Modular security safe with offset security bolt box and method of manufacturing same

A modular security safe comprising:

• a bottom panel having a lower face, an upper face and a bottom edge, an inner portion on the upper face, the inner portion having edges recessed from the edges of the bottom edge;
• a bolt box interconnected with the inner portion of the bottom panel, the bolt box having edges recessed from the edges of the inner portion;
• a top panel having a top face, a lower face and an upper edge, an inner portion on the lower face, the inner portion having edges recessed from the edges of the top edge;
• a bolt box interconnected with the inner portion of the top panel, the bolt box having an edge recessed from the edge of an inner portion;
• back, front and side panels having outer portions with an edge and inner portions with an edge recessed from the edge of an outer portion;
• wherein, the back and side panels are interconnected with the top and bottom panels by fasteners interconnecting the bolt boxes on the top and bottom panels with the inner portions of the back and side panels;
• and
• the front panel hingedly connected with one side panel and lockably interconnectable with the other side panel.

A modular safe comprising:

• a bottom panel having a lower face, an upper face, and a perimeter, an inner stepped-up portion on the upper face having a perimeter smaller than the perimeter of the bottom panel;
• a bottom bolt box interconnected with inner stepped-up portion, the bolt box having a perimeter smaller than the perimeter of the inner stepped-up portion;
• a top panel having a top face, a lower face and a perimeter, an inner stepped-down portion on the lower face having a perimeter smaller than the perimeter of the top panel;
• a top bolt box interconnected with the inner stepped-down portion, the bolt box having a perimeter smaller than the perimeter of the inner stepped-down portion;
• rear, front and side panels having an outer face with a perimeter, and an inner stepped-down face with a perimeter smaller than the perimeter of the outer face;
• wherein the rear and side panels are interconnected with the top and bottom panels by bolts extending through the bolt box into the inner stepped-down faces of the rear and side panels, and the front panel is hingedly connected with one side panel and lockably interconnectable with the other side panel.