04-17-2020, 02:17 PM
I am still working on cleaning up the safe, new digital lock was supposed and hardened repair pins were supposed to be here today but looks like they are still in usps harrisburg.
I thought some info on the construction of this safe compared to a modern safe might be useful, not saying anything bad about anyone's Liberty safe but her is a comparison of the construction to a USA series 50 gun safe:
Liberty USA series uses one layer of 12 gauge steel (7/64 inch) followed by 5/8 drywall for fire protection, three layers in door and floor with one layer everywhere else. Carpet/felt lining on interior. 42x25x60 is the dimensions of the 50 gun safes and it weighs 646 pounds
Antique York safe is slightly larger 42x31x59 not counting the wheels but its estimated weight is between 3,300 and 4,200 pounds, I do not have any way to weigh it but that is the weight range of similar size/constructed antique safes. The exterior is 1/4 inch steel with 2.5 inch wide steel banding on the corners and in the center, behind that is 4 inches of concrete followed by another 1/4 inch steel plate.
The safe was located about an hour away from me and when I went down to buy it I was expecting it to weigh around 1200 pounds, it was certainly a surprise when we tried to move it
I thought some info on the construction of this safe compared to a modern safe might be useful, not saying anything bad about anyone's Liberty safe but her is a comparison of the construction to a USA series 50 gun safe:
Liberty USA series uses one layer of 12 gauge steel (7/64 inch) followed by 5/8 drywall for fire protection, three layers in door and floor with one layer everywhere else. Carpet/felt lining on interior. 42x25x60 is the dimensions of the 50 gun safes and it weighs 646 pounds
Antique York safe is slightly larger 42x31x59 not counting the wheels but its estimated weight is between 3,300 and 4,200 pounds, I do not have any way to weigh it but that is the weight range of similar size/constructed antique safes. The exterior is 1/4 inch steel with 2.5 inch wide steel banding on the corners and in the center, behind that is 4 inches of concrete followed by another 1/4 inch steel plate.
The safe was located about an hour away from me and when I went down to buy it I was expecting it to weigh around 1200 pounds, it was certainly a surprise when we tried to move it
