Crosby 1018516 Carbon Steel G-209 Screw Pin Anchor Shackle, Galvanized, 6-1/2 Ton Working Load Limit, 7/8" Size

It will serve its purpose, but looks used as the paint peeled off and heavy scratches. Probably used

Excellent quality, reliability, presentation,outstanding performance and delivery.

This isn't a showpiece, its a high quality USA made rigging shackle, therefore yes it will come with scratches and a poor paint coat on the pin, but its galvanized for function so get over it, otherwise buy the cheap Chinese ones that look pretty but rust inside of a 6 months and have a higher risk for failure.

One of the very few US companies out there. "Made in USA" stamped on the parts. Not painted any bright color which is super helpful once you drop one in mud/snow/pile of whatever you're stuck in, but the shackle will resist rust. The bolt might rust, because someone decided to paint that bright red and not galvanize it, which makes little sense to me.If you have a show truck or just like your stuff to look really nice, support your local powder coat company and get them coated.Update, August 2020: I recently had the opportunity to use these under less than ideal conditions, and they worked perfectly well without failure of any sort. I found that putting a light coat of WD-40 or equivalent on all exposed threads was quite helpful when inserting the bolt through a wet and dirty shackle with only the very tips of your fingers, while laying on your back in the mud and your arm stretched as far as you can under a hot and angry stuck vehicle. Because when else would you find the need to use such things? The process ate a tow strap that “exceeded load rating”, then strained aircraft rated tow chains. Many things broke, bent, frayed, failed- not the shackles. Worth every penny against the $80k+ in vehicles involved, because if the shackle fails, the “puller” and the “pulled” both suffer. Everyone made it home. The bolt unscrewed just as easy, indicating nothing bent. Buying shackles of unknown quality is the equivalent of buying an unlabeled fire extinguisher. You don’t need it often, but when you do- it must work as advertised. Without question, this item does the job when used properly, one must seat the bolt snug when connecting it. Be sure the rest of your equipment is up to task and properly rated.

What's not to like? I retired from the aerospace ground support engineering field and we use this stuff a lot. If you want the best and you're not worried about the cost, this is it. I didn't need this much strength and quality but I just love their stuff. This has a working load of 3.25 tons, in other words, 6500 lbs. It is rated for lifting which means that it is required to have at least a factor of safety of 3 to yield and 5 to ultimate. That means that this will take a force of at least 19500 lbs with no permanent deformation and at least 32500 lbs before actual failure (but with lots of permanent bending). Don't you just love real quality stuff? Oops, I misspoke a little. Crosby went above the requirement and this shackle is actual built to an ultimate safety factor of 6 (thecrosbygroup.com) so it will go to over 39,000 lbs before failure. And during the process of permanent bending before failure, a great deal of energy is absorbed. Great product, great company, love that it's available on Amazon.