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HD-Series

Heavy-Duty Fire and Burglary Safes

Brown Safe has you covered with our high-use HD-SERIES safes.

Hand-built in the U.S. from only the highest quality steel, these extremely rugged safes are engineered to safeguard against all threats, and built tough for the rigors of daily use.

You’ve worked hard to earn what you have, we work hard to make sure you keep it.

The HD-SERIES is the only safe focused on providing you Unsurpassed Value, Ultimate Usability, and Unmatched Security.

Don’t Be Fooled

The HD-SERIES are REAL Safes,
Not Residential Security Containers.

Every product Brown Safe builds is a high security safe, not to be confused with the U.L. rated Residential Security Containers (RSC) that are commonly marketed and sold as safes.

The RSC rating awarded by Underwriter Laboratories simply confirms that the container is capable of holding off a single attacker wielding a small crowbar and hammer for up to 5 minutes. Unfortunately for safe buyers, this also means criminals routinely gain access to a RSC rated safe in just over 5 minutes.

Brown Safe does not make residential security containers, we ONLY build safes. Our base security starts far above where the others leave off, and our protection only goes up from there.

Why you need a REAL safe:

  • In the U.S. a home burglary occurs every 13 seconds.
  • There are over 5,400 burglaries per day.
  • Property crimes result in an estimated loss of $15.7 billion dollars per year.
  • 2,000,000 home burglaries are reported each year in the United States.
  • The highest percentage of burglaries occur during the summer months. Specifically July and August.

SECURITY STARTS WITH STEEL

Steel Thickness Matters

Our base model safe comes standard with 1/2” plate steel door, and 1/4” plate steel walls.

The majority of safes out there use 10 gauge steel sheet metal or less.

Available in 8 standard sizes and multiple interior configurations, or in any custom size and interior to fit your individual need.

All-Out Fire Protection

Revolutionary Fire Resistance

Composite Clad Fire Safes

These true fire safes are engineered using a vastly different methodology, one that produces superior results in all important areas. Whereas fireboard safes are designed as inexpensive to manufacture fire safes that may receive some upgrade in burglar protection, composite cladded fire proof safes are built from the ground up as high security burglary safes that then undergo a fire cladding process.

SUPERIOR DESIGN

Through a complete re-examination of construction methods and materials we have developed an extraordinarily effective means of shielding the contents within the safe from fire.

Once the safe has been built with the desired level of burglary protection, it undergoes our proprietary fire cladding process. The walls of the HD SAFE are encased within 2 ½” of poured composite material comprised of a high pressure concrete based mixture and the door of the safe receives a 2″ layer of composite material.

INFERIOR DESIGN

Traditional construction methods and materials used to produce “Fire Safes” have proven to be ineffective at reducing the damage to contents within a safe during a fire.

These safes are built with a sheet metal exterior and insulated with “fireboard” ( aka drywall ) panels to receive a fire protection rating. While fireboard safes make up most top-selling safes, these safes are in truth the least effective at fire protection. The thin gauge sheet metal exterior provides minimal burglary protection and the drywall or “fireboard” materials slow the transfer of heat, but at the cost of releasing super-heated moisture into the interior of the safe.

Brown family values

50 Year Promise

When you choose to own a Brown, you’re choosing to entrust our family with your closest possessions, an honor we don’t take lightly.

  • Your safe is 100% covered by our full 50 year warranty
  • Your warranty covers any and everything … period
  • Your safe will stand the test of time. Not only will your safe serve you, it will serve your children’s children. Your safe is 100% covered by our full 50 year warranty

Craftsmanship

  • Your safe is hand built in our US Factory
  • Your safe is fabricated by 35+ year veteran craftsmen
  • Your safe will not off-gas damaging chemicals or moisture
  • Your safe is equipped with a fast entry U.L. class II lock

Serviceability

  • Your safe is built for long-term high use
  • Your safe is constructed using all commercial grade parts
  • Every component of your safe is serviceable by a locksmith
  • You can change your safes layout years later

Unprecedented Support

  • You are our client forever
  • We oversee the safes proper installation
  • If you have a problem, we want to know, you’ll likely speak directly with the designer
  • If you move, we arrange your safe’s move.

