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…put up an email address and I will contact you about a key liam at fromoldbooks dot org :D (or you can possibly message me on this forum, i'm not sure)

Hmm, i wrote a reply and it's gone. i've no information about where these shackles might have been used; i bought them in Seville, in Spain, a city that has always had…

I didn't know Iver Johnson made kid-safe guns? Did they make kid-safe handcuffs as well? http://boingboing.net/2012/03/16/gun-ad ... ely-p.html Ahh, for the halcyon days…

Just bought a pair of clejuso no 8 shackles, and I really like them. I was just wondering, are they really used in German prisons, or are they mostly for collectors? They seem kind…

holstcollection wrote: Hi, I have a kind of a similar set which I believe is German or Austrian, I bought them from Germany. However, I haven't found out what the key should look…

Pretty basic question, I know, but it seemed like the best place to ask. I guess they wouldn't be made if there wasn't a demand for them, but what exactly are they…

Does anyone know why in courtroom situations there is sometimes a chain connecting the handcuffs to the leg irons? I've often wondered about that myself. When the prisoner's wearing a belt or…

Sandmanbrian777 wrote: Uses a sliding type of Flat Key. The Keyhole is meant to be that way in order to help with the spring compression. Looks like a newer model without the Twisted Chain…

This is just out of curiosity, but I'm wondering which term is correct? I've heard both used interchangeably for the chains that go on your feet, but a lot of people on…

Sandmanbrian777 wrote: The best place to see what the Key looks like is to find a Chinese Lock which uses  a Sliding Key. Had to make my own Keys out of Bar Stock with…

I bought some leg irons (or shackles or maybe handcuffs for large people?) at a flea market in Seville, but there are no keys. Well, when there are no legs in them I can…

…Thanks, Liam

…Thanks, Liam Click to expand... Vince, if you've got any ideas, please don't let me hear about them, I'll just steal them

holstcollection wrote: Ok, here is a drawing of the key Ian McColl wanted me to post. That's why I belive the rectangular key hole is a "fake key hole" and the real key…

Does anyone know why in courtroom situations there is sometimes a chain connecting the handcuffs to the leg irons? Actually, last night, I realised that there was a reason for the chain joining the…

Pretty basic question, I know, but it seemed like the best place to ask. I guess they wouldn't be made if there wasn't a demand for them, but what exactly are they…

Pretty basic question, I know, but it seemed like the best place to ask. I guess they wouldn't be made if there wasn't a demand for them, but what exactly are they…