

To offer cushion your handguns, the PB1 has two layers of protective foam. Some folks have been able to chain their PB1’s to a fixed position using the holes. They are big enough to put your standard bolts in case you want to affix the safe into a hard surface and make it difficult to remove. The PB1 also has four holes at the bottom. Also, they often remark about how - once they learn to do so - they can enter the combination without looking directly at the lock. Folks who own the PB1 appreciate how the simplex lock doesn’t need power. However, what the PB1 lacks in possible combinations it makes up for in reliability and ease of use. It consists of five buttons and allows for up to 1,081 combinations (which admittedly could be better).

Rue to our stance about good handgun safes having a powerful but easy-to-access lock, the Fort Knox PB1 comes with a mechanical simplex lock. It sports a wrap-around door, which helps eliminate potential insertion points for a prying attack. Fort Knox took all those horror stories into account and designed the PB1 specifically to counter that case. If you’re a gun safe expert, you’ll know that certain older handgun safes could actually be breached by a paperclip or some other evil but simple method. The door is not only strong, but also pry resistant. This tried and true Fort Knox pistol box has a strong 10-gauge steel body. It’s topped off with a 3/16” solid steel top-opening door, which weighty enough for the PB1 to use a highly reliable gas-assisted door opening strut. First on our list is the Fort Knox PB1 (also known as the Fort Knox FTK-PB), one of the most popular handgun safes on the market (I’ve got one) - for good reason.
