Chubby wroteYou could get one made. they are only a piece of toughened glass with the appropriate holes made. If you made a template I am sure a good glass shop could get it made and probably supply the rubber grommetts with the steel lining sleeves too.
Chubby, some of your comments can be very misleading to new members who might actually consider them factual or good advice.
The production of these glass plates, heat treated and toughened for safe and vault use is a bit more specialised than going to your local glass shop. To also suggest that they would probably have the matching rubber mounts and matching machined spacers to mount it in a safe door is ridiculous.
For many decades I’d go as far as to say 90% or more of the glass plates encountered were made by Pilkingtons.
Most are to BS3193 which is different to automotive glass but acts in a similar way in that it shatters into a million pieces when triggered.
Whitepointer will probably find one if you really want one bad enough. They have been made in endless shapes and sizes over the years, with endless configurations of holes for keys, comb spindles, steel guides etc.
It’s probably ultimately down to what you are able to do and how far you’re prepared to go to do it.
Here’s a selection I’ve kept over the years from Chubb, SLS, Manifoil to Tann Bankers shaped to fit around the boltwork.
The practise on older safes was more for the glass being held by the lock fixings through the glass. This needed the glass plate to clear everything on the lock, ie all the fixing holes, keyhole or spindle plus provision for the relocker wires, like those in the crate above.
Nowadays it’s more common for the glass to be held by a guide under a bridged mount plate, with the lock fixings blind into the plate above. This method only needs the hole for the keyway/spindle guide plus the relocker wires, like this one:
With regard to your Australian Commerce I would personally try and keep it all original, with perhaps the exception of an S&G 6730 lock, and wouldn’t get overly excited with the glass and AED hype, but that’s just me and ultimately only you can weigh things up and make that decision.
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