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New Member
United States
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Hi, My grandmother has an old safe that we are trying to figure out how to open and so far the combination code has not worked. I looked up old safes opening forums and this is where it led me. There might be old money inside so we would really like for it to be opened. The curiosity is driving me insane. Anything helps thank you so much in advance!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4637 Posts |
Welcome to CCF.
A similar thing happened to me and I recruited the help of a professional locksmith that I've known for years.
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Rest in Peace
United States
18456 Posts |
 a professional safe cracker is your best bet . Or try reversing the safe code numbers first . Grandma might have been trying to fool the unknown invaders of her home .  |
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Moderator
 United States
187572 Posts |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7273 Posts |
Hey! I lost a few large note gold certificates. Maybe your grandmother found them and put them in the safe. If you find them please send them to me  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7613 Posts |
You need a professional lock smith.
Attempts to open the safe by other methods usually ends up getting the contents damaged (or destroyed) and people hurt.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1026 Posts |
I hope you have better luck with safes than Geraldo Rivera.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21786 Posts |
If a spring inside the lock is broken, it becomes a much tougher job for a locksmith. If that is the case, the lock may be unpickable. The lock in this situation may have to be drilled out with a diamond drill, thus destroying the lock.
It then becomes a matter of practicable choice that the safe with a new lock fixed in, is re furbished.
Normally, safe are used for storing documents, which may? be entirely irrelevant today. Obviously no one knows for sure. Any jewelry inside has to be heat protected and documents have to be protected from heat charring, so flame cutting is almost always ruled out.
Was your grandmother financially well off?
When, to the best of anyone's knowledge, was the safe last opened?
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In the event that an internal spring in the lock of my safe breaks, or either of the keys cannot be found, I have deliberately made some barely visible weak points in the safe, such that diamond tools can be used to open the safe, (thus damaging the safe in such a way that it can be subsequently repaired.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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and good luck! Hope you'll let us know what you find when you get it opened. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
992 Posts |
Good luck as well! Please let us know what you find!! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
992 Posts |
After looking at the pics, it's *possible* that you can remove all the screws and pull the face off the safe.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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After looking at the pics, it's *possible* that you can remove all the screws and pull the face off the safe. Then what's the sense in having a safe in the first place ?  |
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United States
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Then what's the sense in having a safe in the first place ? Locks only keep honest people honest. To be serious, they are more effectively used to slow a thief down more than it is to stop them. Security is rated by how much it "raises the cost" of entry. |
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Valued Member
United States
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Is it a 3 number or 4 number combination? Brand name would help, too.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7613 Posts |
Did you ever call a locksmith and get an estimate for getting it open?  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
992 Posts |
Yes jbuck!! and the time needed to open it...
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Posted 06/08/2020 4:44 pm
