloy
introduced this fixed disc to indicate directly to a user, that he or she has inserted the wrong key in the
lock. (A 6-cut means that the key is cut maximum).
.
Abloy Classic Grand Master key lock with fixed disc.
Abloy Classic fixed disc.
Master key 1-6 disc.

There is not much to say about this type of disc, except that it is also used in master key systems. This
disc accepts every degree of key cut. Thus, the cut on the key is not important. The specific “D”
shaped keyway profile on the inside of the disc is therefore round. This disc is the opposite of the
aforementioned disc. Just as short summary in the picture below, a Profile plate, a normal variation
disc and the master key disc with number 1 till 6.
Profile plate, variation disc and master key disc (discnumber 1 till 6).
Note: The fixed master key disc does not make contact with the key

Abloy locks with thick and thin variation discs
Most common in the Abloy Classic and Profile (pad)locks system is the use of 9 and 11 discs. In a lock
with 11 discs there are two profile control discs (on top and on bottom). Between these discs are the
other 9 variation discs. This makes 10,077,696 theoretical different keys possible. Sometimes there is
an extra profile control disc in the middle in these systems. The standard thickness of the used discs is
1.35 mm.
The normal smaller padlocks from Abloy (type 3015, PL220 and PL320) claim to have 9 discs, again 7
variation discs and 2 profile control discs. This makes 279.936 theoretical different keys a possibility.
The theoretical keys are without the use of profile control discs. Standard thickness of the discs is 1.35
mm. Both previously mentioned systems have a 10-digit key number.
There are more then 20 different profile plates, so you can calculate for yourself how many keyways
are possible.
(High) Profile with thin discs.

For high security areas Abloy introduced thinner discs. These thinner discs made it possible to place
more discs in the standard (pad)locks. The lock is then harder to pick and the number of different key
permutations increases. These thinner discs are used where besides security, reliability is also
important. In the field / outside for example airports and the Army tend to prefer these older systems
above the newest Exec of Protec systems. The thickness of these discs is 0.9 mm.
In the High Profile 14-disc lock there are 12 variation discs; this makes 2.176.782.336 possible key
combinations possible. In the small Profile PL220 padlocks with 12 discs, of which 10 are variation
discs, there are 60,466,176 theoretical different possible keys.
Classic with thin discs.

I found one padlock in my collection, with the Classic system and a 12-digit key number. When I
examined this lock closer, I noticed that there were 0.9 mm thick discs in this padlock. I expected then
to count 12 discs in this lock because it had the size of a PL220. The first disc however was missing.
The first disc is the disc which lays the deepest in the lock. In this small padlock I counted actually 11
discs. Ten of these discs were variation discs; disc number 11 was the hardened steel disc on the
outside of the padlock. From this discovery, it is apparent that there are also Classic systems with thin
discs.
I made a table were you can see how these Abloy cylinders are filled with these discs, so if you ever
open a Classic or a High profile cylinder you know how the discs are placed in the lock. A washer has
the thickness of 0.45 mm, a standard variation disc in an 11-disc cylinder is 1.35 mm. The variation
discs in a 14-disc lock are 0.9 mm.
In all three aforementioned systems the key number exists of 12-digits. So you can recognize the
system on the key number. If the key number has 12-digits there are 0.9 mm thick discs used and it’s
a 14 or 11 disc system.

Overview of length units in the different Classic and Profile systems
Discnr. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Units
11-disc
1.35 mm
2 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 2 x x x x x x x 41
(9+2)
Standard
14-disc
0.9 mm
2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 x 41
(12+2)
Profile
PL220 size
9-disc
1.35 mm
2 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 2 x x x x x x x x x x x 33
(7+2)
Standard
11-disc
0.9 mm
0 0 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 x x x x x X X 29
(0+10+1)
Classic
11-disc
0.9 mm
0 0 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 x x x x x X x 29
(0+10+1)
Profile
Note: 0 = nothing (no disc)