Burglary Protection Levels

At Brown Safe, protection has been, is, and always will be our number one priority. Our dedication to this core value has earned Brown Safe an industry-wide reputation for secure safes.

If you haven’t browsed the “Protection Levels” pages within the “Safe Buying Guide” section, we highly suggest you do, as insufficient safe protection is the number one issue that is currently plaguing the safe industry.

Our starting safe models come with a half inch thick solid steel door and a quarter inch thick solid steel body. Even the top rated safes by the majority of safe builders don’t offer this much protection.

Brown Safe’s security ratings are detailed below. Each section describes the security features that come standard with each protection level we offer. Higher protection levels include all features from the previous level in addition to those listed.

We can also provide custom safe protection levels above those listed here… call us anytime as we’re always happy to discuss a safe to fit your needs.

Optional protection features and security countermeasures are also listed below.

HD TL-15 Protection Level 

It starts with steel. A safe is really only as strong as the material used to construct it.
And a safe’s door is usually the weakest point of entry, as it is vulnerable to the standard methods of prying, cutting, and drilling to gain access to the interior of the safe. We negate this weakness by doubling the amount of door steel to a full half inch. The amount of steel in our base model provides substantially more burglary protection than the highest-rated safes by the majority of top selling manufacturers. For proof of this click here…

To learn more about protection ratings and the need for solid steel…click here

All Brown Safes are constructed using a highly reinforced interlocking six-sided construction method. All wall, ceiling, and floor intersections are bound both inside and outside with high strength arc welds. This includes seamless welds that run along all outside seams creating a fully enclosed armor casing.
The five walls of this base unit are comprised of quarter inch solid plate steel. Again, this is substantially more protection than the majority of top selling safe models.
Click here to see a competitor comparison.

The safe is made fire worthy by encasing all walls within 2 ½ inches of poured composite amalgamate encasement and the door of the safe receives a 2 inch layer of the composite material. While it’s impossible to create a truly “fireproof” safe, this is the maximum level of fire protection available and provides an additional benefit by increasing the burglary shielding.
To learn more about the composite encasement process, click here.

The door frames on most safes are normally vulnerable to prying and side drilling. Not the case with Brown Safe door frames that contain excessive reinforcement in this area. Our safes incorporate a box in frame design that carries quadruple the body steel thickness at the door’s frame.
In addition, the solid steel reinforced door interlocks within the door frame, creating a flush surface of solid steel that prevents the insertion of any pry bar or hydraulic leverage mechanism.
To top it off, a hardened steel internal crossbeam positioned at a 45 degree deflective angle runs along the entire door bolt frame to repel side door drill attack attempts.

A solid steel tongue runs the entire length of the inner door parallel to the hinge. It locks in securely behind the door frame when the door is fully shut interlocking the door and frame tightly together. Once closed and engaged, this jamb coupled with the flush frame design and hardened locking bolts creates a door capable of withstanding extreme forms of attack for extended periods of time. With the inner  jamb in place, any effort spent cutting the doors exterior hinges wastes valuable time for the criminal while gaining them nothing.

This commercial rated lock offers quick and convenient access with industrial grade protection. Built by one of the most respected lock makers in the safe world, this is a high use lock designed to provide a century’s worth of reliable operation by jewelers and security personnel. This time tested design means ultimate home reliability for you.

This large hard plate rests between the door and the lock creating an additional barrier against penetration attacks. The superior bearing design is comprised of staggered rows of through-hardened ball bearings with a 58Rc hardness rating. The harsh angles and hardness of the bearings act to bind and seize drill bits while the free spinning nature of the bearings prevent a drill bit from gaining a solid drilling surface.

The locking bolts responsible for securing the door are fastened at two distinct locations along each bolt. Each paired set of solid steel anchors is spaced wide apart for additional support. The carriage anchors are held fast directly to the plate steel door by seamless welds.
This robust method of bolt carriage reinforcement is rarely seen in the safe industry. The majority of safe companies hold their bolts using a single thin carriage anchor, making the safe extremely vulnerable to pry bar and leverage based attacks. Click here for an example of this vulnerable bolt carriage design.

