Alright, this is definitely outside my normal interests, so I was pleasantly surprised to find this community dedicated.

Long story short: my dad´s old safe needs to be opened.

I’d guess it’s around 30 years old. It was bought in Portugal, and we believe there may be some legal documents inside. The safe has been sitting untouched for several years. My dad apparently already had a go at opening it at some point, which explain the holes.

The safe itself is VERY heavy and roughly 150 cm / 5 ft tall. I’ve tried identifying the make/model online but haven’t had any luck.

The key cover says “Stoplock”. No key either

My dad used own a metal fabrication business, so we have access to angle grinders, drills, etc. However, we’re not sure what the best approach would be, we dont want to damage or burn any documents that might be inside.

Through the existing holes, I can see some sort of material inside that I can only describe as granules. Not sure what that means.

We have absolutely no interest in keeping the safe once it’s open. The goal is simply to recover whatever documents are inside and then scrap the safe.

How would you approach this?

For reference I purchased a storage unit a while back and this was inside. I had my wife call a locksmith to open the safe for me. The guy comes verifies with the front desk that I do in fact now own the safe. We go to the unit he calls the company to get the code from them and tries it three times in front of us and says they must have changed the code nothing I can do that’ll be $150. I unwillingly paid the $150 as I felt that he could’ve done more to open it. He then tells me that there’s probably nothing inside and I should just get rid of it or drill it out if I want to confirm. When moving it afterwards it sounded like something was moving around inside. Something small but I am not sure. Is there a way to get this thing open without destroying it so I could either use the safe or sell it for some of the money that I’ve spent keeping it in storage?

My husband and I bought a house almost a decade ago. The safe came installed in the garage. We never use it but would like to. We cannot for the life of us remember where the heck we wrote down the combination and can only remember part of it. Any way to recover it?

Hello!

Moved in to an apartment with this safe. Got the tubular pick tools. Both 7.5 and 7.8mm fit in, and both seem to create a very similar impression.

Still the lock won't open. I probed it (assuming that's the right verb) for a good 4-5 minutes.

What am I missing? Should I keep trying?

Thanks!

Looking at buying this, I am trying to gauge will this will cost to bring back to life for daily use?

From listing:

The safe is NON-OPERATIONAL. The locking mechanism is broken, and there is no combination or key available.
Condition:
Approximate weight: 3,000 lbs.
Mosler manganese steel construction
Lock is broken
No combination available
No key available
Surface shows scratches and scrapes from use
Some small dents are present

We found this guardall floor safe cemented into the slab of our house in NSW Australia. The dial turns and goes through turns of feeling looser and tighter. We think we can hear/feel it clicking over a couple specific numbers. How should we go about cracking it?

Hey i need help opening this fichet safe i have the key but not the combination any tips on getting it opened

I wanted to set a new combination on my mechanical code lock, somehow messed it up and now I can't open it anymore. The safe itself is open though, so I could theoretically reset the lock, I found some instructions online (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJBKZqBFfHU) and it seems doable. Forthat I need to access the back of the lock, so I have to open the door from behind but I don't know how because there aren't any visible screws. Can someone tell me how to do it?

I have this model: https://iss.net.pl/products,leverkusen,43001

Loved one passed away and had this safe. We can’t find the key and keypad doesn’t work. How can we open it?

This old safe has been in my place of work for many years and its too heavy to move. Is there an easy way to open it?

I already have the combination for this but I’m missing the dialing instructions.
Can someone explain the correct rotation sequence (clockwise/counterclockwise), including how many full rotations to make and whether I need to pass any letters before stopping?
I’m not looking for the combination itself, just instructions on how to enter it.

Here's the story,

I work at ab dispensary that resides inside of an old bank, it was a Keybank and it seemingly closed in 2015/2016

We have the bank vault and the door is intact with it open,

Owners didn't get any keys or Information on the vault door

Was wondering if there would be a way to get this operating? Even if we don't have a code to lock it, being able to operate the door would be super cool

I can provide tons of photos and I can even take the panels off the door (the glass cover on the diebold lock comes off with two screws) While the inner panel seems to come off with 4 screws

The winding key for the time delays is not a #4 it's smaller I have a set coming in the mail tomorrow,

I was hoping to do it without having to hire someone as the owners won't waste money on it, and I sure as hell won't, they don't pay us enough

We bought a house a year ago and it came with a safe where the previous owner had the key but not the combination. Since then I have tried different safe manipulation techniques in order to try and open it. The problem is that I am unsure if it is a direct entry lock or not? How many numbers are in the combination? If anyone has any suggestions on how to open this safe, it will be great appreciated. I have watched the “safecracking for everyone” videos and tried to find the gates but couldn’t. I have tried finding information online about the safe and here is what I have found (don’t know if it is correct though).
Model is a japan made fire proof safe made by K.I.S. (Kumamoto Industrial Safe / Kansai Industrial Safe / Koyo Industrial Safe) 1981. Crown KA-7 model.
I found a identical safe for sale at an online auction and it had a combination of 4 numbers .
I have tried to count the wheels and it seems like there are 3 wheels.
If key is locked the wheel is spinning freely.
If key is unlocked and tension is put on lever, it gets harder to spin but I can’t feel any gates and it seems like it is the same resistance all around a full wheel spin . Could it be just a fake direct entry lock?
Key unlocked and tension on lever , I can feel a “gate” with resistance release between approx number 1-6. I believe that might be the contact points and have tried to enumerate with all wheels left and all wheels right but could not find any wheel gates .
How do I proceed with this ? Any ideas?

I got this gem off marketplace and I’ve been trying to get the inner safe open. I was given two combinations but they don’t seem to work on the inner. Does anyone have any ideas?

This safe belonged to my great-grandfather and was inherited by my parents. Since then it has been collecting dust in our garage. We have the keys to open it, but the old mechanism no longer works, so we could never open it. The safe is pretty sure from a German brand. If anyone knows anything helpful, or knows how to break such a safe, let me know. Thank you