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A small number of these have Group 2 locks, but most have direct entry lock systems which use the following procedure.

Sentry safes are the most common safes on the market. These locks are rare it is very unlikely you have one of these.

ManufacturerвЂ™s combination cards often show a fourth number вЂ“ this is the same number at which the dial will stop.

You will feel the lock вЂњengageвЂќ about eight numbers before it stops.

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If you dialed correctly, the dial will stop in less than one full turn.

Turn the dial Right until the dial stops.

Turn the dial Left to the third number 2 times.

Turn the dial Right (clockwise) to the second number 3 times.

Turn the dial Left (counter clockwise) to the first number 4 times.

This procedure will work for all of them: How Do I Open My Combination Lock Safe? Group 2 Locks with 3 WheelsД©8% of all Group 2 locks have three вЂњwheelsвЂќ inside. It sometimes helps to tap on the safe door while dialing. When you get to the last number, try jiggling the dial back & forth.

If you think you have the combo but cannot get it to work, especially with an old safe, try the numbers you have 10 times.

They may not have been serviced in 50 years, during which time the lubrication can turn sticky. They might make lots of noise and they might not turn smoothly.

Old lock technology was not as good as it is now, and your lock may be worn out.

If you go past that number, you need to start the dialing procedure over.

If you go slightly past the number you are dialing to, it is not ok to just back up those few numbers.

(Older locks are typically a little more forgiving.)

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When you come to the number you are dialing to, you must be accurate вЂ“ plus or minus one half of the space to the next mark.You do not go past the number 4 or 3 or 2 times, you go to the number 4, 3 or 2 times.It does not matter where you start from it makes no difference which number is at the indicator mark when you start.Dial to the indicator mark which is at the 12:00 position, not the one at 11:00.Dialing Procedure Checklist for Mechanical Combination Safe Locks If you have this type of lock, call us while you are standing next to your safe for additional instructions. Procedures for very high security locks like Group 2M, Group 1 and Group 1M are too complicated to show. Go to the Safe Lock Identification page to help figure out what you have, then come back to this section and look for the correct dialing procedure. The first step is to determine which type of lock you have.

There are many different types of combination locks so there are also many different dialing sequences.

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This section will help you determine how to open your combination lock. They may have the numbers, but donвЂ™t know how many turns to the left or right. You could also scan backwards on this forum and read through some of the many previous posts about the same topic and maybe get some helpful clues.Customers frequently need the proper dialing procedures for their safes. Instead of guessing and trying and failing repeatedly why not hire someone to come and service the lock and dial assembly AND show you how to dial correctly? I'm willing to bet your safe probably hasn't been serviced in the three generations of ownership you cited. If your father was able to open that safe using the numbers you have, obviously you're not dialing correctly or the lock is not working right. I've been handed owner-written combinations that looked as if they were written by Tolstoy when all that was needed was something like this: It's because they don't know how to write them correctly. Most people write out combination dialing instructions in ways that only they can understand, and not for security reasons. In Reply to: How to work the combination of a Victor Safe? Re: How to work the combination of a Victor Safe? Posted by Ken Dunckel Safecracker Boxman on Apat 06:08:13: Re: How to work the combination of a Victor Safe? Follow Ups | Start New Thread | Public Forum | All Forums

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