![]() Distances are measured starting at the stop to locate the cuts. On certain types of keys, the stop is located at the tip (end) of the key rather than the bow. Blade: The blade is the business end of the key and is where the cuts that correspond to the key's bitting are located.Cuts: In order to make a standard key, you need to cut material away to specific depths to accommodate the dimensions of the tumbler that is inside the lock.These depths are numbered according to their size in thousandths of an inch. For example, a number one (1) cut may be. 213" (two hundred thirteen thousandths of an inch) on a particular key brand. Listed, these depth numbers comprise the bitting of the key. If a key has no cuts, it is not called a key. Tip: You can find the tip at the opposite end of the key from the bow.It's used to identify the order of a bitting. For example, you could say the bitting on this key is written "bow to tip".Īnswer: LL24 could be a keyset number in a very large grand master key system, or it could be a key code number. What does that mean?Īnswer: Y11 is a key blank number. Keys cut on a Y11 blank usually fit some kind of cabinet lock. Question: I have a key with the number 615. What might it belong to?Īnswer: It is not enough to go on, really, but it sounds like a room or suite number in a hotel or high rise building. Question: I have a small silver key with the letters "CCP" on one side and AG45 on the other side. What could this key belong to?Īnswer: The small size probably indicates the key to a cabinet lock, though there are some screen door locks that take a small key. If the code is published in a codebook or other resource, it will allow a locksmith with access to the resource to cut a key from that code. Often cabinet locks will have the blind code stamped on the face of the lock, next to the keyway, so one can look at the number on the key and match it up with the number on the lock. Question: I found the key saying brass key 438 - 4904 M on the other side it says Do Not Duplicate with a one in the left corner where does this key go?Īnswer: 438-4904 does not correspond to any blind code number or key blank number that I know of or can find. "M" often stands for "Master Key," but not always. "Do Not Duplicate" is a very common stamp put there in the usually vain hope that folks won't get the key copied. The number one may mean that several copies of this key were made originally, and they were numbered, "1, 2, 3, 4" and so on. Then there was a list: Joe has key number one, Mary has key number two, and so on. That way, at least until somebody gets the key copied, it is temporarily possible to tell from the list who has what key. None of these numbers is a clue as to what lock this key unlocks. Question: I found a key and tag, but I can't find any information about it online. ![]() The front of the tag reads, 'IF FOUND MAIL KEYS, RING, AND THIS TAG TO US WITH YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR REWARD'. The back top reads, 'REGISTRY NUMBER DDQ-166,' and the bottom, 'POSTAGE GUARANTEED BY EVANS RULE CO. One side of the key is printed with 'RUSSWIN,' and the other has a small '3N' (upper portion), and a larger 'C S' (lower portion). ![]() They are at 4130 Faber Place Drive # 105, North Charleston, SC 29405.Ĭan you help to identify the key and tag?Īnswer: I think in this case the best thing would be to contact Evans Rule Company. Evans Rule is currently owned by The Starrett Company. ![]()
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