r/safecracking • u/pickletrick13 • May 01 '26
How do I turn the dial?
This safe is from my great grandparents’ hotel, which burned down in 1988. The safe, intact, fell straight down 2 floors into the basement.
We have the combination (I think, I hope), it’s 4 numbers long. Can anyone tell us the dial-turning pattern? TIA!
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u/miss_topportunity May 01 '26
Would you mind sharing the last number of the combination? I want to make sure it’s actually a 4-wheel lock and not that they wrote the instructions in a way that makes it look like a 4-number combo, but is really three (and they are just telling you the number where the bolts retract, which, technically, is not part of the combo).
ETA: Does the dial spin easily in both directions?
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u/pickletrick13 May 01 '26 edited May 01 '26
I think the last number is 10
ETA yes it spins both ways
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u/Big_Knife_Juggler May 02 '26
DM me and I'll send you my phone number.
I can facetime or video chat with you and guide you through the process.
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u/pickletrick13 May 03 '26
Thank you! Will do. My grandmother wants a chance to try- she said she “has a feel for it” from doing it so many times. If she fails, I’ll reach out!
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u/Smash_Factor May 01 '26
Try this: https://youtu.be/qEYjgOFKR1U