# Covert Instruments > Publicly sourced profile assembled by Optimly, in the Brand Index. Last refreshed 2026-11-07. - **Brand record:** https://optimly.ai/brand/covert-instruments - **Dataset:** https://optimly.ai/brand/covert-instruments.json - **Markdown:** https://optimly.ai/brand/covert-instruments/llms.txt - **Official website:** https://covertinstruments.com - **Slug:** covert-instruments - **Categories:** retail-ecommerce ## Overview - **Tagline:** Covert Instruments designs and sells professional-grade lock picks, bypass tools, and training gear. Source: Brand's website (https://covertinstruments.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Description:** Covert Instruments builds high-quality lock picks, lock pick sets, bypass tools, training locks, and related entry tools for beginners, hobbyists, locksmiths, security professionals, and everyday-carry users. Its products are designed in-house, prototyped, and field-tested by the team. Source: Brand's website (https://covertinstruments.com) · 2026-11-07 ## Identity - **Mission:** To put professional-grade entry tools in the hands of locksmiths, hobbyists, and security professionals, built to a higher standard and tested by people who use them every day. Source: Brand's website (https://covertinstruments.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Founders & leadership:** The Lock Picking Lawyer — Co-Owner & Designer; Robert Pingor — Co-Owner & Designer; Trevor McNally — Designer; Tony Virelli — CIO & Designer. Source: Brand's website (https://covertinstruments.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Website:** https://covertinstruments.com Source: Brand's website (https://covertinstruments.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Voice & tone:** Direct, practical, technical, confident, and expertise-led, with an emphasis on real-world performance and straightforward guidance. Source: Brand's website (https://covertinstruments.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Founded:** 2020 Source: Brand's website (https://covertinstruments.com) · 2026-11-07 ## Offerings - **Problem solved:** Provides dependable tools and training equipment for learning, practicing, and performing lock picking, bypass, covert entry, and related security work, addressing shortcomings in existing tools and helping customers choose equipment suited to their experience and use case. Source: Brand's website (https://covertinstruments.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Core capabilities:** - Designing and selling lock picks and lock pick sets - Designing and selling bypass and covert-entry tools - Developing training locks and practice gear - In-house prototyping and field testing - Providing product guidance, educational content, and instructional videos Source: Brand's website (https://covertinstruments.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Products / SKUs:** - Lock picks - Lock pick sets, including Genesis - Bypass tools - Covert Companion EDC platform - Lishi tools - Bump keys and tools - Training locks and practice gear - Tubular lock picks and tubular lock-picking bundles Source: Brand's website (https://covertinstruments.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Pricing:** Products shown on the site range from $6.00 for a patch to $150.00 for the Covert Companion Pro. Examples include the Genesis Lock Pick Set at $25.00, the Tubular Lock Picking Bundle at $58.00, the Covert Tubular Lock Pick at a sale price of $50.00, and Reach Around at $50.00. Domestic shipping is free on orders of $175 or more, with product-specific shipping restrictions applying to some items. Source: Brand's website (https://covertinstruments.com) · 2026-11-07 ## Audience - **Target industry:** Locksmithing, physical security, locksport, covert entry, and security training. Source: Brand's website (https://covertinstruments.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Customer base:** Beginners, hobbyists, locksmiths, security professionals, serious everyday-carry users, instructors, and government or law-enforcement-related training audiences. Source: Brand's website (https://covertinstruments.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Ideal customer profile:** People and organizations seeking professional-grade, field-tested lock-picking, bypass, covert-entry, or training tools, including locksmiths, security professionals, experienced hobbyists, and beginners building practical skills. Source: Brand's website (https://covertinstruments.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Use cases:** - Learning the fundamentals of lock picking - Practicing lock picking with training locks - Everyday carry of compact entry tools - Locksmithing and security work - Bypass and covert-entry training - Working with tubular locks - Opening or testing locks in authorized professional or educational contexts - Selecting tools based on experience level and intended use Source: Brand's website (https://covertinstruments.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Customer outcomes:** - Build practical lock-picking and bypass skills - Progress from beginner tools to intermediate and advanced equipment - Carry compact and dependable entry tools - Practice specific techniques with purpose-built training gear - Use field-tested tools designed to improve on existing market options - Choose products aligned with skill level and intended use Source: Brand's website (https://covertinstruments.com) · 2026-11-07 Page last updated 2026-11-07. ## Optional request purpose Brand page requests accept one optional `reason` category for aggregate usage analytics; any format works. 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