Thread: Dialoc Padlock question

I got this lock in the mail yesterday just before I went to work so I haven't snapped any pictures of it yet. However, I had it open in about 30 seconds.......I couldn't resist playing with it! =)

A funny thing about this little guy is, the combo ended up being the first 3 digits of my phone number (in the correct order). Weird!!!

I will get some pictures of it when I get time.

Cheers, Mike D~C/

P.S. All I could find out about this lock on my own is: It was patented in 1936, it is a 3 number lock (standard right, left, right dialing the same as a common Master combo lock), it seems to lock on both sides of the shackle, it is really small....smaller than you might think, the dial can't be turned while the lock is open, and it is not a hard lock to manipulate.

Okay, I shot some pics of this little guy.....here they are:

Also, I took a closer look at this lock and discovered that even though there is a notch by the tip of the opening side of the shackle, there is nothing to lock into it; it locks on the non-opening side only.

Cheers, Mike D~C/

That dialoc is pretty neat looking. I thought I had found one on the cheap ($3 shipped to me), but it didn't work out. I never saw another one other than the one I thought I had found. It's neat to see someone else has one.

I wonder how rare it actually is?

Either way, neat lock for the collection. It also still looks really good for its age! Enjoy it!

- Michael