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Thanks for continuing to provide suggestions. As noted earlier, I did reach out to the Budapest postal museum before posting on this forum and am still awaiting a reply. I also reached out to postal...
If you talking about this: Made for: Hungarian Royal Mail. Mfg by:Alajos and Ignacz Szladeky, Budapest Hungary. The Szladeky Brothers were locksmiths at the very beginning of the 1900's in Budapest...
I think you are ascribing motives to movie makers, which simply aren't there. They get it wrong, because they get it wrong. They want a spectacle rather than an accurate representation of truth!
I...
Having spent a life time in industry, and used what would be thousands of miles of welding rods, both oxy and stick. Plus burning gear and indeed smithing. It never fails to amuse me to see what the...
Thanks Timothy! Would you mind sharing a link to where you found reference of this lock to Hungarian Royal Mail? I am trying to document this lock as best I can and having access to source documents...
For years one leading manufacturer used to claim that their interlocking bolt corners were in themselves an AED. I suppose they were, in a way.
The point is if someone has used explosives, or...
Thank you both, all very interesting.
Looking at Safeman's first illustration in comparison to the internals of mine, I can see your point. In my safe there inst much in the way of spare room...
Thanks for continuing to provide suggestions. As noted earlier, I did reach out to the Budapest postal museum before posting on this forum and am still awaiting a reply. I also reached out to postal...
Info on Szladeky lock from Budapest