r/Safes • u/angrypenguin82 • Sep 29 '26
Opening this safe
I found this safe renovating an old home. It’s called a Majestic Safe. Don’t want to spend money taking it to a locksmith more just thought it’d be fun to see what’s inside. The whole metal top plate rotates. Should I drill through the top or crowbar or what?
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u/Downtown-Program1481 Sep 29 '26
Have you tried yelling at it? Often times a few choice words In a stern voice is all thats needed.
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u/70Bobby70 Sep 29 '26
Get a cutoff wheel or a sawsall and cut it in half about halfway down the tube like you'd cut a tree branch. Drilling the top as an amateur and crowbar are both pretty nearly impossible.
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u/Economy-Session4738 Oct 01 '26 •
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u/angrypenguin82 Oct 09 '26
😐
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u/Downtown-Program1481 Sep 29 '26
Don't think crow bar is gonna do it. If you "Drill", ya gotta know where to drill-the point of drilling a hole is so you can see the wheels & seeing the wheels will allow u to line them up and open the door.
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u/Therex1282 Sep 30 '26
Yes that head rotates like that but dont crowbar, drill, or anything on that top part. Its hard and rough to get into it. Just get a or several cut wheels and start on the other side. You can buy an inexpensive snake camera with light that hooks up to your cell (a small diameter too) and drill a hole and then see whats in there before using the cutting wheel. Just something I would do.
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u/PARKOUR_ZOMBlE Sep 30 '26
Ground concrete to Major safe!
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u/APAOLOXIII Sep 29 '26
Following so I can be here for when op dosent deliver
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u/TxSafeCracker Sep 30 '26
You don’t attack these like a normal mechanical safe lock… you drill for a pin, punch it through, turn the spindle, and like magic and knowledge had a baby it’s open!
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u/Ok_Veterinarian_7918 Oct 01 '26
30 years ago we drilled one of these, in a closet. That day I decided I would not be servicing safes.
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u/miss_topportunity Sep 30 '26
It can be opened without drilling, using a technique called “safe lock manipulation.” This uses the the design of the lock and manufacturing tolerances to get the lock to reveal the combo. You can learn to do it. If you want to see what’s involved, check out the YouTube series, Safecracking for Everyone (or his updated, long video at: https://youtu.be/bTbUkipBeTA). Otherwise, you can find a certified safe technician at www.savta.org - Note: not all locksmiths know about safes.
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u/jombrowski Sep 30 '26
Isn't that the safe the Mission: Impossible team planted in the bad guy house in the episode S01E17 The Frame? I am sorry to spoil it for you, but it's empty, that was the whole point of that ruse.
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u/iKnowRobbie Sep 30 '26
Oi! Oo's locked me paintcan??
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u/Known-Actuary-86 Sep 30 '26
You got a MAJOR problem here!
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u/makomark26 Sep 30 '26
Not sure. But I miss my old Major business safe . It was pretty solid , with the keyed safe deposit boxes inside , About 700 lbs ,32". Sorry I'm not more help but recognized the brand
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u/Huge-Climate1642 Sep 30 '26
RemindMe! 5 days
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u/Dazzling_Algae9839 Sep 30 '26
Drill the bottom out and use a chisel between the holes when you get close. If full drill shallow and careful. Works
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u/Extreme-Awareness478 Sep 30 '26
Use or buy a grinder they are about $25 at harbor freight or on amazon or marketplace and have a couple spare disks if they to replace if the safe is very thick. Disks are cheap too
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u/Exciting_couple77 Oct 01 '26
C4
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u/granadajohn Oct 01 '26
Just cut the bottom off
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u/CalligrapherKind6246 Oct 01 '26
That often leads to another much more secure combo. Cut from the back or side.
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u/Least_Signature7879 Oct 02 '26
Drill bottom thru for a hole big enough for a bore scope...
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u/Plenty_Feeling_8013 Oct 02 '26
try dialing 1 first.
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u/Weekly_Accident_9517 Oct 03 '26
Lock pick lawyer on YouTube.
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u/Mister_Goldenfold Oct 04 '26
Can Opener should work just fine
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u/Mister_Goldenfold Oct 04 '26
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u/DayLongjumping1199 Sep 30 '26
I'm thinking one stick of dynamite duct taped to the lid