TL-15 Question

[RBANNON]

I am looking at a used safe that I cannot find a brand or manufacturer on the safe. There is a BP-1000 badge with a UL TL-15 reference on it and a UL BP-280 badge with relocking device reference. The construction is 1" plate for the body and 1-1/2" plate for the door. I can't tell if it is laminated construction. The lockwork is the part that looks a little different. It has four active locking bolts opposite of the hinges that are fairly closely spaced in a relatively small lock box. This leaves at least 18" of door, top and bottom on a 58" tall door without a bolt or framework for support. The hinge side of the door has several hooks that engage when the door is closed. The door has no frame work so-to-speak but maybe it doesn't need it being a 1-1/2" thick. Does anyone have an idea as to the brand and if the TL-15 rating is outdated for this design?

Thanks,

Edit: Posted pictures. The lock dial looked a little strange compared to the S and G one seems to see on most RSC.

Thanks for the help.

 

[a1abdj]

A TL-15 with a 1" plate body and 1.5" plate door is standard construction for a safe using A36 steel plate (the same grade of steel typically used in gun safes in much thinner sheets).

The fact that it has a tag means that it met the minimum testing requirements against all hand tools, power tools, and pressure applying devices. Don't let gun safe marketing sway you when looking at commercial safes. Sometimes it doesn't take a lot of fancy design work to keep a safe using substantial steel plate secure.

If you could post photos of the safe, I may be able to help you with a manufacturer. Ultimately, who built the safe isn't as important as how it is built.

 

[RBANNON]

Here are some more pics of the TL-15 safe. One thing I noticed about the door. It was very smooth in operation but the inertia of 700 lbs of door gets your attention. One certainly would not want to have a finger in the wrong spot.

 

[a1abdj]

It's a Mosler, which at one time, was one of the larger manufacturers of high security equipment.

One of the reasons the lock seems different is because it is. Mosler was one of the few companies that also built their own locks. These types of safes tend to be abused in commercial applications, so at the least, I'd get that lock replaced.

 

[RBANNON]

Frank,

Thanks for the information!