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ABUS ABUS 55/50 Solid Brass Padlock, 9/32" Shackle diam., 1 57/64" Body Width ABUS-55/50

ABUS 55/50 Solid Brass Padlock, 9/32" Shackle diam., 1 57/64" Body Width

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ABUS Padlock brass 55/50

Our 55 padlock made from brass is one of our classic locks for a number of use cases.

THE BRASS CLASSIC

Our 55 padlock made from brass is one of our classic locks for a number of use cases.

The lock body on the 55 brass lock is made of solid brass. The hardened steel shackle and internal parts made of non-corrosive materials ensure the lock’s durability. Inside is a precision pin cylinder with mushroom counter pins. The exterior is protected from wind and weather. It locks without a key by pressing down the shackle. The application possibilities are wide-ranging: For example, you can use it to secure loop cables or to secure doors, gates, cabinets, lockers, tool boxes, basement windows, sheds, switchgear, or barriers.

Technology:

  • Body made of solid brass
  • Inner components made of non-corrosive materials
  • Shackle made from hardened steel
  • Precision pin tumbler cylinder
  • Self-locking: locking without key by pushing down the shackle

Operation and use:

  • Basic protection
  • Cobra loop cables, doors, gates, cabinets, lockers, toolboxes, cellar windows, sheds, switchgears, barriers

Tips:

  • This classic lock is available in different sizes

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Product Specs

Product Group:
Other / Miscellaneous Hardware
Horizontal Shackle Clearance:
63/64"
Shackle Diameter:
9/32"
Vertical Shackle Clearance:
15/16"
Keyed:
Yes
Product Subgroup:
Padlocks
Product Type:
Padlocks
Subcategory:
Padlocks
Commercial/Residential:
Commercial
Product Model:
55/50
Product Category:
Other / Miscellaneous Hardware
Product Substrate:
Brass
Product Width:
1-57/64"
Department:
Door Hardware

