A cylinder lock (1) which comprises a
stator (2) which is provided with a substantially cylindrical longitudinal cavity (3) for accommodating a rotor (4) with a longitudinal recess (5) for the
insertion of a coded key (6). The rotor (4) and the
stator (2) comprise a plurality of channels (7), which are substantially aligned and facing when the cylinder (1) is in the locked configuration, for accommodating respective pins (8), counterpins (9) and optional elastic means (7a) which are adapted to prevent the rotation of the rotor (4) in the
stator (2) in the absence of the correct coded key (6) from the longitudinal recess (5). The lock (1) has conduits (10) unaligned with respect to and located opposite to the channels (7) at a respective longitudinal groove (11) of the stator (2) and which are configured to moveably accommodate respective pegs (12) which have a head (13) adapted to rest on the coded surface (14) of the key (6) and a
toe (15) configured to be temporarily accommodated in the longitudinal groove (11) when a key (A, B, C) inserted in the recess (5) does not have the correct coding, thus preventing the rotation of the rotor (4) in the stator (2). The cylinder lock (1) comprises at least one active peg (16) constituted by a hollow half peg (16a) and a contoured half peg (16b) which is configured to be accommodated, with a predefined mechanical play, in the hollow half peg (16a) and at least one passive peg (17) of length substantially corresponding, minus a predefined play, to the sum of the
axial length of the respective conduit (10) that accommodates it and of the depth of the corresponding coding pit (18a) on the respective coded surface (14) of the key (6) when the latter is completely inserted in the longitudinal recess (5). The key (6) comprises at least one longitudinal groove (19), which is at least partially aligned with the respective coded regions of the surface (14), and has a depth not lower than the protrusion, measured in a radial direction, of the passive peg (17) from the respective conduit (10), while a respective
toe (17b) of the peg (17) is completely accommodated in the groove (11), minus a predefined radial play.