Anyone into vintage padlocks?

[Slinger646]

I picked up this Wilson Bonahann 74 in a box lot.

Any idea how to get a key made?

 

[wrenchguy]

jeff will be along shortly i'd guess.

 

[turbowoodworker]

I have a couple of Corbins labeled “USN MAGAZINE”. They are have a dark patina but I think they are bronze, maybe for nonsparking? I suspect my dad “misappropriated” them sometime before 1946.

 

[ttpete]

Looks like a railroad switch lock. The shutter keeps water and ice out.

 

[d42jeep]

I have a few old locks I’ve picked up to lock up my WW2 toolboxes. The first two locks have the Ordnance bomb logo although it’s a little hard to see. I like the Eagle logo on the last lock.
-Don

 

[Slinger646]

Gonna make a key, I guess

 

[2oolhound]

Gonna make a key, I guess

I think that one's a number 9

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I have a couple of Corbins labeled “USN MAGAZINE”. They are have a dark patina but I think they are bronze, maybe for nonsparking?

Are they bronze or brass? Most Navy shipboard lock cases and latches are brass, like many other fixtures, for rust prevention. Those Interwar and wartime USN Corbins are neat. You will also see USN ELECTRIC, USN TURRET, etc. Various rooms/locations on a ship.