About Mark Bates and The National Locksmith Guide to Modern Safe Locks

Mark Bates is recognized throughout the world for his expertise in safes, locks, and security containers. His book is a reference pertaining to locks that appear on safes during the last half of the Twentieth Century. Combination locks, electronic locks and key locks are included, with the emphasis on mechanisms whose keys or combinations can be changed. There were hundreds of different locks manufactured during this period; therefore, this book does not list every model or variation.

The information is intended to be helpful to anyone who has the need to purchase, evaluate, service, or use a safe lock. The fundamentals of safe lock construction are covered, as well as detailed operating and combination changing instructions for over 100 different locks.

Mark Bates owns and operates MBA, which provides training, equipment, and consultation to the physical security industry worldwide. The MBA website is located at www.mbausa.com.