handle or similar anchor part on a piece of luggage the use of the luggage handle eliminates the possibility of moving the lock 20 to the zipper extreme opening the luggage and using the closed lock to reseal the zipper a second shackle 10 is used by the owner to close or secure the luggage opening e g lock the zipper tab slider to the luggage handle a third shackle 11 is left in the open position so that security agents can cut open the lock e g the second shackle 10 as they have done for many years and re close the lock 20 using the third shackle 11 after the luggage has been inspected the multi shackle lock 20 further has the capability of replacing the shackle housing 9 the shackle housing 9 with the second and third shackles 10 11 is supplied as a disposable part once the second shackle 10 has been cut by tsa the owner can open the lock 20 replace the shackle housing 9 containing new second and third shackles 10 11 and return the lock 20 to an as new condition the shackle housing 9 has a locking key 21 for engaging on an inside wall 22.