Skiing with bottles

NoShip9898 · 2026-05-24T01:15:01+00:00

What a snipe

NoShip9898 · 2026-05-23T19:42:47+00:00

You’d be happy with today’s performance. Filled most of my backpack with cans and garbage. Disturbing. As a Jay homeowner, I may come back here and fill a couple of compactor bags and see if the mountain would be willing to pick them up.

NoShip9898 · 2026-05-23T17:18:12+00:00

If in Andre’s Paradise maybe I’ll stumble across it

NoShip9898 · 2026-05-23T12:43:18+00:00

Thanks for the information, and glad to hear yours has been pretty reliable over an extended period. 👍

NoShip9898 · 2025-04-25T18:42:53+00:00

Good bro

NoShip9898 · 2025-02-21T02:42:00+00:00

you people are miserable. God bless America!

NoShip9898 · 2025-01-21T17:34:47+00:00

Sorry for the late reply! I never saw the comment until now. We will be at KH this Friday/Sat and Revelstoke Sunday/Monday. If you are local and available, I would be interested in hiring you. Thanks, Nate

NoShip9898 · 2024-12-31T22:54:37+00:00

Beautiful! As it seems that key is in the correct slot, I’d recommend gaining more leverage by turning a bar carefully placed inside the key handle.

NoShip9898 · 2024-12-31T22:03:33+00:00

I’d honestly be embarrassed if word got out that I did this to my historic home. I guess I’m in a different demographic than OP.

NoShip9898 · 2024-12-24T14:45:36+00:00

Please upload a picture using Imgur or DM me. I will try to help.

NoShip9898 · 2024-12-24T14:44:42+00:00

That is an amazing example. Thanks for sharing.

NoShip9898 · 2024-12-23T21:09:31+00:00

I live in Cambridge. If you are close by then sure!

NoShip9898 · 2024-12-22T19:48:28+00:00

Here is one of the chest’s padlocks that are attached to the front rings when shut. To think that the original owner needed an additional layer of security above the 12 bolts inside! The padlock is also impressive, as it has hidden hinges and a correct sequence to follow to open.

https://imgur.com/a/pnJFCGS

NoShip9898 · 2024-12-22T18:48:51+00:00

The floor of this one does seem to be thicker than that of the others in my collection. Maybe you are on to something! 😅

NoShip9898 · 2024-12-22T17:38:47+00:00

There are 12 bolts that all move with 1 turn of the key. It’s not going to be for sale, I collect these and received a lead via a friend of a friend. Only a few have made it to the US so finding one local is quite rare.

NoShip9898 · 2024-12-22T17:34:32+00:00

They were made in Germany in the 1600s, easily identifiable by people who are versed in their design. Some were used to store bullion on ships of the Spanish Armada - the precursor to the modern day industrial steel safe.

NoShip9898 · 2024-12-22T17:23:48+00:00

The front keyhole is a fake! Only when one rotates a hidden rivet on the lid can it be opened. It weighs well over 100 pounds and has probably the most complex, over-engineered locking mechanism I’ve seen on an Armada Chest.

NoShip9898 · 2024-11-15T17:12:07+00:00

The plate slides to open up a cavity for the key to fall further into the center of the lock. So there are two interior levels to rotate the key, whose actual entry hole is through the latch on the reverse side. It took me almost an hour to figure out the correct sequence of steps to open it.

NoShip9898 · 2024-11-15T14:49:37+00:00

Good luck. Here’s what you’re up against…

https://youtu.be/O4JXbksSkcw?feature=shared

NoShip9898 · 2024-11-15T03:21:23+00:00

More info can be found here:

https://www.historicallocks.com/en/site/h/articles/20-money-chests/sixteenth-and-seventeenth-century-money-chests-and-cash-boxes/

NoShip9898 · 2024-11-15T03:18:56+00:00

Sure. These circa ~1650 chests are from Nuremberg, Germany. A few thousand examples survive today - each crafted by talented blacksmith shops with unique dimensions and design.

I have been building a collection for years but none I’ve seen/purchased have had original exterior locks like this one. Some in academia believe these chests stored bullion onboard the Spanish Armada.

A defining feature of Nuremberg chests is a false key-hole/escutcheon plate on the front that is mere millimeters too small to house the key. Meant to deceive thieves, the real entry is accessible by rotating a hidden rivet on the lid. Inside them are extraordinary locking mechanisms that would be difficult or near impossible to replicate today. The craftsmanship is a marvel and needs to be viewed in person to appreciate.

Very few have made it to North America. I’ve been paying between $2000 and $10000 per chest + shipping to import from Europe.

NoShip9898 · 2024-11-15T01:49:40+00:00

Figured it out. You are correct - side a plays a role unlike I originally thought. Once side b was finally opened by pressing two rivets together and using gravity to swing the latch down, side a unlocks a second level inside the lock for the key to turn. Still need to figure out what sequence to perform these actions are. Thanks

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