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View Poll Results: Do you have an ASRO drawbolt lock for sale?

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  1. #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by Marc View Post
    On the locks back side, the side opposite to the key hole, there is a stamp shaped like a diamond that says "ASRO". Right below it says something, the first part I can only make out as REO IN U.K. And on the bottom that side, it says PROV.PAT 27295. On the key hole side it says CASE PATENT 158316

    Is this a real Asro or is it a fake?
    I really doubt that there would be fakes because it was cheap, mass produced item.
    worth trying an Asro key that I have

  2. #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tom Gordon View Post
    I really doubt that there would be fakes because it was cheap, mass produced item.
    worth trying an Asro key that I have
    Ill give the key a try, Thanks for the help Tom.

  3. #13
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tom Gordon View Post
    I have never seen that variant in 25 years of locksmithing.
    I have never seen that variant in over half a century of looking at locks.

  4. #14
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    Replacement keys are available here
    https://www.replacementkeys.co.uk/house/wardrobe

  5. #15
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    Quote Originally Posted by chubbbramah View Post
    I have never seen that variant in over half a century of looking at locks.
    Just so I know if we are all on the same page, this is the lock in question, yes?
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Asro lock.jpg  

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