1 = Thickness of one washer is 0.45 mm, called 1 length unit.
2 = Thickness of a profile plate or thin disc is 0.9 mm, called 2 length units.
3 = Thickness of normal thick disc is 1.35 mm called 3 length units.
In this table I wanted to show and explain the wide variety of numbers of used discs in the wide range
of different Abloy padlocks with the system Classic and Profile. The cam locks I did not discuss
because the number of discs used here are the same as in the padlock range.
In the picture below you can see an overview of possible used discs in the standard Abloy padlocks. I
assume that 99.9 % of the padlocks have 11-discs and 0.1% have 14-discs. The lock in the middle
demonstrates the flexibility of the use of different thicknesses of discs in one lock.
Abloy cut-away padlock with 1.35 mm discs and 0.9 mm discs:

- PL3045-25 Classic with 11 discs
- PL231 High Profile with 13! (11+2-profile)discs
- PL231 High Profile with 14 (12+2-profile) discs
Note: The chosen thicknesses of discs and washers make it possible to use a combination of
different thickness of discs in the lock. In the lock in the middle I demonstrated that the use of
1.35mm and 0.9 mm discs is possible in one lock. You would be correct to think that it’s very
hard to pick this lock because of the different depths of the discs in the lock.

The key below on the left is the most common standard 11-disc Classic or Profile key. On the right you
see the 14-disc key. The cuts 1-10 on the key in the 11-disc system you can find in the 10 digit
keynumber. The cuts 1-12 in the 14-disc system you can find in the 12-digit keynumber.
Abloy 11-disc and 14- disc keys with numbering

Note: the 11-disc contains 1,35 mm thick discs, the 14-disc 0,9 mm thick discs.
Abloy Classic standard 9-disc key, Classic 11-disc key and Profile 14-disc key
Note: the Classic 9-disc contains 1,35 mm thick discs, the 11-disc Classic and the 14-disc
Profile contain 0,9 mm thick discs.
Notice that the cuts in the 0.9 mm disc locks are closer to each other.

Something about the Profile plates.
Each specific profile plate has a specific code. These are named from A to Z in the High Profile
system. The first letter in the keyway profile code (for example the S, in the keyprofile SFI) refers to
the disc which is the deepest in the cylinder. So the tip of the here mentioned key must match with the
“S” profile plate. The last letter in the profile code is the letter which is on the outside of the lock, that
will be the “I “ in this key profile code. The letter in the middle refers to the profile plate on the seventh
position in the lock, this is here an “F”.
If a High profile lock has only two different profile plates (one in the back of the lock and on the outside
of the lock) an example of the number can be OAC. The A in the middle in this code refers to a normal
(half moon shaped) variation disc on the seventh position.
So if there is an A standing in the middle of the key profile code there are two different profile plates in
the lock.
Some profile plates named :A-B-C-I-J-L-O-S-T

Note:
They start naming their profile plates with “A”. This profile is just the Classic profile (D-shape) but then
only bigger. The B-profile is the most common keyway in the Profile range. The profile is then coded
BAA or BAB.
This knowledge was not yet present when I wrote my first article about Abloy, I hope to have explained
it more clearly here.
The last thing I intend to write about the Profile plates.

This key from the Disklock system, I got a few weeks ago. What is special about this key is that there
are 3 different profiles (means 3 different Profile Plates in the lock). In my opinion, this means that
there will be also Disklock Pro, Exec and Protec cylinders for High Security use with 3 different profile
plates. If you take a close look at the key, you see the change of keyprofile at the arrows.
High Security Disklock key with 3 different profiles

The SMARTDISC
The Abloy SMARTDISC is the newest system from Abloy, besides the mechanical security there is
also an electronic security component. Therefore this locking mechanism exists of two independently
working parts.
The SMARTDISC is a unique engineering and microelectronic data chip – it’s the “key” to the next
generation of lock systems. Keys and cylinders will fit each other not only mechanically, but
electronically as well. The system is called CLIQ.
In a nutshell, each Twin CLIQ key contains a data chip that is validated by the cylinder’s chip. A tiny
battery in the key powers the exchange of data between the two chips. Since the cylinder does not
require any power of its own, no wiring has to be done to install Twin CLIQ. “The system components
are so small that there’s room for all of them in the key and cylinder. Given that the Twin CLIQ
cylinders are the same size as Abloy’s previous models, upgrading to the new technology is a simple
matter.” The lock system is designed to maximize both user-friendliness and security.
The lock system is run by connecting a “setup key” to a computer and downloading data from the
Abloy “Performer” program. The person in charge of the security system then goes to each lock in the
corresponding system, inserts the key and transmits the data to the cylinder or padlock.
PL330 cut-away padlock with SMARTDISC system

