Our Story

Commando Lock was founded in 2005 by Patrick Smith as a means to continue the padlock assembly technology invented at the Piece-Maker Company, a 2nd generation family-owned carbide lamination die manufacturing company. Piece-Maker was the stamping division of the Commando Tool Company, founded in 1945. Commando Lock is the culmination of 80 years of American innovation.

Piece-Maker Company designed and built CNC controlled carbide lamination dies for the electric motor and transformer industry since the 1960's.

The first padlocks sold to the US Department of Defense were aptly called, The Peacemaker Series in memory of Patrick Smith Sr, inventor of the assembly method.

The Commando method of interlocking each steel plate to the next, then riveting them together creates the strongest laminated padlock assembly in the industry. It's a highly automated process that guarantees aerospace tolerance in our padlocks. The end result is a measurably refined locking mechanism at an affordable price.

Commando padlocks protect our US military assets worldwide, while protecting your assets at home.