Brattonsound Gun Cabinet Snapped Key

Brattonsound Gun Cabinet Snapped Key

We were recommended this job by another locksmith who had been out to look at it but couldn’t help. The key had snapped off in the lock and although he had a spare key he couldn’t get it into the lock. We were able to extract the broken key to open the cabinet and suppy a new set of keys. These locks are one of many that we keep in stock so that jobs like this can be done in an emergency.

Stratford Sterling Key Broken In Lock

Stratford Sterling Key Broken In Lock

A pleasant trip to the seaside to look at this Stratford safe in Lytham St Annes on the Fylde coast of Lancashire. The reported problem was that a bit of the key had snapped off in the lock and indeed we found several pieces of key bit wedged inside it. Extracting the broken pieces was a bit of a fiddle in the confined space in front of the safe but we got them out eventually. The lock had half opened but wouldn’t open far enough to allow us to open the door which is why the key had been forced and broken. With a bit of patience we were able to free the blockage and get the door open without having to drill the safe. With the door open we were able to fix the mechanism and put the safe back into service.

Chubb TDR Safe Key Broken In Lock

Chubb TDR Safe Key Broken In Lock

We were called to open this Chubb TDR safe for a client in Ormskirk, the story was that the key had been stuck but they had managed to get it out. Once on site we found a broken key stem and no key bit so we proceeded to open the safe none destructively. Once open we found the key bit inside the back pan. Nice to see a quality safe from the days when engineering was all about quality and not price.