Does the safe have an electric lock or an old fashioned mechanical combination lock?
2056712
Mechanical lock - Best for long term use . I've had bad experiences with the reliability of the cheap electronic safes.
1138282
Any safe can be broken into. Banging it your first didn't work for me.It does what it's supposed to do for the price. Prescription meds, guns, ammo, jewelry.Number of times people come here and ask for combination it must work pretty well. :-)
71298
There is a barrel key backup, however no combination lock. The vault is well made and functions as advertised. My wife and I each have/use one, as does our son.
1444490
There is a mechanical override, but it is not a key. The Gun Box ships with a special wrench that can be used to open the safe in the event of mechanical or electric failure. The mechanical override can also be disabled if needed.
2187829
Manual. It is not electric, which to me is better because less can go wrong with it. It opens very smoothly and closes just as nicely.
1879639
It is steel. It is a good safe but it is not real heavy. I would think of it as a lock box more than a safe. It is perfect for my needs.
349206
My safe was built in Dec 2014. The buttons themselves are plastic that fit over the actually steel lock button. There is some play between the plastic knob & the steel button however it has no effect on the functionality of the lock. It is merely a cosmetic issue than a functional one...
1539833
You are supplied with a special key that you insert behind the electronic lock and will open the safe. I am very happy with the overall quality and operation of the safe.
1653362
There is no emergency control unit included, It was unclear to me also, I didn't think it was included, it does come with a pass / Valet Key To open the safe, Once you "unscrew" The Oval Gold Name Plate, That will give you access to the keyhole, They do give you 2 keys Similar to a skeleton key.
761865
I have that one and it does have it. I don't think they can make a safe with out a backup key. The battery can run out. In the front panel at the bottom of the number pad there is a small cover with 2 screws. The key access is hidden behind that. Not very obvious and for good reason I would think !
2274700
This safe does have a key to open it. It primarily runs is off of batteries, but it will come with a key to use when you first receive it and the key will work when the batteries fail. So, to answer your question, the safe will remain locked when the batteries die, but once they get low, you will see a red light on the front of the safe and that is an indicator to change the batteries before they completely die.
942824
It is a manual key operated lock. It will not work with powered locks and does not have a way to lock/unlock without turning the key.
2249042
any safe can be broken into this one you would need a crow bar and a sledge hammer, In short it is pretty secure
1245319
The safe I received had the combination preset with no instructions on how to change it but I have read that it is possible with this model... I am not going to attempt that.
2238689
That must be for a different safe. The one I purchased 2087F-BD, is NOT digital. It has a rotating combination lock and a set of keys. I think they 'blended' descriptions for similar sized safes.
1592409
The directions to change the combo came on a single page with the box. If you lost it, look online to compare pictures of the exact locking mechinism model your specific safe came with (I'm not 100% sure if every safe uses identical lock models). Once you found the locking model number download a new set of instructions from the manufacturers website. Furthermore, I couldn't find clear instructions on how to locate the module that holds the combos in order to reset them in the event they were compromised, or you want to change them. To find that module you must have the safe door open, and nothing in the pockets. There are several Philips screws holding the fabric liner around the border of the safe door. Remove them all and remove the liner. The module is behind it. Than follow the model specific instructions retrieved from the Web to clear the memory and reset the lock mechinism codes back to stock.
511157
You have to have both. Recognize that the "combination" is just one location on a dial. Just try them all until it works. The security is that if the safe is opened without using the key, the alarm goes off. It is not really designed to prevent unauthorized access. You need a real safe for that.