Concerning the padlocks system, there are 6 discs in the mechanical part. I assume that the first disc
(the disc the deepest in the lock) always is a Profile Control disc which also steers the disc-controller.
So there remain the 5 variation discs, which make the number of key combinations 5x5x5x5x5 = 3125.
Of course, adding to this, Abloy has several key profiles plus the addition of an electronic key which
also must match, before the lock can be opened.
To open the lock the 6 gates from the mechanical Exec system must be aligned. Besides that, the disc
which is controlled by the electronic part must also be aligned. On the picture below on the left (grey
part) you can see the electronical part with the disc on top with the gate (see arrow). This disc
prevents that the lockingbar comes down when the electronic key is not correct.

Electronic part and Mechanical part
Topview Electronic part and mechanical part
Bottom view PL330 with Exec system and SMARTDISC
Exec SMARTDISC key

Abloy Ava system
(not in production anymore)
Avalocks is part of Abloy. The Ava cylinder, has no springs or pins to fail, the construction is simple
and reliable. The system does not contain the ordinary discs like the ordinary discs in the Abloy locks,
but the lock contains wafers. This radial wafer mechanism gives the AVA cylinder an excellent
protection against picking. The unique Ava key is made of cold forged nickel silver, which makes it
very strong.
The companies Chubb and Miracle “borrowed” this principle from Abloy for their high security
padlocks, more about this later in this article.
Exploded view Ava lock.
The Ava principle.

The operation of the Ava cylinder is based on radially moving wafers, instead of rotating discs. This
system works with up to 10 of these wafers in a plug. If the wafers are properly aligned in the correct
position in the plug, the plug can rotate in the housing and the lock can be opened. This mechanism
makes the Ava lock reliable and convenient to use.
The three steps in the Ava system.
Step 1.
The correct Ava key turned 55° clockwise will align the brass wafers in the correct position.
Step 2
When the wafers are aligned on the shear line, the inner cylinder will be free to turn and the lock can
be opened.
Step 3
To withdraw the key, turn in reverse direction until it stops. This scrambles the wafers and the inner
cylinder engages in the cylinder housing again.

Abloy Avalock
On the picture below you can see a modern AVA lock. The brand name is Avalock. The Abloy version
of this padlocks is marked, Abloy OY Finland. These locks come in a large variety of colors. These
locks may look simple, but they are very hard to pick with their 9 sliders. There are 3 different keycuts
possible on each position. I disassembled one lock from its plastic housing. What remained was its
Zamac body. In this naked body you can see how efficiently this lock is produced. Just a housing for
the locking mechanism and a part which holds the shackle, simply connected with each other.
One normal Avalock, one “naked” Avalock.

The lock on the left is an Ava padlock and in turn, it has a specific Ava keyway. The lock on the right,
in the picture below is an Abloy Ava padlock and has a typical Abloy keyway. Type number of these
locks is 0890. Just to make it clear, these locks come from the same factory, only the profile plate on
the front of the lock is different.
Front view of an Ava padlock and a Abloy Ava padlock
Ava key and Abloy Ava key

Note: Only difference between these locks / keys is the keyway.

Chubb Ava
When I first saw this lock I did not have a clue as to how it worked or how it could be picked and so, I
made a cut-away from this Chubb padlock. In the modern Chubb Ava locks there are up to 10 wafers,
these wafers have to be lifted properly in the correct height, so that they fit exactly in the plug. Only
then can the plug be rotated. There are 5 different heights possible in the Chubb Ava key, but there
are only three different wafers in the lock. The wafers can be used in reverse, meaning that wafer
number 1 becomes rotated wafer number 5, Wafer number 2 becomes rotated wafer number 4 and
wafer 3 can theoretically be rotated, but it remains the same.
On the picture below you can see the Chubb Ava cut-away padlock that I modified. In this cut-away
you can see the plug with the wafers from both sides.
Chubb Ava cut-away padlock

