Ilco / Kaba is a key blank manufacturer and has compiled their list of the most popular Commercial and Residential Keyblanks they sell to locksmiths and key stores.  Most popular key blanks a locksmith cuts or duplicates will vary by Region and location within a City.  In Canada the most popular key blank duplicated is the Weiser”W1″  and the Schlage “SC1” key blanks.  I had a locksmith shop next to several large office buildings and the most Popular key I cut was the Sargent “LA.” The most popular key at my newest locksmith shop and key store in Downtown Vancouver, BC is the Schlage 6 pin “SC4.”

In future Blogs I will discuss key blank identification, key blank selection for your key store and locksmith shop, locations and suppliers to purchase key blanks.  Also, I will talk about Imported locks or “Off Shore” manufactured keys and locks and the problems duplicating keys for these North American clones.

Ranking Description Fits Commercial
1 1176-KW1 KWIKSET C
2 1145-SC1 SCHLAGE C
3 A1176ST-KW10 TITAN C
4 1092-M1 MASTER C
5 N1054WB-WR5 WEISER C
6 999-Y1 YALE C
7 1022-SE1 SEGAL C
8 1069L-NA14 NATIONAL C
9 1179-AR1 ARROW C
10 1054WB-WR3 WEISER C
11 01122-Y11 YALE C
12 1522-EZ1 IMPORTED C
13 D1054K-DE6 DEXTER C
14 L1054B-IN8 ILCO C
15 1145A-SC4 SCHLAGE C
16 01122R-Y13 YALE C
17 1137B CHICAGO C
18 1003M-CO106 CORBIN C
19 1069N-RO3 NATIONAL C
20 TE3-HR2 HARLOC-TESA C
21 101AM-AP1 CHICAGO C
22 1069LB-NA12 NATIONAL C
23 999A-Y2 YALE C
24 A1054WD-FA3 FALCON C
25 1041T-CG16 CHICAGO C
26 1043J-IL11 ILLINOIS C
27 A1114A-BE2 BEST C
28 1054UN-IN29 ILCO C
29 MD1054K-MD17 MASTER/DEXTER C
30 103AM-AP3 CHICAGO C
31 102AM-AP2 CHICAGO C
32 1054DL-IN35 ILCO C
33 104AM-AP4 CHICAGO C
34 01007LA SARGENT C
35 A1145E-SC9 SCHLAGE C
36 1092NR-M16 MASTER C
37 L1054G-FR2 FORT C
38 1054MT-IN33 ILCO C
39 1092N-M10 MASTER C
40 PZ1-PZ1 PAPIAZ C
41 997E-Y52 YALE C
42 1092DS-M13 MASTER C
43 A1145L-SC20 SCHLAGE C
44 LF18 LOWE & FLETCHER C
45 997X-Y6 YALE C
46 998GA-Y78 YALE C
47 S22 SARGENT C
48 A1011-L4 CORBIN/RUSSWIN C
49 A1011D1-RU46 RUSSWIN C
50 1179A-AR4 ARROW C
51 1028 DIEBOLD C
52 1175N-WK2 WESLOCK C
53 1092B-M2 MASTER C
54 VR91AR-VR7 VIRO C
55 A1001EH-CO88 CORBIN C
56 1041G-CG1 CHICAGO C
57 1069G-RO7 NATIONAL C
58 1092-6000-M20 MASTER PADLOCK C
59 1063E S & G C
60 1502 ESP C
61 1092D-M12 MASTER C
62 01122A-Y12 YALE C
63 1092-900-M19 MASTER C
64 1041Y-CG17 CHICAGO C
65 R1003M-BO1 BOMMER C
66 1092H-M11 MASTER C
67 S1000V-CO68 CORBIN C
68 A1054WB-WR4 FALCON C
69 R1001EN-SK1 CORBIN C
70 1069-RO1 NATIONAL C
71 X1054K-IN3 ILCO C
72 01122AR-Y14 YALE C
73 1866-10 PUNDRA C
74 1000V-CO26 CORBIN C
75 1022-SE1 SEGAL C
76 1503-ES9 ESP C
77 1001EH-CO87 CORBIN C
78 X1014L-LO1 LORI C
79 1054G FORT C
80 1041H-IL1 ILLINOIS C
81 S54F DOMINION LOCK C
82 VR91-VR2 VIRO C
83 1145E-SC8 SCHLAGE C
84 1011P-RU4 RUSSWIN C
85 1307A-SC6 SCHLAGE C
86 1180S-XL7 XL C
87 A1114D BEST C
88 A1114G BEST C
89 1011D1-RU45 RUSSWIN C
90 1092VM-M5 MASTER C
91 DO6 DOMINION LOCK C
92 1866-13 PUNDRA C
93 A1114E BEST C
94 A1001ABM-CO89 CORBIN C
95 1043B-IL9 ILLINOIS C
96 N54G DOMINION LOCK C
97 A1114F BEST C
98 D1098B-DE2 DEXTER C
99 1145F-SC7 SCHLAGE C
100 1004-L1 LOCKWOOD C
101 1054WD FALCON C
102 VR91B-VR5 VIRO C
103 A1145F-SC10 SCHLAGE C
104 100AM-AP5 CHICAGO C
105 1515 MEDECO C
106 01122B-Y103 YALE C
107 P54F DOMINION LOCK C
108 998-Y4 YALE C
109 1092V-M4 MASTER C
110 1528 EMCO C
111 1069H NCL C
112 1307A-SC6 SCHLAGE C
113 TE4 TESA C
114 1001EN-CO7 CORBIN C
115 VR91-VR2 VIRO C
116 A1176-KW5 KWIKSET C
117 R1064D-NA6 NATIONAL C
118 D1054KA-DE8 DEXTER C
119 MR1 M-R C
120 R1001EG-CO62 CORBIN C
121 01014S EAGLE C
122 1092C-M17 MASTER C
123 A1114J BEST C
124 1323 MOSLER C
125 1307W-SC22 SCHLAGE C
126 A1001AH-CO91 CORBIN C
127 X1014F-EA27 EAGLE C
128 997EB-Y5 YALE C
129 S1041JA CHICAGO C
130 A1011P-RU16 RUSSWIN C
131 X1054WA-WR2 WEISER C
132 A1045 JUNCKUNC C
133 A1114H BEST C
134 N1007KMA SARGENT C
135 K1054B-IN24 BARGMAN C
136 1137S CHICAGO C
137 13D VIRO C
138 R1064E-NA25 NATIONAL C
139 1120D-SL1 SLAYMAKER C
140 AB62C ABUS C
141 1010N-S68 SARGENT C
142 1011-RU1 RUSSWIN C
143 01010-S4 SARGENT C
144 A1515 MEDECO C
145 A1145H SCHLAGE C
146 A1054WC-FA2 FALCON C
147 1071-W1 W.B. C
148 A1114K BEST C
149 LF19 L & F C
150 1069M-RO5 NATIONAL C
151 L1003M CORBIN C
152 1502M ESP C

I look forward to your comments.