Cole Steel Fire Safe
https://imgur.com/a/HqIdXKB
(I hope this works, I'm sorta technically challenged LOL)
So I got this at an estate sale, the guy's son said his brother had it for over 30 years from a auction and never bothered to open it. I tried manipulating it a bit (I'm basically clueless, knowing just enough to be dangerous), but can't seem to get all the wheels to zero, there's a heavy false set at 21 no matter how many times I spin the dial.
I read thru several of the Cole threads on here (most seem to be file cabinets with inset safes) and there's no code anywhere I can see to decode. I'm not averse to drilling it (if I knew where to drill) because I can tack weld the hole back up and I'm planning on repainting it anyhow assuming I can get it open.
Taking it to a locksmith isn't really in the cards as I live out in the middle of nowhere and as far as my google-fu has shown me, the nearest locksmith capable of working on a safe like this is almost 100 miles away.
Any help in getting this open and usable again would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
WMF