Lishi Lock Pick + Decoder for 5 + 6 Pin Yale (Euro Lock cylinder)
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About this Item
About this Item
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Description
Description
The Lishi-style pick and decoder for Yale Euro cylinders
One self-guiding tool that picks and reads the lock at the same time. This Dangerfield Lishi-style decoder is cut for the 5 and 6 pin Yale-profile Euro cylinder, the long barrel that runs through uPVC, composite, and multipoint doors. The tool indexes off the keyway itself, so you single-pin pick each chamber and watch the decoder scale show you where each pin sits.
A pick and a decoder in one blade
A standard hook leaves you working blind, feeling for one pin at a time with no way to know what you have set. A Lishi-style tool is different. It seats against the keyway and uses that fixed reference so each pin position lines up under the working tip. As you pick, the calibrated decoder scale tells you the depth of each pin, which means you can read the cut as you open and write down the bitting if you want a working key later.
For the Yale-profile Euro cylinder that is a real advantage. These cylinders are everywhere on modern front and back doors, and decoding the lock while you pick it turns guesswork into a method you can repeat.
Tension, lift each pin, read the scale
Seat the tool in the keyway so it indexes correctly, then apply light turning tension through the same tool. Work along the pin positions one at a time, lifting each pin until it binds and sets at the shear line. The decoder scale moves with the tip, so you can note where each pin settles as you go.
Keep the tension light and let the feedback come to you. When every chamber is set the plug turns, and your decoder readings give you the depth of each cut across the 5 or 6 positions.
Make sure this is your cylinder before you order
If you have the rim format instead, reach for the matching Yale rim cylinder version so the tool seats and reads correctly.
Made for the keyway, not a one-size hook
Keyway-specific fit
Cut to index off the Yale Euro profile, so the tip and decoder line up with each pin position instead of fishing blind.
Pick and decode together
Open the lock and read the bitting in the same pass, which is what makes a working key possible afterwards.
Covers 5 and 6 pin
One tool for the two common chamber counts on Yale-profile Euro doors.
Built by Dangerfield
From our own house line, made to be picked up, learned, and kept on the bench.
What to know before you buy
| Brand | Dangerfield |
| Type | Lishi-style 2-in-1 pick and decoder |
| Lock family | 5 and 6 pin Yale-profile Euro cylinders |
| Cylinder format | Euro profile through-door barrel, multipoint and uPVC door hardware |
| How it works | Indexes off the keyway, single-pin picks, reads pin depth on the decoder scale |
| Choose the rim version for | Yale-profile rim cylinders used with surface-mounted night latches |
Set yourself up to learn it faster
Yale rim cylinder version
The sister tool for the night-latch rim format. Add it when you want to cover both Yale cylinder styles you meet on a door.
Practice locks
Learn the seating, tension, and decoder readings on a lock you already know before you take the tool to a live cylinder.
Beginners Visual Guide
Builds the picture of pins, shear line, and tension so the feedback through this tool makes sense from the first session.
Quick answers from the LockPickWorld bench
What is this used for?
It picks and decodes 5 and 6 pin Yale-profile Euro cylinders. You open the lock and read the depth of each pin at the same time, so you can record the bitting and cut a working key later if you need one.
How do I know I have a Euro cylinder?
Look for the long profile barrel that runs all the way through the door, usually fixed by a screw set into the door edge. A round outside cylinder on a surface-mounted night latch is a rim cylinder, so pick the rim version instead.
Does it fit every Yale lock?
It is made for the Yale Euro-profile keyway, so match both the cylinder format and the keyway shape. Yale branding alone does not guarantee the blade indexes correctly, so compare the key and plug first.
How should I begin?
Start on a Yale Euro cylinder you own or are authorized to work on. Seat the tool, keep tension light, lift one pin position at a time, and read the decoder scale as each pin sets. Practice is what turns this into clean, repeatable opens.
The right tool when the lock is a Yale Euro cylinder
Match the cylinder body and the keyway, then let this Lishi-style tool do two jobs at once: pick the lock and read its pins. Work light, stay patient, and decode as you open.
