Test gun safe: ISS Lucerne
Test model: LUZERN 55645
Original name: Lucerne 55645
Please note: This model has various stickers in circulation that are intended to conceal its origin and thus make price comparisons impossible. You can ALWAYS identify the model by the photo, which makes it appear as if it were standing on a reflective lake. Here's a photo of the model, with the mirror effect clearly visible below:
Certificate: Resistance grade 0 according to EN 1143-1, ECB.S
Manufacturer / Distributor: ISS for various distributors such as Frankonia, Hartmann and many online retailers
Country of manufacture: Poland
Sales price, upon collection, e.g. gross: EUR 638.00
Price per weapon storage space, gross: EUR 127.60
Price as of April 2024
Technical data:
Height outside / inside mm 1250 1200
Width outside / inside mm 350 300
Depth outside / inside 350 250
Weapon holder number: 5
Number of shelves: 0
Cleaning rods Number of holders: 1
Key hook quantity: 0
Volume in liters: 90L
Weight in kg: 105kg
Packaging / transport protection: 4 points
One-way pallet, accessible: 2 points
without foil: 0 points
Cardboard or paper handle protection: 2 points
Lock / Door opening: 6 points
Standard double-bit lock from German brand manufacturer: 3 points
Key length, up to 100mm: 2 points
Door handle as folding handle, plastic: 1 point
Mounting options: 4 points
Back wall, one anchoring point: 2 points
Ground, one anchor point: 2 points
Door security: 17 points
Locking bolt: secured with SL clips: 1 point
Bolt guides doubled: in non-angular processing: 1 point
Locking bar guides: available: 3 points
Locking bar stops: available: 3 points
Homemade locking center with press-in rivets: 2 points
Hinge safety with continuous rear grip rail: 3 points
Puncture protection for lock, passive, other construction: 1 point
additional puncture protection for lock bolts: 3 points
Point deductions: - 25 points
Points are deducted for defects that could lead to functional limitations or failure, as well as for identified defects that could lead to such disruptions or are even relevant to certification. The weighting was based on the potential hazards.
Locking rods: welded crookedly: -3 points
Locking center: welded crookedly: -3 points
Locking bolts: ground or tarnished: -5 points
Boltwork: stiff: -5 points
Locking bolt stops: ineffective: -2 points
Foreign body: -5 points
Hinges: welded crookedly: -2 points
Hinges: 9 points
Door easily removable: 3 points
Other abrasion protection measures: 1 point
Hinge height adjustable: 2 points
Door opening >180°: 3 points
Weapon holder: 6 points
Soft foam weapon holder: 1 point
Weapon holder not height adjustable: 1 point
Weapon holder not adjustable in width: 1 point
Floor mat as shaft protection available: 3 points
Width of weapon mount (barrel center to barrel center distance) 53mm - unsuitable for 56mm optics: 0 points
Depth of weapon holder (distance barrel/safe inner wall) 63mm - unsuitable for 56mm optics: 0 points
Accessories: 2 points
simple cleaning rod holder, screwed or plugged: 2 points
taubox: none: 0 points
Key hook: none: 0 points
Shelf: none: 0 points
Other evaluation criteria: - 1 point
Dents, scratches, and dents under the original paint: 0 points
Paint touch-ups: -1 points
Overall score: 22 / 118 points
Conclusion of the ISS LUZERN gun cabinet test:
In principle, the Luzern would be a simple, inexpensive cabinet.
However, it certainly corresponds to the serial quality of this manufacturer, which is well known in expert circles, and so this model is very often a giant of defects, which sometimes even pushes highly qualified technicians to their limits.
The stiff locking mechanism with chipped bolts that can only be retracted with great effort far enough so that they do not hit the frame when the door is closed, a crookedly installed locking mechanism with a crooked locking center, crooked locking bars, jammed locking bar guides and locking bars that do not even reach the stops, crookedly welded hinges that cause increased abrasion as well as foreign objects represent a considerable restriction of use for YOU as a potential user and the possibility of an annoying spontaneous failure and inevitably lead to massive devaluations for this otherwise below-average gun safe.
Just "cheap" isn't enough! Of course, we can't recommend buying a product of this kind, which isn't suitable for everyday use. Our sample cabinet could just as easily have been your new, problematic cabinet. We didn't specifically choose a poorly made cabinet, but got one "off the shelf."
Hard to believe that such quality is being delivered these days? OK, here are the pictures: