Council Tool LXT-24 Lock X-Traction Tool | 24" Chisel End

Through-the-Lock Forcible Entry Built for Commercial Doors

The Council Tool LXT-24 (Lock X-Traction Tool) is a purpose-built, 24-inch through-the-lock forcible entry tool designed specifically for the commercial door problem — aluminum storefront frames, mortise cylinders, keyed doorknobs, and rim-cylinder deadbolts. This is not a halligan substitute. It's the tool you reach for when breaking the glass costs the property owner $3,000–$10,000 and the lock cylinder costs $100. Pull the cylinder, trip the lock, secure the building. That's the play.

What It Actually Does

The curved, forked head grips the outer rim of an outward-facing lock cylinder and delivers smooth, multi-directional cam-action leverage — meaning you're pulling in a controlled arc, not wrenching with brute force. Once the cylinder is out, a screwdriver or key tool goes in to actuate the deadbolt or latch. The geometry here is the key differentiator from a standard K-tool: the LXT's curved fork geometry lets you work in multiple prying directions, which matters when you're dealing with pull bars, offset cylinders, or awkward door hardware.

The chisel end matches the same chisel point used on Council Tool's NY-style roof hooks. It's a functional second end — use it to punch out an exposed lockset, gap a door, or clear a window frame. This is a real dual-purpose tool, not a token secondary feature.

Where This Tool Fits in Your Forcible Entry Toolkit

Council Tool built the LXT-24 as a complement to their TD30 and TD24 Halligan bars. The Halligan handles the conventional irons work — gap, set, force. The LXT-24 handles the commercial through-the-lock problem where your irons aren't the right answer. Storefront aluminum stile doors with mortise cylinders, commercial deadbolts on glass-heavy facades, keyed doorknobs on office entries — these are exactly the scenarios where the LXT earns its place on the apparatus.

If your district has any strip malls, office parks, restaurants, or big-box retail, you're going to run into this door problem. Having the right tool already staged means you're not improvising with channel-locks at 0200 or eating the cost of a shattered plate-glass door on a false alarm investigation.

Construction & Quality

Made in the USA at Council Tool's Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina facility. Council Tool has been manufacturing professional-grade forged tools since 1886 — the same company that makes the TD30 Halligan and the FE8 forcible entry axe trusted by municipal departments across the country. The LXT-24 is forged steel construction with the same manufacturing standards applied to their full firefighting line.

• Overall Length: 24 inches
• End 1: Curved forked head — grips and extracts rim cylinders, keyed doorknobs, and deadbolt locksets via cam-action prying
• End 2: Chisel point (same spec as Council Tool NY Roof Hook) — punch, gap, or clear
• Application: Through-the-lock forcible entry on commercial doors, storefronts, aluminum stile frames
• Construction: Forged steel, Made in USA
• Pairs with: Council Tool TD24 / TD30 Halligan bars

Why Buy From The Public Safety Store

We're a firefighter-owned, family-operated business based in Lexington, KY — in business since 2004. We stock Council Tool's full firefighting line because we use and trust it. Questions about fitting the LXT-24 into your through-the-lock kit or pairing it with the right Halligan? Call or email us — you'll get a straight answer from someone who knows the gear.