A solid safe requires solid bolt work, and our bolts deliver. Each case hardened locking bolt runs directly through the carriage anchors. While the locking bolts on most safes terminate just inside the door, each Brown Safe bolt runs over half the length of the door passing directly through the wide set bolt carriage anchors.
While in the locked position, each bolt is equipped with a passive anti-drive mechanism that blocks any attempts to mechanically force the bolt back through the use of wedges, taps, drills, and hammers.

Click here to learn about an unscrupulous “Large locking bolt” gimmick commonly employed by many major safe manufacturers to create the false impression of a robust safe.

Hardened relocking bolts positioned at key locations throughout the safe act as an end all failsafe against intrusion. If an attempt is made to penetrate the lock, all relocker bolts instantly engage permanently pinning the door and its main bolts solidly in place and making it a near impossibility to get the door open within any reasonable remaining time the criminal may have.
Once relocker bolts have activated, the safe must be opened by a certified locksmith using blueprints supplied by Brown Safe specific to that safe. Without these detailed prints and instructions, it takes numerous hours to gain access to the safe, ensuring the safety of the precious contents within.

To best ensure a solid floor connection, all Brown Safes are installed using four massive floor anchors. During installation, these long bolts run through anchor holes in the safes steel floor plate securing the safe firmly to the wood or concrete floor. When anchored to a concrete floor, the thief would have better luck attempting to uproot the entire concrete section around the safe rather than trying to pry the safe from its substantial purchase. When anchored to a wood floors support beam, it would be necessary to remove the entire section of floor including the beam in order to dislodge the safe. These are lengthy major operations that in most instances criminals have neither the time nor resources to perform.

HD Plus TL-30 Protection Level

HD Plus TL-30 safes have all the standard features of the HD TL-15 safes, plus the following features:

With twice the amount of door steel as the TL-15, TL-30 safes present a substantial protection upgrade.

The TL-30 also doubles the amount of body steel to a 1/2 inch of solid body thickness. The total protection offered by the increased door and wall thickness is essentially double that of the TL-15 rating.

Twice the steel means a door that’s twice the weight. To better accommodate the added mass, we upgrade the door hinges to high load-bearing ball and roller hinges. The result is an exceptionally fortified door with silky smooth operation.

HD Ultra COM Protection Level 

HD Ultra COM safes gain a half inch of Ballistic Armor in the door. This armor functions as a hardplate for the entire front area of the safe. To learn more about the capabilities of this armor, click here.

HD Ultra COM safes have all the standard features of the previous protection levels, plus the following:

HD Ultra safes weigh in with a door that carries twice the amount of door steel than the base rating, plus a layer of military-grade ballistic armor.

The extreme strength of this added layer provides a substantial increase in protection from penetration attacks. The Ballistic Armor is cable of defeating multiple .50 caliber anti-sniper rounds, a feat no other steel we’ve tested is capable of performing.
Attempts to penetrate this armor with carbide tipped drill bits also prove fruitless as the armor hardness is an even match to that of the bits.

The body of HD Ultra safes is also comprised of solid steel plates that are four times the thickness of the standard HD model.

Additional Protection Level Ratings

We do offer additional non-standard protection levels above and beyond those shown here.

Please contact us to discuss your specific requirements.

Optional Security Features

These additional security features can be added to any of the protection levels for increased burglary protection.

Both upper and lower locking bolts are added to further strengthen the door’s ability to deny all attempts to wedge and pry the door open. All bolts also gain an improved dynamic anti-drive design that makes it unfeasible to force any bolt open through mechanical or hydraulic means.

Gain an added level of penetration protection through the addition of a glass plate to trigger the relockers. This pane of tempered glass shrouds the safe’s lock. Any effort to punch, drill, torch, or in other ways access the lock maliciously results in a shattered plate. The instant this plate fractures, all attached relockers engage, sealing the safe off to all means of entry.

Triggered by either a hidden button, or an alternate unlock entry code, safes equipped with the silent signal alert feature interface directly with your alarm or home automation system. With the silent signal in place, if the user is ever in a situation where the safe owner or operator is forced to open the safe against his or her will, the safe opens normally while at the same time an undetectable alert is sent to the homes monitoring system which in turn relays a message to the authorities or other security personnel, letting them know a holdup is currently taking place.