Quote Originally Posted by Safeone View Post
Well.............OK now you point that out I have to bow to your superior knowledge of what makes a safe er 'safe' but I do like a nice row of highly polished bolts looking at you when the door is open :-)

Tell you what that picture you posted of the safe door pulled open is a cracker ! Wonder what force would be required to achieve that ?

Here's what Samuel Chatwood published just after the Cornhill Robbery :

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and here's a better looking safe which may be slightly more appealing.

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ID:	15174and lastly, here's a couple more successful attacks.

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ID:	15175 these are basic chisels - you should see what size the testers use! (Milner Holdfast List 3)

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ID:	15176 Stratford Service.