My favorite handcuffs

[Harry Tuttle]

My collection includes handcuffs, and this Peerless 710 with an Assa Desmo core wearing Leeloo-orange plastic is my only undefeated champ. They also come in Medeco.
http://i.imgur.com/cojCQnB.jpg

[GWiens2001]

Oh, man, Harry. Those are sweet! And don't think too many people will be picking those from behind their backs.

Gordon

[kmh6k]

those are the coolest cuffs ever.. may i ask where you got them?

[kmh6k]

sorry... i just looked it up.. you gave me all the info i needed.. i didn't even know they made cuffs like that. what an eye opener.. i have three friends in law enforcement and they would love these.. it may or may not, have something to do with me showing them how easy it is to get out of their cuffs.. lol.. nice post ..thank you

[phoneman85]

from what I understand, these are used with high risk prisoners, and by the US Marshals alot. not likely to see them being used by beat cops or even most small jails. They are also quite expensive, usually over $125. Think they are all keyed different too.

[teranaut]

Nice looking wrist wear. How's the shim protection on these? Is the double lock still controlled with the key, or is there an alternate method to manipulate it to open? Is the pawl one solid piece or separated into multiple pawls? How many teeth on the pawl? I would love to see the inside of that lock as well, the key looks interesting.

[Locks+Picks_Happy]

Nice looking wrist wear. How's the shim protection on these? Is the double lock still controlled with the key, or is there an alternate method to manipulate it to open? Is the pawl one solid piece or separated into multiple pawls? How many teeth on the pawl? I would love to see the inside of that lock as well, the key looks interesting.

That what I was going to say! I have not messed around with handcuffs, but that is because I never see anyone pick them. It always seems like they just shim them. I would love to know more about what makes them so unique difficult (same questions as I quoted).

Thanks

[teranaut]

L+P=H,
I find handcuffs rather interesting and have a pair I like to play with from time to time. It's a set of Safarland Model 8112-1 with a three piece pawl with six teeth on each of the three pawl sections. It makes shimming a trick if you don't have one wide enough to fill the entire gap; or, one wide enough to manipulate the three pawls.


These take a standard cuff key and are subject to all of the standard double lock vulnerabilities, i.e. the 'whack' attack and manipulation through the keyway.

[gademsky]

I am new and have been researching handcuffs. Does anyone know about a book that has been written for the history of handcuffs or any other books that would have lots of pictures of various handcuffs......there must be a few books out there about this interesting subject.

[DangerDane]

Those cuffs looks sweet. Where can I buy a pair ?

[GWiens2001]

I like to order cuffs from www.handcuffwarehouse.com. Their page for Safariland and Hiatt (now the same company) is right here.

Gordon

[spuds]

Sale lol http://www.savelives.com/product/peerle ... gQodM4kJ_Q

[handcuffsdude]

@spuds, Thanks for the Savelives link, that's actually pretty cheap compared to HCWH http://www.handcuffwarehouse.com/pemo710hiseh.html
And it looks like they might ship to Australia without a remailer!! Woo!

[AspiringLockpicker]

You can shim those triple pawl cuffs. I saw a video somewhere on youtube of a guy doing it with a thin, narrow tension tool. He did it on an angle and some how it worked without being central. So it does make shimming "more" difficult but it makes actually picking them REALLY difficult. I have several pairs of TCH and I have been able to pick exactly none. Only had success with Smith and Wesson.

[drumnut01]

Handcuffs that are double-locked shouldn't be able to be shimmed. In the super litigious society that we live in, they are almost always double locked. They are usually double locked not because of the added security, but because it keeps the handcuffs from tightening and possibly causing nerve damage.

Remember that handcuffs are just there to be a temporary restraint. They aren't supposed to be used to lock someone up and walk away. Someone in handcuffs should be supervised, making shimming or picking quite a bit more difficult.

The high security cuffs are typically used when transporting prisoners to court, hospitals, etc., which are higher risk activities. They can also be used when transporting inmates long distances where they may have time. For normal daily use by patrol officers where someone is cuffed and put in a car to go to jail, hidden keys are a much bigger threat than picking or shimming.