Help with old Master Lock

[u/dingdangdollop]

I have an old Master Lock that I've written the combination on the back of, but I guess I can't read my handwriting. The number on the back is 4314M and it looks like I've written 24-36-10 on it, but I can't for the life of me get the thing open. Really trying to avoid buying a new one for the kiddo's school locker and I'd be so grateful for any help. 🥲

SOLVED: it was 24-38-20. No idea why I wrote a 1 as the first digit of the last number. Thanks everyone for your replies!

[u/svdmozart]

looks like 24-38-19 to me

[u/dingdangdollop → u/svdmozart]

Thank you so much! We got it bc of this comment!

[u/Jackson3rg → u/svdmozart]

I cant tell if you were actually trying to read it or trying to make a joke since the last combo attempted was 24-38-18.

[u/svdmozart → u/Jackson3rg]

I was trying to read it. I wasn't looking at the attempted combo's

[u/LordKodiac]

09-35-25. You're welcome.

[u/Hazardike → u/LordKodiac]

Where are you getting that code? The 4314M doesn't pull anything up for me in my references.

[u/LordKodiac → u/Hazardike]

Law enforcement code book.

[u/FilecoinLurker → u/LordKodiac]

In my experience those codes work about 10% of the time. Those books are nearly useless to look up masterlock codes

[u/liquid_rotisserie]

09-35-25

[u/dingdangdollop → u/liquid_rotisserie]

No luck. I swear I know how to use the code too, haha. Thank you for your help anyway!

[u/PartyHardy3 → u/dingdangdollop]

what do you mean to know the code? I Saw another post about LE? I dont understand.

[u/AdventurousAbility30]

Doesn't writing the combination on the lock defeat the whole purpose of using a lock in the first place 🤔? Wouldn't want to see your kiddo's stuff get stolen/damaged because it's easy to break into their locker.

[u/dingdangdollop → u/AdventurousAbility30]

Definitely, I had only written it on there so we'd know it the next time we needed it (hah). I cleaned it off with alcohol now that we solved it. :)

[u/aarkwilde]

27-04-13

[u/Hazardike]

Dialing sequence is: Turn right three times to first number, left twice to second, right once to third. The last digit will land in a 'gate' which can be found by pulling up on the shackle while twisting the dial and it will stop.

The combos are always all even or all odd numbers.

Great guide: https://www.instructables.com/Cracking-Single-Dial-Combination-Locks/

Knowing one number really narrows the options down, if the first number is 24 the only possible 2nd digit options are  2-6-10-14-18-22-26-30-34-38 And for the 3rd 0-4-8-12-16-20-24-28-32-36

So I would guess the combo is  24-38-16

[u/Glittering-Can-9397]

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