Chubby wroteI was having a bit of a chuckle at the gem safe leaflet. It is quite funny. A couple of I noticed were that as regards a time lock they refer to a 2 action lock. That seems odd in such a heavy safe- not enough margin for safety. Also what they say about the actual safe locks. -The point is that they say nothing at all. Only that the safe has 2 locks as standard.
The second point is on the body construction and resistance to attack. They claim it is 12 times as resistant to attack by a lance as any banker being made at the time. So are they claiming that it resists a given lance for 12 times as long as a Chubb Bankers Treasury or a Tann BT? Frankly I don’t believe a word of that- but then most of the leaflet seems to be pure fantasy.
Ok I forgive you for chuckling at the Gem claims but others on here may not ! :-)
Anyway I am reading the leaflet myself and do note the statement :
“The thermic lance resistance of this unit is at least 12 times greater than that of any Bankers quality safe currently being manufactured”
and I dont think there is any other way of interpretating it other taan the way you do. The chance of anyone now showing documentary proof of this claim is probably lost but you never know what may turn up.
The lock issue you raise is interesting and the leaflet reads “ A safe of this standard naturally includes in its basic specification a two movement 144 hr time lock” Do you feel this lacks the security that the safe offers in other areas ? I do note that no actual lock info is stated.
Another SLS leaflet for one of their ‘lesser’ units, The Treasury, says about the locks “ Two locks are fittted as standard using a 7 lever SLS patented high security anti drill keylock in conjunction with a 4 wheel keyless combination lock ” Does this unit offer more protection than the top dog ? If so why ?
Think the best way to settle this is for someone to donate to a large SLS Gem, I have room for one :-), and we could all have a look.
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