If you look on the side of the lock (see Arrow) you can see the wafers. I tried to take some pictures of
the wafers in different situations.
On the picture below on the left you can see the lock in the locked position. You can see the different
heights from the sliders. Most specific about these heights is that they match with the cuts in the key.
In a following picture I will explain it in more detail.
The picture in the middle is the lock in the open position with the correct key inserted. The wafers are
aligned and the plug can rotate.
On the picture on the right you can see how a plug is blocked if a false key is inserted.
Sliders in locked position, open position and false key position

Most tricky about these locks is that the wafers always slide back in their start position (locking
position). In the picture below you can see a close-up of the start positions. If you can determine the
numbers of the wafers, you have decoded the lock and you can make a key for the lock. When I tried
to insert a wrong key in the lock, the wafers were then lifted as shown in the picture before. If however,
I removed the false key the sliders still came back to the position as shown below.

Ava wafers in the locked position, in combination with the correct key
Some Chubb Ava keyways

In past days, Chubb produced Ava padlocks of different sizes. The smallest padlock from Chubb with
the Ava system is the 1K60, still this lock has 9-sliders. There are 3 different cuts possible on the key,
that makes about 19.000 (3^9) possible keys. This padlock is the smallest padlock with the AVA key I
have seen and I think it’s also my most secure small padlock.
The next padlock in line is the 1K61 padlock from Chubb. This lock has a bigger keyway and has also
9 discs. I counted the different cuts on several keys I had and came also to 3 different cut heights.
Then at last we have the 1K42 older version which has 10 discs, there are 5 different cuts possible in
the key, which makes 9.765.625 (5^10) theoretical key combinations.
The keyways of the first three locks have the same shape, only the size is different.
The modern Chubb Ava keyway is slightly different from the three older ones. If you have a close look
at the keyways you can see that the older ones are narrower on one side of the keyway.
Currently, Chubb produces only one keyway in the Ava system, this is the one on the right in the
picture.
4 different Chubb Ava keyways, 1K60, 1K61, 1K42 (old), 1K42 (new)

Some different Chubb Ava keys fitting to the locks before mentioned.
Note:
The most modern Chubb Ava key has a longer shaft because of the modern security features, where
the lock mechanism is deeper in the lock.
Some very heavy Chubb padlocks

On the picture below you can see some modern Chubb padlocks with the Ava system. The modern
Ava system has several million key variations and it has an exceptional resistance to picking and
manipulation.
Some very heavy Chubb padlocks with the modern Ava system,
- Hercules 1971 with Close shackle
- Older Hercules Concealed Shackle (1K57A),
- Conquest with Close shackle (1K12A)
-Modern Conquest Open shackle 1K22A
Note:
- The Conquest padlock (1K12)also is made in the 6-pin tumbler and the Chubb Biaxial variation.
- Chubb continuously improves their products, from the Hercules, 1K57A I have for example
4 different versions
- The Conquest padlocks are in my opinion one of the strongest padlocks in the world.

Miracle
The American company Miracle also uses the Ava system in their Ingersoll shaped padlocks. Because
this is an American lock I assume most American lock collectors are familiar with this lock and I will
therefore not discuss it here. Maybe in a next article I will write something about Ingersoll padlocks,
because this company makes very nice High Security (pad)locks, with all kinds of different locking
systems.
Miracle High security padlock with Ava system
Miracle keys with 9 sliders

Safe lock Rosengrens RKL-10
The Rosengrens RKL-10 is a Swedish unique resetable key lock with a double bitted key. The key has
different cuts on each side and the cuts are under different angles The predecessors of this lock are
the also rekeyable ABN-1 and ABN-2 safe locks. These locks have also double bitted keys, but the
cuts in the keys miss the angles, in comparison with the RKL-10 key. There are only 8 levers in these
older types of locks.
The RKL-10 is an improvement of these previously mentioned locks and in my opinion is one of the
most secure safe locks in the world. There is for example also a narrow curtain in the lock, which
makes it hard to use pick tools. To my knowledge, there is not yet a pick tool in the market for this
lock.
When I first opened this lock I only removed the top plate and then I quickly screwed it back because
of the many unknown components that I saw in the lock. Later on I got curious about the working
principle of this lock, so much so that I dared to open it again. The first time I disassembled this lock it
took me 2,5 hours to assemble the lock again. Upon examination, I then understood how this locking
system worked. In this part of the article I will try to explain the working of this lock as I find it fairly
sophisticated and possibly interesting for people who like a lot of technique in a lock.
Back view Rosengrens RKL-10 with housing removed

