What is this safe?

[femurat]

So in the garage floor there is this safe looks like it takes a normal cylinder key but there was none in the house when moved in. I cant find any markings on it just the one handle. I've looked around here it looks like a IN-A-FLOOR-SAFE except the cylinder key (not a Flat key to my limited knowledge) and handle is placed different. looks like fun to try and impression it but I might try to pick it first. Who knows how long its sat I'm thinking of using automotive bolt penetrating spray on it I've also got the WD-40 "Lock Lube". Anyone have recommendations on what it is or the best way to soften it up I REALLY don't want to use destructive methods to get in as its a really neat find.

[billdeserthills]

If you are thinking of impressioning that lock, you better not put any lube in it

[tleopard]

I actually didn't think of that. Any ideas what would make the job easier to impression?

[billdeserthills]

I actually didn't think of that. Any ideas what would make the job easier to impression?

Call a locksmith, he'll likely pick open the safe, then take apart the lock & make a key or rekey it to a new key

[tleopard]

I thought about that but I've just finished my own locksmithing courses (likely an apprentice knows more than me) and figured I'd just make it a project for myself. But I can't find details on the safe. It looks like it might have said russwin at once (corbin russwin?) But I can't say for certain.

[billdeserthills]

I thought about that but I've just finished my own locksmithing courses (likely an apprentice knows more than me) and figured I'd just make it a project for myself. But I can't find details on the safe. It looks like it might have said russwin at once (corbin russwin?) But I can't say for certain.

It looks like someone turned it into a frankensafe back in the long ago.
If you want too then pick it open, and pull the back off and see. That lock is probably
an old rim cylinder, you may want to install a high security lock in it's place-- in that case
you won't even need a key for that old lock

we're gonna need a better close up of that lock if you want a key suggestion

[femurat]

Sure, it looks slightly paracentric I'm thinking it looks like a frankin safe the more I look to. The bottom reads Duncan, OK (Local town here) and the top says Safety home safe.



https://imgur.com/gallery/wLpX9di
Just in case I cant get the link to work.

[MartinHewitt]

I think you have there a dead bug.

[stratmando]

Since you are training, and if in no hurry, I can see not calling a Locksmith, Invest in some Good Picks, practice with small padlocks, then Kwikset and Schlage, you saw that was a Russwin cylinder? I wouldn't drill or any destructive yet, wouldn't hurt to run a hook to each pin and see how the springs feel.
Good Luck

[tleopard]

Yeah I got a hold of some crappy picks and worked my way through the master locks and my own kwickset door locks as for the more difficult locks I have not managed go get my hands on them yet.

Update. Yes that was a bug... Canned air cleaned him and some other junk out. Springs feel crunchy. I assume from dirt and debris. But all and all it feels workable to me. If I manage to get in I'll post what I find and the condition of the lock with whatever else I find. Anyone have any guesses on a key blank?