dungeon door

The bottom bolt is swivelled up. Two different keys are used.
I don't see how the locks work unless a pin is inserted through the front and the lock is a cam, that engages the far side of the pin.

actually looking at it again. it only uses one key but the openings are rough.

The bottom bolt is swivelled up. Two different keys are used.
I don't see how the locks work unless a pin is inserted through the front and the lock is a cam, that engages the far side of the pin.

looks like a spiggot is push thru the bolt eye whcih enters the lock to be fastened.

The bottom bolt is swivelled up. Two different keys are used.
I don't see how the locks work unless a pin is inserted through the front and the lock is a cam, that engages the far side of the pin.

Nice looking door Jay,
Where is this from?

I agree that a large pin is inserted into the bolt (the end of the pin is visible in the top boltwork) when closed and the large pin has a square or rectangular hole towards the tip which allows a bolt inside the key lock to interlock into the inserted pin.
I believe this was done because the pin is very long and would not be able to rotate along with the bolt as it is put into the locking position.
The door is probably 5 inches or more in thickness.

Thanks for posting

mark
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The bottom bolt is swivelled up. Two different keys are used.
I don't see how the locks work unless a pin is inserted through the front and the lock is a cam, that engages the far side of the pin.

5 inches or more in thickness, really??? Did you have a tape measure available to come to this conculsion? You must have x-ray vision to know how the lock mechanism works....Oh, I forgot, you're the 'expert'.

The bottom bolt is swivelled up. Two different keys are used.
I don't see how the locks work unless a pin is inserted through the front and the lock is a cam, that engages the far side of the pin.

Hey anon, Don't pick on Mark.

My mother saw his appearance on the pawn stars show and she likes him.

Enough said.

The bottom bolt is swivelled up. Two different keys are used.
I don't see how the locks work unless a pin is inserted through the front and the lock is a cam, that engages the far side of the pin.

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If you look at the bottom of door jam you'll see both sides of the door as they fit in the recess. The recess appears to be over an inch and a quarter deep. The other front boards are probably as thick. If the lock is on the back of the door, unprotected, then a prisoner could activate it from there BUT if the lock was sandwiched between two boards the prisoner couldn't touch it.

Since there is a opening at the bottom of the door, I assume that a food tray would be slid underneath. That probably means there are no eyelets in the walls which a prisoner is chained to otherwise they couldn't pick-up the food.

So, if the lock is sandwiched between two thick boards, it's reasonable to assume the thickness of the door is at least 4.25 thick (108 mm). ALSO, The number of rivets suggests that there is more then one layer of wood. Notice how the rivets DO NOT extend to the sides of the door but are located in the center. IF there were three or four metal straps that ran across the wood, on the back side, then the rivets would be in a horizontal line. That's not the case. There must be three layers of wood because - in those days - wood was not cut to standard sizes. Because there are different widths of wood on that door it was necessary to use a number of rivets One of the reasons there are over 180 rivets is for decoration purposes, A second reason is to hold the parts together seeing as they didn't have a good glue and the third was to confuse people as to how the door is constructed so thy didn't know the weak points.

Do you have another theory other than you don't think Mark is an expert? I would like to read your hypotheses,

Thank you

The bottom bolt is swivelled up. Two different keys are used.
I don't see how the locks work unless a pin is inserted through the front and the lock is a cam, that engages the far side of the pin.

Hey Mark,

Remember that most hatred is a form of jealosy.

Not that you come off as any more of an expert than anyone else here, you need to keep in mind that your detractor is a stupid moron!

I enjoy what you share with us.

The bottom bolt is swivelled up. Two different keys are used.
I don't see how the locks work unless a pin is inserted through the front and the lock is a cam, that engages the far side of the pin.

that's why they use the ANON, PURELY GUTLESS but can yell from the sideline anything they want without recourse. Same type that hit women!!!

The bottom bolt is swivelled up. Two different keys are used.
I don't see how the locks work unless a pin is inserted through the front and the lock is a cam, that engages the far side of the pin.

Yes. Ian ...
Anonymous people are afraid of reality & some prefer to throw hand grenades, as opposed to living a rational existence.

The bottom bolt is swivelled up. Two different keys are used.
I don't see how the locks work unless a pin is inserted through the front and the lock is a cam, that engages the far side of the pin.

Another cool door on the site linked up above.