The RKL-10 has no springs and works on the same principle as the Abloy disc-cylinder or do I have to
say the Abloy works conform to the principle of the Rosengrens. However because this lock uses
discs instead of normal levers and pins it has much similarity with Abloy and therefore I will write
something about it in this Abloy article. There is one big difference with the normal Abloy cylinder,
because in the RKL-10, there are two different lever packs / wheel packs. Each of these has a specific
function. The levers in an ordinary safe lock are replaced with gear driven wheels in this lock. The use
of two wheel packs is necessary for the change key function. The wheel packs are gear driven with
each other.
Abloy locks have only 1 lever pack. Just like the discs in the Abloy, the discs in the RKL-10 also are
separated by spacers. These are washers in the Abloy locks. The spacers (washers or plates)
guarantee an independent rotation of the discs / wheels.
The RKL-10 contains a total of 70 parts if you fully disassemble it.

Different parts in the Rosengrens RKL-10.
Note: picture by courtesy of Owe Bengtsson
How it works:
Parts in first wheel package

Because this safe lock is changeable, there are two sets of wheels in this lock. The first package of
wheels makes contact with the key. Therefore, these discs have a keyway hole in the center of these
discs. Most important parts in the first package are: - Curtain (1)
- Drive wheels (2)
- Lever wheels (9).
Parts in first wheel package, Curtain, Drive wheel, Lever wheel.

The purpose of the curtain is to let the key glide in the lock and to shield the levers for the use of pick
tools.

Key in curtain
In the first 64° rotation the levers are engaged by the key, just like the ordinary Abloy. The contact
point of the key with the inside of the levers can vary, just like with the Abloy Protec. The cuts on one
side of the key move their respective wheel lever from positions 1 - 4, and on the other side of the
double bitted key for wheel lever positions 5 - 8. So there are 8 different positions for the wheel lever.
Rosengrens optimalised the keys that way, so that reading the angles or height of the cuts is nearly
impossible. I assume however, if you have a decoding tool for the key just like I showed in the Abloy
Protec article, you can read the key number. It will be then something like 123456781. This means 9
numbers (because of the 9 wheel levers) variated from 1 till 8. It is clever that Rosengrens
masquerades this number by using the angles and the use of the double bitted keys. Later more about
that in ”Keyreading Rosengrens RKL-10”
Parts in second wheel package

Most important parts in the second package are: - Fence (1)
- Fence Drive wheel (2)
- Blocking wheel (10)
Parts in second wheel package: Fence, Fence drive wheel, Blocking wheel,
note:
If you look carefully at the teeth counterclockwise from the gate (ellipsis) in the blocking wheel, you will
see a variation of the depth of the teeth. This is done to make the lock harder to pick.
The wheel on the right is called the blocking wheel, because it blocks the rotation if an incorrect key is
used. Simply said, the fence does not go into the different gates, and thus, this wheel cannot rotate.

