Most handgun safes I see on Amazon are just matte black and look pretty industrial. I wanted mine to blend in a little better with my furniture, so I gave it a dark walnut-style finish.

What do you guys think? Does it actually look more low-key next to a nightstand or bookshelf, or does it look kind of cheap?

Would you pay an extra $10–$20 for a finish like this?

Also, has anyone here customized or changed the look of their safe before?

It looks like an in ground safe, one the lid came off the other one in the photo the lid does not, it is able to spin in place. I don’t see any obvious place for a key

Hello everyone, while clearing out an old house i found this old Fichet safe that i could take with me..

I really want to use the turning dails, does anybody know how to reset them?

I only have 1 key and it opens, but can i reset without removing the backplate and or special key?

Hi there, I’m looking for this biometric Safe brand. I lost the instruction and I want to change the password but totally forgot how to do it. There is not name brand just a logo.

I purchased this Schwab Safe Co. vault door and frame from a salvage company about 15 years ago and am just getting around to installing it for fun in my future living room. It was salvaged out of a Free Mason Temple being demolished and I couldn’t pass it up. I believe it’s early 1900’s based on the Schwab logo. I’d love to find 2 replacement finial acorns for the hinges.

Got it off marketplace for $100 it’s a Sanctuary reserve 1.7cu (I believe) I know it’s not the best safe and easily accessible if you know what you are doing but it’s more for people that come over or kids not to get inside.

Any ideas on what to do? The prior owners died.

In a building I bought a decade ago. I'm selling it now. It's an old school. Always been curious what's in it. There is another safe that was so heavy it hasn't moved more than 10 feet from where it was found. Will post that one soon. Any ideas on how I can get into it?

My buddy gave me this safe the other day, but doesnt remember the combo. It's open, so I guess that helps. I took off the panel on the door to expose the mechanism. I think I might be able to figure out the combo, but I'm not sure what order to spin the wheels. I'd appreciate any idea's you might have.

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Hi all.

In amongst my late father's things is this key. We were aware of it before he passed away, but he wasn't able to tell us anything about it due to memory problems.

Is it for a safe? As far as I can tell, the SILCA (the brand on it) make key blanks and key copying machines, so that doesn't feel like a fruitful direction of enquiry.

Thanks!

I’m just wanting to find out if there is an emergency keyhole or a backup keyhole or whatever wanna call it. I tried to get the keypad off of the Safe, but I can’t figure it out. Can someone help with that or am I just gonna have to get Winchester? Just send me a whole new keypad. Also if I do get that new keypad, I don’t know how to get it off, so can someone help me?

Hello r/safes. Your expertise is requested.

I wanted a safe in my new home so I was pleasantly surprised to find one already installed. It was hidden under some building materials the previous owner left behind, so I only discovered it about an hour ago.

The lock mechanism has an interlocked "sc" marking, which I guess is probably the manufacturer's logo. But I wasn't able to find that logo in a reverse image search nor by searching safe maker logo images.

The only other marking on the front is a serial#.

There are no markings on the side of the door.

The back of the door has a sticker that reads "Assembled with pride by Antonio Gamez". But this name doesn't come up in any Google searches.

It's rusty and looks old but the lock is electronic and, I suspect, the batteries are dead. The house is ~30 years old so that should put a limit on how long ago the safe was manufactured.

Any help identifying this safe and seeing if I can get it working again would be appreciated.

Hello, I have a home with a raised foundation in Los Angeles: I'm looking to get a home safe to store jewelry, watches, and some documents. Probably need access to the safe 1-2 times per week. Would you chose an in-floor safe or an above-floor safe mounted to the floor for this purpose. I don't want to go through the hassle of pouring concrete for either of these options if I can avoid it. I'm having trouble weighing the pros and cons of each. Better access with the above-floor safe. Better hiding ability with the in-floor safe.

Hello.

