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Quote Originally Posted by Marmite47 View Post


As an afterthought, there must be a reason that the drawer key is broken. It could have been the wrong key for that lock and forced to breaking point, or it just could be that the drawer is jammed through overloading and that not being fully closed, the key was broken when trying to lock the drawer. The broken handle could be a clue.

Either way, you may have to force entry. I don't particularly wish to give detailed instructions on how to follow that path until you have a result in recovering the broken section of the key.

It has never ceased to surprise me how often there are pieces of interest at the back of overloaded drawer compartments.

Thanks again, the safe is now at my brothers so the next time I am there I'll try the couple of suggestions re broken key and let you know!