by MartinHewitt » 17 Aug 2022 16:33
On their cast iron fire safes the most common lock has four wheels and the last wheel is connected to the drive cam. This last wheel is most of the time set to K. The dialling sequence is 4R, 3L, 2R, 1L to 'K', R to stop. You should be able to identify this lock by the little play between the last wheel and the drive cam. People like to use words, so trying 4-letter words ending in K is the usual start. My guess is that manipulation is similar to the normal locks, besides the dialling sequence, which is unusual for a 4-wheel lock.