The second package of wheels is indirect gear driven by the wheels in the first package. The moment
of these discs starting rotation is made by the first package of discs, which is again decided by the
different cuts of the used key. This package contains 11 rotating parts, 9 of these are blocking wheels
(in the Abloy system they are called variation discs) and two fence drive wheels which control the
fence (lockingbar). These blocking wheels contain a gate just like in the Abloy discs. By rotating the
blocking wheels in the right position there is a line of gates were the fence (lockingbar) drops in. The
fence fits very tight in the gates as you can see on the following picture.
Fence properly aligned in the gates
Rekey function:
The lock / safes comes with a blank and the new owner receives a sealed package which contains
new cut keys. Purpose is that these keys must be made fitted to the lock. I will call the blank, key 1,
and the new key, key 2.
1. Insert key 1 in the lock and rotate it 225° clockwise, the lock is now open.
2. Turn the black change cam on the back of the lock with the tip of key 2 to the square sign.
(the two gear driven wheel packs are now released from each other)
3. Turn back key 1 and remove it from the lock.
(the lock is now in the neutral position, the fence is now blocked in the locking wheels as you can
see in the picture on the right. The fence is pushed into the blocking wheels (see Arrow 1). The
wheels from the first wheelpackage (drive wheel and wheel lever) can now rotate freely
4. Insert key 2 in the lock and rotate it 225°. You hear the lock during this rotation clicking.
(the lever wheels in the first package are now rotated conform the specification of the new
key 2).
5. Turn back the black change cam on the back of the lock, to the circle sign on the lock.
(the two wheel packages are now engaging in each other).
6. Turn key 2, counterclockwise and remove the key. During this rotation both wheel packages
are rotating to their start position as you can see in the picture below on the right.
7. The lock is now ready for use for key 2. Note that the fence is now on the right side in the lock.
In the spacers is some place created so that the fence can come out the blocking wheels (Arrow 2).
The 2 drive wheels in the first wheel package engage with the 2 fence drive wheels in the second
wheel package in the normal locking mode. There is a drive wheel in front of the lock and in the back
of the lock. The 9 lever wheel in the first wheel package engage with the 9 blocking wheels in the
second package. All these rotating parts are separated by spacers.

2 1
Second
wheel
package
First
wheel
package
RKL-10 in normal locked position (left) and rekey / neutral position (right)
Note:
The picture on the right is the lock in the neutral position, waiting for the specific key. If this key is
inserted and 225° rotated, the wheel levers are each rotated in a different position.
Something about the keys

There is a profile on the key. The key is also not reversible. The key can only be inserted one way in
the keyway. The keys of the RKL-10 must be screwed on a stem, these stems come in different
lengths. If you buy a new safe with this lock build in, you will find a blank on the outside of the safe.
The new keys are in the safe.
Rosengrens claims that the lock has more then 90.000.000 different keys. I noticed 45 teeth on the
blocking wheel. That means that every 8° there is a tooth. With the 8 possible cut variations in the key
does that mean that in a 64 ° rotation the gates must be aligned. If you insert a false key in the lock
you will notice that indeed, the key is blocked after a 64° rotation. Every 8°, a disc can start rotating, so
on 8°,16°,24°,32°,40°,48°,56° and 64° there is a gate. If the gates are properly aligned you can rotate
the key further and open the lock.
The reason why these small angles in gates are possible is the bigger diameter of the wheel in
comparison with the small discs in an Abloy cylinder and the fact that the fence (read locking bar) is
only 1.5 mm wide.
There are 8 different keycuts possible, this makes with 9 wheel levers ( 8^9 )134.000.000 theoretical
combinations. The practical combinations are by Rosengrens restricted to 90.000.000 combinations. I
assume therefore that every key is unique.
A security feature of the key is that it cannot be read and that it is hard to copy because of the angles
and the different depths. This is only masqueraded because somebody who knows exactly how the
cuts/angles work in combination with the wheel lever can in my opinion read the key. However you
need to know exactly how the system works.

A Blank and some different keybit’s of the RKL-10
Note:
A good safe key must be made random, I assume RKL-10 keys from Rosengrens are also made this
way widnessing the “7” same cuts beside each other on one key (see ellipsis). This shows that
Rosengrens knows what security is.
Keyreading Rosengrens RKL-10

Although Rosengrens made it hard to read a key, I have made the following list of steps to read it.
1. Put the key in front of you with the number down on the table (you do not see the number
then)
2. Rotate the keytip, so that the screw hole for the sten is on your right side.
3. There are 9 positions in the key, so write down 9 dots on a paper
4. There is a fixed not cut position on the right of the key. This position is not cut and therefore
high.
5. Determine the position of the different cuts. Every 1,8 mm there is a possible cut and 3.6 mm
from the tip of the key starts the first cut.
6. Every position on the top of the key which is not cut, is a number 1 cut.
7. The cut something deeper under the 8° from cut 1, is a number 2 cut.
9. The cut something deeper under the 8° from cut 3, is a number 4 cut
10. Then there remains the deepest cut on top of the key, and that means this is a possible 5 till 8
cut (see picture).
11. If everything is correct you have filled in the numbers 1 till 4 on some dots, and some dots are
still blank
Keycuts 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Note:
The X in the code stand for the cuts, 5,6,7 and 8 and must be read from the other side of the key.

