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  1. #1
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    Default Key identification - detachable bit

    Can anyone give me some info on this key - it’s not old but interesting design and don’t many detachable bit keys...
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    The double bitted key is a type 2 NATO 10 Lever Mersey, but the bits are not detachable, it is a fixed bit built up from individual laminated sections.
    That type followed on from the original type 1 which were moulded plastic over a thin steel core.
    The laminated type you have there were superseded by solid cast brass keys finish machined and then later by bronze. The Later locks/ keys also had an extra 2 levers in each stack making them 14 lever, along with numerous other physical changes.

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    Awesome thanks!

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