ABUS 55/50-KA – Frequently Asked Questions

1) Can I get a batch of ABUS 55/50 padlocks all opening on the same key?
Yes. The 55/50 is offered keyed alike (KA) or keyed different (KD). Keyed alike is what you want when one maintenance tech carries a single key for every gate, cabinet, and toolbox in the building. Keyed different gives each lock its own key, which is what you use when different tenants or trades each control their own opening. Those are the two keying choices on the lock.
2) Will an ABUS 55/50 brass padlock hold up outdoors on a gate or in a wet area?
Brass body, hardened steel shackle, and internal parts made of non-corrosive materials, which is the combination that keeps a padlock working in wet or coastal air where a plain steel lock seizes. ABUS states the exterior is protected from wind and weather and lists gates, cellar windows, sheds, switchgear, and barriers among its uses. Treat it as basic protection rather than a high-security lock, that is ABUS's own positioning for the 55 line.
3) What is the difference between the ABUS 55/50 brass padlock and a Medeco or Sargent padlock?
The 55/50 is a solid brass body lock on a 9/32 inch shackle with a pin tumbler cylinder, sold keyed alike or keyed different. The alternatives ZenSupply carries sit in different places: the Medeco 5260 is a 52 Series brass body padlock with a heavier 7/16 inch shackle and M3 key technology, and the Schlage KS23D/KS23F is a brass padlock on a 5/16 inch shackle. If your site is keyed on a Sargent system, the Sargent 758 is a key retaining padlock in satin brass and the Sargent 60-858-2 takes a removable core with a 2 inch stainless shackle, which is how you pull a lock into an existing interchangeable core master key system.
4) Can the ABUS 55/50 be keyed into my building's existing master key system?
The 55/50 comes keyed alike or keyed different on ABUS's own pin tumbler cylinder, so it keys to itself, not into another manufacturer's system. If the requirement is that the padlock open on the same key as the doors in a facility already on Sargent or Medeco, use a padlock that accepts that system's core instead: the Sargent 60-858-2 is a removable core padlock, and the Medeco 54515G System Series padlock is supplied with a cylinder. Order the 55/50 keyed alike when you want a standalone set of padlocks on one common key.
5) I need more shackle height than the ABUS 55/50 gives me. What should I look at?
Vertical shackle clearance on the 55/50 is 15/16 inch, so it will not reach around a thick hasp stack, a chain, or a gate latch with much material in it. For a taller reach, the Sargent 60-858-2 and the Sargent 858 use a 2 inch stainless steel shackle. If instead you need a thicker shackle for cut resistance rather than more height, the Medeco 5260 runs 7/16 inch versus the 9/32 inch on the 55/50.
6) What is the closest brass-body padlock to the ABUS 55/50 if I need a bigger shackle?
The ABUS 55/50 uses a 9/32 inch diameter hardened steel shackle in a solid brass body about 1-57/64 inches wide. If the hasp or chain you are securing needs a heavier shackle, the Medeco 5260 is also a brass body padlock but runs a 7/16 inch shackle diameter in a satin chrome finish with M3 key technology. The Schlage KS23D/KS23F is another brass padlock and sits between them at a 5/16 inch shackle diameter. All three are brass bodied, so the deciding factor is the shackle diameter your hasp opening will pass and the keyway you want to stay on.
7) Is there a padlock like the ABUS 55/50 that takes our facility's interchangeable core?
The ABUS 55/50 has a precision pin tumbler cylinder built into the brass body, so it stays on its own ABUS key system and is ordered keyed alike or keyed different. If you are standardizing a campus on one small format core, the Sargent 60-858-2 is a removable core padlock with a 2 inch stainless steel shackle, which lets the facility core the lock to the same system as the doors. Choose the 55/50 when the padlock does not need to sit on the building master, and the 60-858-2 when it does.
8) The ABUS 55/50 self-locks without the key. What should I use if I need the key trapped until the lock is closed?
The 55/50 is self-locking: it closes by pushing the shackle down, and the key is not held captive. On a gate or cabinet where you want the key retained so it cannot be pocketed with the lock hanging open, the Sargent 758 is a key retaining padlock in a US4 satin brass finish. Its counterpart, the Sargent 858, is non-key retaining with a stainless steel shackle in the same US4 satin brass, and the Sargent 82-856 is also non-key retaining, with a 2 inch by 2 inch brass case and stainless steel shackle on the KESO system.
9) Can I replace the ABUS 55/50 with the Medeco XT padlock for an audit trail?
They are not interchangeable in function. The 55/50 is a mechanical keyed padlock with a pin tumbler cylinder, ordered keyed alike or keyed different. The Medeco 54515G XT is an electronic indoor/outdoor padlock, non-key retaining, with a 5/16 inch shackle diameter and cylinder included, on the System Series. If you need access recorded and credentials issued or revoked, that is the XT; if you need a mechanical lock that a crew can carry and cut a duplicate key for, stay with the 55/50.
10) How wide is the ABUS 55/50 padlock body?
Body width on the 55/50 is 1-57/64 inches, so a shade under two inches. That matters where the lock sits in a recessed hasp, a cabinet door lip, or a locker latch pocket, if the body cannot sit flat against the hasp plate it will hang and take abuse. The number is body width only, so check the recess you are dropping it into.
