SouthOrd gives us a perfect starter kit in the C500, which was primarily designed for the narrow keyways found in Europe and Asia - though in truth these picks work just as well in our domestic U.S. keyways.  All tools are stainless steel and the set comes in a very nice top grain leather snap case.  You get all the basic pick styles in this set.  

The C500 lockpick set includes 7 different stainless picks with metal handles (rivet-less) and 2 tension wrenches.