Medieval locks were primarily warded some screw type that utilized obstructions within the lock to prevent any but the correct key from turning and retracting the bold.
Medieval doors could you pick the lock from inside.
See also door ring.
A wicket gate is a small gate or door particularly one built into a larger one.
Usually ring shaped handle of iron or other metal used to pull open or knock on a door.
They were hung on iron pintels set into the stonework.
Spring latch tumbler lock chamber lock and mortise lock.
The latch is moved by levers or knobs on the inside and outside of the door.
The cricket term wicket comes from this term.
But obviously not all the time.
Lockpicking in the modern sense was not as practical as locks were significantly rarer and operated differently from more modern locks.
Many medieval swedish churches have examples of exquisitely beautiful doorknockers.
Usually a simple closing tool of bronze cast iron or wrought iron.
Doors door locks.
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The most common lock was simply a door bolt on the inside of the door with a hole and a curtain.
Doors were generally wooden nailed together and not particularly well fitting.
Since this held the door closed against the weather rather well and stopped the pig and toddlers escaping so it was very useful.