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Here is a Miracle Magnetic lock, they were produced in the 1970's. The lock has 5 standard keypins and small magnetic pins on both sides of the keyway. When the key is inserted the standard shearline is met and the magnetic discs in the key pull the magnetic pins into the plug allowing rotation. There are steel rods running down both sides of the cylinder that attract the magnetic pins when the key is removed so about half the magnetic pin is in the plug and half is in the housing preventing plug rotation.


Front of the lock.


Key with magnetic discs.


Pins from the lock.


Side magnetic pin.


Opposite side magnetic pin.


Magnetic pin stuck to tweezers.


Inside the lock you can see where the magnetic pins go.


Steel rod that keeps the magnetic pins in place when the key is not in the lock.

very cool thanks for the post!
Can you post a pic of the side pins without the key inserted?

It looks just the same as with the key inserted. It is when the plug is in the housing that the pin gets pulled out and stops the plug from rotating.

Cool lock there! Thanks for the pics, you can see it better than in the article.

hello, whats it like to pick, i would imagine a long electro magnetic tension wrench with rapidly alternating current flow to oscillate the magnetic pins with a fine straight pick on the epg,
have you managed to pick it and how.
excellent pics well done.

great photos Kokomo!
I really enjoyed this read.
Thanks for the info. and education.
Its always learning, learning, learning....

thats a wicked lock. good find

Nope still have not picked it, working on it though, will yet ya know when i get it.

That's a nifty ol' gem of a cylinder. I was expecting more magnets... but with those mushroom pins two is probably more than enough.

Nice lock, i have a magnetic padlock i will post up soon

well this pic was taken on my phone at abt 3am... i was working night shift in an area i was not allowed to have my cell so i had to run to the car w the picked lock, turn onmy dome light and snap the pic... forgive the shittyness of the pic...

Cool. Thanks for sharing.

just wanted to post a link to the vid here aswell for those that found the thread researching this lock...

great vid and nice idea with the magnetic jiggler pick