I'm looking to consult the expertise of the forum.
A friend of mine is a reserve police officer in Germany. Being a curious sort, when I visited him I had a good look at all his duty kit. His handcuffs appear to be Clejuso 12's, but the chain is not attached to the handcuff cases with a swivel, neither is there one in the middle, resulting in a rather primitive appearance, for want of a better word. He doesn't know how old they are because he was issued with a pair with swivels in, but at a training session someone (presumably with considerably longer service) filched them and left these. They work perfectly well, and he rarely has to use them so it's not a problem in that respect.
What I'm curious about is if anybody can hazard a guess about when they might have been made. I do have a photo if anybody's curious or if my description makes no sense.
Rothen,
The cuffs that you are describing are the previous Clejuso model 12s. You may have noticed that there is also no key post on this model (Bavarian style), and they are marked Rostfrei (stainless). These were made in great abundance in the 60s/70s, but I dont know exactly when they implemented the changes seen in the current model 12s.
Jason
I'm looking to consult the expertise of the forum.
A friend of mine is a reserve police officer in Germany. Being a curious sort, when I visited him I had a good look at all his duty kit. His handcuffs appear to be Clejuso 12's, but the chain is not attached to the handcuff cases with a swivel, neither is there one in the middle, resulting in a rather primitive appearance, for want of a better word. He doesn't know how old they are because he was issued with a pair with swivels in, but at a training session someone (presumably with considerably longer service) filched them and left these. They work perfectly well, and he rarely has to use them so it's not a problem in that respect.
What I'm curious about is if anybody can hazard a guess about when they might have been made. I do have a photo if anybody's curious or if my description makes no sense.
Thanks! They do indeed have 'rostfrei' on them and lack a pillar in the keyhole.
Some trivia for my next visit to Germany
I'm looking to consult the expertise of the forum.
A friend of mine is a reserve police officer in Germany. Being a curious sort, when I visited him I had a good look at all his duty kit. His handcuffs appear to be Clejuso 12's, but the chain is not attached to the handcuff cases with a swivel, neither is there one in the middle, resulting in a rather primitive appearance, for want of a better word. He doesn't know how old they are because he was issued with a pair with swivels in, but at a training session someone (presumably with considerably longer service) filched them and left these. They work perfectly well, and he rarely has to use them so it's not a problem in that respect.
What I'm curious about is if anybody can hazard a guess about when they might have been made. I do have a photo if anybody's curious or if my description makes no sense.
Rothen, Parabellum:
After bringing up the old style Clejuso 12s, I knew that I had seen other brands of cuffs with similar types of locks before. Thus far, the only other example that I have been able to locate, are these Turkish ZAZA brand handcuffs. They look a lot like the former AHC cuffs, with an odd, tapered solid post key.
Happy Collecting!
Jason
