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I got this along with my recently required reloading equipment but don't know a thing about it. No faceplate, paperwork or anything.

It is very sturdy and very heavy, that is about all I can tell you. I figured this was probably my best shot at identifying it.

You can find tips for identifying a safe here.

Since you're in the DFW area, you might give these folks a call and send them a picture. If they can't help, they can probably refer you to someone who can.

FYI - I have no relationship with these companies - I found them with a simple Google search.

Looks a lot like one built at home by a welder I knew. He said he bought the plans mail order from a welding catalog in the 90's. Maybe someone else bought those plans and made one.

gregthehand wrote:Looks a lot like one built at home by a welder I knew. He said he bought the plans mail order from a welding catalog in the 90's. Maybe someone else bought those plans and made one.

If that is the case he /she did good work. It is also lined with a concrete like material. More like the stuff they make fire bricks out of. This is gonna come out wrong but it is a bit of and obsession of mine to figure out how to break into stuff, picking locks, and whatnot. Is the thing impenetrable? No, but whoever may try to break in is gonna have their work cut out for them.

steve817 wrote:

gregthehand wrote:Looks a lot like one built at home by a welder I knew. He said he bought the plans mail order from a welding catalog in the 90's. Maybe someone else bought those plans and made one.

If that is the case he /she did good work. It is also lined with a concrete like material. More like the stuff they make fire bricks out of. This is gonna come out wrong but it is a bit of and obsession of mine to figure out how to break into stuff, picking locks, and whatnot. Is the thing impenetrable? No, but whoever may try to break in is gonna have their work cut out for them.

asbestos?

I hope not, now you have me paranoid.

there is a co iirc texas gun safes. has a simular looking product.
for what its woth i can be in to any rsc type safe made from anything thinner then 1/4", stainless, drill plates makes no differance in under 15 min with a 110v outlet and a bottle of nitrogen
newer plasma cutters way 20lbs run 115v and will cut well

steve817 wrote:I got this along with my recently required reloading equipment but don't know a thing about it. No faceplate, paperwork or anything.

I like that! I'm gonna try it on my wife. " Honey, it's been recently required that I get reloading equipment!"

puma guy wrote:

steve817 wrote:I got this along with my recently required reloading equipment but don't know a thing about it. No faceplate, paperwork or anything.

I like that! I'm gonna try it on my wife. " Honey, it's been recently required that I get reloading equipment!"

Should have been acquired, but I think I'll leave it as is.

AndyC wrote:

steve817 wrote:This is gonna come out wrong but it is a bit of and obsession of mine to figure out how to break into stuff, picking locks, and whatnot. Is the thing impenetrable? No, but whoever may try to break in is gonna have their work cut out for them.

Drill a hole in the top, fill the safe with water and slap a half-pound of C4 over the hole. It'll peel that thing open like a can of tuna

If they wanna go through all that, They can have the stuff in it.

steve817 wrote:I got this along with my recently required reloading equipment but don't know a thing about it. No faceplate, paperwork or anything.

It is very sturdy and very heavy, that is about all I can tell you. I figured this was probably my best shot at identifying it.

What does the interior look like? Shelves, gun rack, etc. or what?

I believe I found it. A Security Products Chaparral model.

I'm not sure as to the brand but one of my neighbors down the road from me when I was growing up has one. One thing I liked about that safe is the lock is on the underside of those square openings. Makes it a little harder to pick at.

steve817 wrote:I believe I found it. A Security Products Chaparral model.

By Jove I think you've got it.