The metalworking craft (Crafts and trades) of the locksmith (Neolatin serator/serifex, Dutch slotenmaker, German Schlosser, Kleinschmied, Kunstschmied, French serrurier, Italian chiavaio), developed from the 14th century within the sphere of activity of the smithy. Guilds were formed, sometimes jointly with winchmakers, spurriers, gunsmiths, or clockmakers, specialties that had also developed out of smithing. The work of the locksmith included in particular making padlocks, …