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[Huw Eastwood]

It's worthwhile for anyone who's collecting those sort of padlocks to scour online shops like scaramanga to get familiar with the sort of repro stuff that's constantly being churned out of those countries and then often resold the world over.

[chubbbramah]

Also look carefully at the keys. A general similarity of style in manufacture will soon become apparent, the same whether the lock is anonymous, or a 'Hobbs' or even a 'Chobbs' lock. And (still) having two 'original' keys with a cheap 'antique' lock is a real reason to be cautious.

There are also numerous copies of the Squire old english padlocks from the Far East — possibly Taiwan. They are sold particularly in USA, purporting to be made in Britain for the Admiralty, by a [non-existant] lockmaker. Many are marked 'Jared'. These do have good copies of the Squire key style.
There is an amusing YT video on one Jared padlock here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULUz...dpZWdodA%3D%3D