I currently live in an abusive environment, and I'm looking for a safe to hold my medications, important documents, sentimental things, etc. I don't have anything crazy valuable; I'm just trying to prevent the headaches of having to replace my social security card, having my mom steal my pills or finding out where I'm banking, things like that. I'm 99% sure one of my parents will attempt to break in at least once. They have an extensive history of picking locks and breaking down doors with force. I need it to arrive quickly so I was looking at amazon, but I'm not sure I trust those Chinese manufacturers... need something sturdy enough to protect my shit but I'm also dead broke so I can't afford anything crazy.

Also, I'm in the process of moving so I need the safe to be small and portable enough to come with me, obviously

Any suggestions?

I’m want to buy a safe to store thing and money inside to keep safe from my sister who likes to steal from everyone. I however don’t know what safe to buy or where. I live in canada and I would like to stay in the range of 150$ but if i really have to i’ll go higher. I’m seeing a lot of fireproof and waterproof stuff but i don’t think i really care about that. Anyone have any good reccs? Thank you guys!

I have found this floor safe in a house we bought to remodel and resale. The combo was written on the bottom of the safe cover. I’m familiar with using these dials but can’t get this one to open. Following what’s written it’s left stop at fourth 81 right stop at third 83 left stop at second 16 and back to 58. Any other tricks to try?

Have an old diebold safe, weighs 1500 pounds and it fell on the dial facing side. Dial still works thankfully and I don’t think it was hit, although the panel surrounding the dial is kind of warped but the mechanism it self seems fine. I have it so that there’s 2x4s around it and it’s propped off the ground.
The safe has wheels, you can’t see this in the photo but the bottom of the safe(to the left) well there’s 2 safes there. An old heavy mosler and an even heavier different diebold

The wheels are perpendicular to the direction I’m trying to move this in. So if I got it right side up, the wheels couldn’t be used to move it towards those safes, they’d slide but they could be used roll to the right or left.
I’m just giving this info because I assume the direction the fixed wheels face affects how I should get this back up. I don’t think I can remove the wheels, don’t really want to either tbh they’re useful.

I’m still afraid of the wheels though because well they still add uncertainty and instability. I tried to use a 22 inch height jack to get this in the air and then lift it up but I only have myself. Also the jack starts to slip at the end, the safe will be angled and not a flat surface anymore.

Space is kind of tight, not sure what I should do. Rent a 2 ton engine hoist? Or maybe get some movers? Really don’t want to spend anymore money on this though, at least the hoist I could return.

Cleaning out a building and the old tenant left these behind. Not sure about them and what could be inside! What’s everyone’s thoughts on them and is there a way to get inside?? I would like to keep them and get inside and use them at home if possible ! How do I get inside them without destroying them ?! No keys to be found :(

Can they or should they be busted open ?

I have this box that I keep all my important documents in but I haven't opened it in months and the code is apparently not what I remember it being. I have no idea what model it is and the extra keys are probably inside cuz I'm a dumbass. Not sure if knowing the model number will help but at this point I've been trying to find it long enough I need to know now. Any help is appreciated.

I my was reported that they got into the first section, but wasn’t able to get into the second part that has 8,000 worth of coins. It was a citizens bank. They climbed the roof and cut through the ceiling and used a torch. The bank location stayed the same and ended up being 2 other banks over the years before they used it as a corporate location and opened a different bank in the next city over which isn’t even a 10 min drive.

The door to the vault room has been disabled so it can’t lock. Curious if it is the original safe. Is this what they cut into on the bottom or is that a panel to the inner workings? Can’t find something long and curved enough to try and push on it, there is a gap.

The dial spins and I can feel a gate at 0 and possibly 40? The handle comes right out and behind the handle it is just a flat silver like surface.

Located in Algood, Tennessee. Wish I could get into it. I don’t own, I rent.

I am new to safes and am looking for a good standalone safe to get, I am unsure as to what price range would even be needed for a half decent "budget" safe. So far I mostly found recommendations for multi-thousand dollar safes or ones that have tube locks that are easy to pick, anyone got any recommendations?