11) Does the ABUS 55/50 lock without a key, or do I have to turn the key to secure it?
Self-locking. Press the shackle down and the 55/50 latches, no key needed to close it. That is what you want on a locker bank or a tool cage where staff are locking up all day and you do not want the key living in the lock. The key is only needed to open it.
12) Is the ABUS 55/50 a commercial-grade padlock or a residential one?
ABUS classifies the 55/50 for commercial use. Inside is a precision pin tumbler cylinder with mushroom counter pins, which is the anti-pick feature that separates it from a hardware-store lock. For property managers standardizing a site, it is a reasonable general-duty lock for cabinets, lockers, and gates, and ABUS describes its protection level as basic, so for a high-risk exterior opening step up to a heavier body.
13) Will the ABUS 55/50 padlock work on a security cable or cobra loop cable?
Yes, that is one of ABUS's listed uses for the 55 brass lock, along with doors, gates, cabinets, lockers, toolboxes, cellar windows, sheds, switchgear, and barriers. The constraint is the cable eye: the shackle is 9/32 inch in diameter with 63/64 inch of horizontal clearance, so the loop ends have to pass over a 9/32 inch shackle and fit inside that clearance.
14) Does the key stay in the ABUS 55/50 padlock while it is unlocked?
The 55/50 is self-locking, you push the shackle down to lock it and the key is only used to open. If your procedure depends on the key being trapped in the lock while the shackle is open, so a tech cannot walk off and leave a cabinet unsecured, that is a key retaining padlock, and the Sargent 758 is the key retaining option ZenSupply carries. The Sargent 858 and the Sargent 82-856 are non-key retaining.
15) Will the ABUS 55/50 hold up outdoors, or is there a better padlock for exposed gates?
The 55/50 is built for exposure in its class: solid brass body, hardened steel shackle, and internal components made of non-corrosive materials. For a fully exposed gate or a wash-down area where you want a stainless body rather than brass, the Medeco 521 G8R is a weather-tight padlock with a solid stainless steel body, supplied less the pop-out cylinder. The 55/50 arrives keyed and ready to hang; the G8R-521 assumes you are fitting your own cylinder.
16) I need a padlock with more shackle height than the ABUS 55/50 to go around a chain. What are my options?
The 55/50 gives 15/16 inch of vertical shackle clearance and 63/64 inch horizontally, which suits a hasp, a locker, a toolbox, or a cable loop rather than a thick chain. For a taller opening, the Sargent 60-858-2 carries a 2 inch stainless steel shackle and takes a removable core, and the Sargent 82-856 is a 2 inch by 2 inch brass case padlock with a stainless steel shackle. Measure the link or hasp staple first, then match it to the clearance rather than to the body size.
17) Which brass padlock should I standardize on across a portfolio of buildings?
For a mixed fleet of gates, cabinets, sheds, and switchgear, the ABUS 55/50 is a commercial brass padlock ordered keyed alike so one key opens every unit, or keyed different where each location needs its own. If your standard is a Sargent keyway, the 758 in US4 satin brass is key retaining and the 858 in the same finish is non-key retaining. If your standard is Medeco, the 5260 is a brass body padlock in satin chrome on M3 key technology. The practical question is which key system the rest of your hardware already sits on.
18) Is the ABUS 55/50 body solid brass or brass plated?
Solid brass, not plating over a zinc or steel core. That is why it wears rather than flakes outdoors, and it is a real difference from a plated lock that corrodes once the coating is scratched. The shackle itself is hardened steel, so the cut resistance comes from the shackle and the corrosion resistance from the body.
19) Is the ABUS 55 padlock available in other sizes besides the 55/50?
ABUS builds the 55 as a family in several sizes, and the 55/50 is the 1-57/64 inch body width version. The number after the slash is the nominal body width in millimetres, so a 55/40 is narrower and a 55/60 wider than this one. If a gate hasp or locker latch needs a different footprint, match the body width rather than assuming any 55 fits.
20) What is the difference between the Sargent 758 and 858 if I am cross-shopping them against the ABUS 55/50?
Both Sargent locks come in a US4 satin brass finish. The 758 is key retaining, meaning the key stays captive in the cylinder while the lock is open; the 858 is non-key retaining with a stainless steel shackle, so the key comes out either way. The ABUS 55/50 behaves like the non-retaining style: it is self-locking and closes by pressing the shackle down without the key in hand, with a solid brass body about 1-57/64 inches wide and a 9/32 inch shackle.
How fast can I get the ABUS 55/50-KA delivered?
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Can I return it if it doesn’t work for me?
Yes—ZenSupply offers a hassle-free return policy. If the product isn’t the right fit, reach out to our support team for a return authorization or setup a return by following our return instructions.
Does the ABUS 55/50-KA come with a warranty?
Absolutely. The ABUS 55/50-KA is backed by a manufacturer’s warranty. For full warranty terms, check the product documentation or Contact Us.
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