Abstract: A drill steel centralizer comprising a body having an immovable jaw positioned in stationary relation to the body. A movable jaw and drill steel guide between said jaws that can be opened and closed by means of the movement of the movable jaw. A locking device providing means by which the movable jaw can cause the drill steel guide to be locked and released into the closed and open positions. Thus, the locking device is held in its locked position by an elastic member that is arranged to transmit a force attempting to open the jaw past the elastic member directly to the body.