12. Turn the keytip around, you now see the engraved number on the key
13. Take care that the screwhole for the sten is on the right side again.
14. Look at the dots which do not have a cut-number.
15. Every position on the top of the key which is not cut, is a number 5 cut.
If there is a 5 cut on a certain position and you already gave this position a number 1 till 4, this
older number remains. This because during rotation the cut number 1 rotates first, then 2, etc.
The cuts 5 till 8 rotate always later then the cutnumbers 1 till 4.
18. The cut something deeper under the 8° from cut 7, is a number 8 cut
The number 8-cut is the deepest cut, and the wheel starts rotating latest.
19. If everything is correct now you have a list of cuts, which represent the keynumber.
Keycuts 5, 6, 7 and 8.
Note:
The X in the code stand for the cuts 1,2,3 and 4 and must be read from the other side of the key.
Rosengrens deposit locks

As an extra I included some pictures of the Rosengrens deposit lock. This lock also works with discs.
As you can see on the text in the picture you can read that there are 8 variation discs and 2 control
discs in this lock. Maybe something for the next time to explain how this lock works.
Old and new Rosengrens Depositlocks

Closing comments
I hope you have enjoyed this article about Abloy and similar technology locks. The subjects are wider
then in my previous articles. I personally found that some of the discussed locks had connections with
the disc system. I hope to write more about Abloy padlocks in part 5, in which I will discus some
special Abloy padlocks (shapes) like the government padlock, the horseshoe, the hockey puck,
Trioving and some other different locking techniques they have in the program Beside that I will then
also discuss the Sargent & Greenleaf Environmental padlocks 881 and 883.
articles, I will be interested, because I am a real Abloy fan.
pictures in this article in more detail and in color.
Han Fey
The Netherlands

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Discs make the difference

The history of Abloy

ASSA ABLOY (In Common)

The Abloy story

Han Fey, November 2004 1

Abloy technique, the name to turn to.

The 4 mentioned parts: - Cylinder

comprise the substantial parts in the first Abloy cylinder.

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Han Fey, November 2004 3

Differing Styles Of Discs In Abloy Locks

The CLASSIC-System in common.

- Washers are necessary to guarantee individual rotation of the discs.

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Han Fey, November 2004 5

Cut-away to show the L-shaped locking bar.

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View on the false gates / notches in Classic disc number 3

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Rimlock Master keysystem

Two High security padlocks from the 70’s.

Han Fey, November 2004 8

Discs with more gates.

Masterkeysystem discs with more gates.

Selection High Profiles Keyshape control discs.

Some Abloy keyshape control discs.

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Two different keyshape profiles used in ONE Master key system

Some High Profile keyshapes.

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Special High Profile key.

Variable lengths of grooves in the back of the key.

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Opening and closing keys.

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DISC – COVER The difference

Exploded view Disklock Euro profile cylinder with key

A note about the discs in the Disklock

Numbering different Disklock discs

Disklock Two-Way washers (left) and One-Way washer (right).

Disklock security levels

Disklock key profiles

Three different Disklock key profiles: Standard, JJH & JJK.

Disklock (Pro) key cuts and key reading

Abloy Disklock key code Decoding Chart

Disklock Shopkeepers Lock

Cut / Disc Position: 10

Number of Key cut

(Counter) clockwise rotation keys (white-blue-red).

Round shopkeepers cutaway

Disklock cutaway profile cylinder

A note about the discs in the Disklock Pro

Code discs (1-6) used in the Disklock Pro

Some Disklock Master key discs

A note about the washers in the Disklock Pro

Different thickness Disklock Two-Way and One-Way rotation washers

- Gold (Factory level)

- Silver (Customer Level)

- Bronze (Authorized level)

Disklock Pro key profiles

Two different Disklock Pro key profiles

Some Disklock Pro Profile discs and Control discs

Disklock Pro cutaway profile cylinder