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Review on Master Lock 175DLH: Set Your Own Combination Padlock with 2-1/4in. Shackle & Elegant Brass Finish by Gabriel Day

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Do not buy - newer ones don't have brass movements

The current version of this product is *not* all brass. I've been buying these locks for 10 years now. The old ones are all brass and will not oxidize/oxidize to the point of being unusable in a marine environment. New (ordered in January 2021) internal mechanism, clearly aluminum (or worse zinc plated) - white aluminum or zinc oxide is weeping over the numbers and stitching of the case after just a month of use. An older lock of the same model used alongside a newer one will not show such problems after more than ten years of use. The creators of this castle turned a reliable workhorse into a piece of junk. DO NOT BUY.

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