Originally Posted by
Duragrouch
I'm not sure I understand the break. I'm seeing one half of the master link still on the chain, intact, and the other half loose above it, intact. I see part of a broken link on the chain; Where is the other half of that?
The red arrow is pointing right at the break. I think you may not realize that the piece to the left side of the break is the part with some blackened wax on it. It does sort of look like the other inner plate on the far-side of the chain. But it is the other side of the broken plate.