Can you post a close-up pic of one of yours?
Here are a couple of pics. If you look at the photo of the open shackle, where the line exits the terminal knot, you can see part of the locking brummel. In the photo of the closed shackle, I've turned the knot up so you can see that it's a button knot -- not a lanyard knot.
![[Linked Image]](http://www.catsailor.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=download&Number=12465&filename=SoftShackleOpen.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](http://www.catsailor.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=download&Number=12467&filename=SoftShackleClosed.jpg)
Regards,
Eric