by zeke79 » 1 May 2006 19:22
I would say he bought it for his collection as they are fairly rare 5# high security military padlocks used in the early 80's. They are a monster of a lock and easily the heaviest padlock in my collection.
Drilling likely is not an option with the spinning front escutcheon. It may be possible, but not without a lot of hard work.
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