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Old Gary Safe

PostPosted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 12:31 pm
by mdc5150
A customer just brought in an old Gary safe. This thing is beautiful, and in good condition. I just thought I would share the pics with you. I love the all brass lock and all brass 4 wheel pack.
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Re: Old Gary Safe

PostPosted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 12:44 pm
by chris
Wow that is quite the item, very nice find.

Re: Old Gary Safe

PostPosted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 1:10 pm
by mister sour
That's a beautiful safe. What do they want u to do? Change the combo?

Re: Old Gary Safe

PostPosted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 1:15 pm
by mdc5150
mister sour wrote:That's a beautiful safe. What do they want u to do? Change the combo?


They want the combo found and just tighten up the screws, lube it etc. Smells like aircraft grease is what was used on it before.

Re: Old Gary Safe

PostPosted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 10:35 pm
by Oldfast
Beautiful indeed! Thanks for postin' the pics... I love lookin' at shit like that!

Re: Old Gary Safe

PostPosted: Wed Oct 19, 2011 9:49 am
by uklockpicker
She's a beauty safe - Thanks for sharing gr8 pics :drool:

Re: Old Gary Safe

PostPosted: Sun Jun 21, 2020 12:22 am
by AL usher69
My friend has the same safe not in that condition. Was that the way the inside of the door was I will get the safe if I can manipulate it to open he wants what ever might be inside it's just the dial turns hard and if I can loosen it up I might be able to get it open. I have a few Yale locks with only a right contact point I just need to get it turning better any ideas will be really grateful. The one I'm talking about the topic is bad ass safe

Re: Old Gary Safe

PostPosted: Sun Jun 21, 2020 12:53 am
by mdc5150
I would imagine a little light lubrication might help under the dial its self but just a very little. If it had been sitting in water and accumulated some corrosion I wouldn't hold my breath on manipulation. Oldfast would be the one to ask any further.

Re: Old Gary Safe

PostPosted: Sun Jun 21, 2020 12:55 am
by mdc5150
Oh and yes that is the way it was when it came in, no rear cover for the door. Also they brought it in to have it opened. It was already unlocked but the door was so heavy they thought it was still locked. It took three of us to lift the whole thing and none of us were small.

Re: Old Gary Safe

PostPosted: Sun Jun 21, 2020 12:57 am
by AL usher69
mdc5150 wrote:I would imagine a little light lubrication might help under the dial its self but just a very little. If it had been sitting in water and accumulated some corrosion I wouldn't hold my breath on manipulation. Oldfast would be the one to ask any further.

Thanks I did put lubrication under dial and still spins like shit thanks

Re: Old Gary Safe

PostPosted: Sun Jun 21, 2020 1:02 am
by AL usher69
mdc5150 wrote:Oh and yes that is the way it was when it came in, no rear cover for the door. Also they brought it in to have it opened. It was already unlocked but the door was so heavy they thought it was still locked. It took three of us to lift the whole thing and none of us were small.

I tried to pick it up I'm 61 now and I turned it on its back to see if it would help after I put graphite on after I took dial off . I'm going to open it then it's mine I just don't know how easy it will to put it my home. I know talking about safes sometimes is taboo the way it opens if I can't get the dial to spin any better I will open it and then I give the owner what's inside then take my safe home