Buffalo River Gun Safes

Buffalo River Gun Safes Buffalo River gun safe locked out due to electronic digital combination fault. Override picked open without drilling or damage, lock changed and two new keys provided. Whether you have an old Holland and Holland, a custom Fabbri or just a matched pair of gold inlayed Purdey side by sides, please seek…

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Safe locks with “Barrel and curtain”

Some locks have a feature called a “barrel and curtain”, in many door locks it is known as a “thrower” because it throws the bolt. When fitted to safe locks it does not normally move the bolt. Notable exceptions being Milners and Ratner locks. The curtain is the disc of metal which turns to close…

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Opening a Secure Safe Company (Coventry) safe

Opening a Secure Safe Company (Coventry) safe, with the key.  Turn the key, should rotate at least 120° but this one will turn all the way so it can be taken out. Once unlocked the door can be spun round to the stop and lifted out. There should be a small amount of movement when…

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Cannot lock Milner safe with key

If you suddenly cannot lock your Milner safe with it’s key, I made this video to explain a common error. Milner safes with the chevron keyway, also old Ratner safes and some Whitfield too. The key only goes into the same position that it came out of. Normally when locked, you put the key in…

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Master locksmiths Association

Approved company 003754 Inspected by experienced locksmiths to make sure that you do do what you say you do. Check-A-Trade and Trusted Trader and Guild of Master Craftsmen don’t have locksmiths travelling around checking. Neither do many inferior lock associations, they just want subscriptions and to give authenticity to their money making training schemes. Look…

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Antique Safe Keyhole I.D.

Some examples of keyholes used by safe manufacturers. Milner and Ratner used similar locks with very distinctive keyways. If you imagine a clock face then one slot points to 7 o’clock and the other to 11 o’clock. When locked the key only goes into the 7 slot, once unlocked the key only fits into the…

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Chubb safe opened

Chubb safe opened and repaired after the electronic digital combination lock went wrong. Shown here with the new lock fitted, giving the customer full security and a working safe all completed in one visit. Chubb Black Box, Secureline, Mauer code combi. School safe opening.

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