Would This Work as an Anvil?

[Crawler]

This popped up locally, for free, this morning. Apparently, it's a 1,300# safe! I have neither the means, nor the space, to transport & store this beast. I am posting it just to get some feedback on how viable this would be as an anvil?

On an unrelated note: if they are giving it up as scrap, and it was already in the back of a pickup, why didn't they just haul it to a scrap yard themselves? 

[Daswulf]

Generally they are plate steel with concrete or something sandwiched in between the inner and outer layers. I doubt it would hold up well at all. I would say no. 

[Frosty]

As Das says they're typically concrete or similar filled and that makes them a hassle for a foundry to process so safes don't bring much at the scrapper.

You COULD use it as an anvil but I don't know how it'd perform. If anybody gives one a try please let us know how it works.

Frosty The Lucky.

[Crawler]

Ah, I'd forgotten about safes using "filler". These comments make sense. Thanks gents!

[JHCC]

If you did use it as an anvil, you'd be able to write the book on safe forging practice.

[Crawler]

You proud of that one? Lol!

[JHCC]

Puns are like children: you're proud of all of them!

[tanglediver]

Uh, how about use it for a, uh, ... safe. 

[Crawler]

Hehe. If I had the means, I'd probably take it off their hands, hire a locksmith to get new lock & keys, then sell it. I suspect a lack of keys to be the reason they are giving it away.

[Crawler]

Ah, my guess on that: item #1 of 2 was probably the other half of an auction lot. In such situations, one item was desired, and the price was well within it's worth/value. This would make the rest of the lot unnecessary.