most painful accident with cuffs!!!

I wondered who had had nasty accidents whilst fiddling with handcuffs and if you would care to share, i ask because last night i managed to snap a pair of eights shut on my finger which now has a large chunk missing out of it and there is blood everywhere......not pleasant.....and then you try explaining that one at casualty (emergency room for those over the pond
) to make it worse the cuffs were in the locked position when they closed and the key had to be turned several times before i could release my finger....OUCH!!! so who else has had a painful experience in this way?

Dearest Marie:
Most of us are smart enough to not do what you did.
A

I wondered who had had nasty accidents whilst fiddling with handcuffs and if you would care to share, i ask because last night i managed to snap a pair of eights shut on my finger which now has a large chunk missing out of it and there is blood everywhere......not pleasant.....and then you try explaining that one at casualty (emergency room for those over the pond
) to make it worse the cuffs were in the locked position when they closed and the key had to be turned several times before i could release my finger....OUCH!!! so who else has had a painful experience in this way?

most of us are smart enough, and polite enough to sign our real names when we reply!!

I wondered who had had nasty accidents whilst fiddling with handcuffs and if you would care to share, i ask because last night i managed to snap a pair of eights shut on my finger which now has a large chunk missing out of it and there is blood everywhere......not pleasant.....and then you try explaining that one at casualty (emergency room for those over the pond
) to make it worse the cuffs were in the locked position when they closed and the key had to be turned several times before i could release my finger....OUCH!!! so who else has had a painful experience in this way?

Ouch! Don't do that! It hurts.

Sounds like an accident a f(r)iend had. He got his thumb stuck between the jaws of his spot welder. The jaws don't release until you push the pedal through the bottom of its stroke. Not being able to face that, he ripped his thumb out, destroying a strip of nail bed. He has two parallel thumbnails now. <shudder>

The usual careless pinches, is as much as I can claim to.

The most painful I know of is actually an embarassment. Having the lock jam and neding the Fire Department to cut one out. That's highly embarassing when one is <cough> less than formally dressed.

I wondered who had had nasty accidents whilst fiddling with handcuffs and if you would care to share, i ask because last night i managed to snap a pair of eights shut on my finger which now has a large chunk missing out of it and there is blood everywhere......not pleasant.....and then you try explaining that one at casualty (emergency room for those over the pond
) to make it worse the cuffs were in the locked position when they closed and the key had to be turned several times before i could release my finger....OUCH!!! so who else has had a painful experience in this way?

LOL! I guess you wern't wearing your best suit and tie at the time then
as to your friend, i think that beats mine, i am shuddering as well now, just at the thought!!!!!....ooowwwwwww......

I wondered who had had nasty accidents whilst fiddling with handcuffs and if you would care to share, i ask because last night i managed to snap a pair of eights shut on my finger which now has a large chunk missing out of it and there is blood everywhere......not pleasant.....and then you try explaining that one at casualty (emergency room for those over the pond
) to make it worse the cuffs were in the locked position when they closed and the key had to be turned several times before i could release my finger....OUCH!!! so who else has had a painful experience in this way?

Nothing more than the occasional pinch... so far

Although it's surprising how much it stings if things slip and your skin gets caught where the bow on a swing-through cuff is trying to enter the locking mechanism at high speed. That mark didn't go away for days.

At least I didn't lose a chunk of finger though, is it going to grow back Marie?

I wondered who had had nasty accidents whilst fiddling with handcuffs and if you would care to share, i ask because last night i managed to snap a pair of eights shut on my finger which now has a large chunk missing out of it and there is blood everywhere......not pleasant.....and then you try explaining that one at casualty (emergency room for those over the pond
) to make it worse the cuffs were in the locked position when they closed and the key had to be turned several times before i could release my finger....OUCH!!! so who else has had a painful experience in this way?

Im sure it will be fine, and probably feels much worse than it really is im just typing one handed at the mo.....lol.....I will be more careful in future wont I!!!! thanks for asking, I will remember to stay away from swinging bows now too!!

I wondered who had had nasty accidents whilst fiddling with handcuffs and if you would care to share, i ask because last night i managed to snap a pair of eights shut on my finger which now has a large chunk missing out of it and there is blood everywhere......not pleasant.....and then you try explaining that one at casualty (emergency room for those over the pond
) to make it worse the cuffs were in the locked position when they closed and the key had to be turned several times before i could release my finger....OUCH!!! so who else has had a painful experience in this way?

Marie, I have gone through a lot of pain due to handcuffs, ropes, chains, and other unique restraints over the years. The worst one was in 1994, when I was in front of a live audience and being broadcast on live television. I was doing a full view packing box escape to help raise money for charity when something went horribly wrong. I had on a pair of Peerless 300's, some padlockable shackles, no name leg irons, and a heavy chain locked around my neck, besides some other tricky things that were built into the box and such. Long story short, the peerless cuffs were locked on up-side down from how this stunt had been rehersed and through some ill twist of fate, one of the cuffs accidently got clicked three notches above excrutiating!

My hand turned purple, and the cuff pinched off the nerve in my wrist, paralyzing it. I had to bite down on a piece of the chain that had been around my neck and do what I had to do to get out. The final result??? I got out, but suffered some nerve damage to the wrist and gave myself a contusion in the same general area. My wrist swelled up like there was a golf ball under the skin for about a week, but all-in-all I was okay. That was far worse than any of the cuts or pinches I have suffered through, back in the day.

You can read the entire story about this incident over at the magic cafe'......look up "caught in an escape attempt". I wrote a huge post telling most of the story; it was very entertaining....or so I have been told. LOL!

Cheers, Mike

I wondered who had had nasty accidents whilst fiddling with handcuffs and if you would care to share, i ask because last night i managed to snap a pair of eights shut on my finger which now has a large chunk missing out of it and there is blood everywhere......not pleasant.....and then you try explaining that one at casualty (emergency room for those over the pond
) to make it worse the cuffs were in the locked position when they closed and the key had to be turned several times before i could release my finger....OUCH!!! so who else has had a painful experience in this way?

and again OUCH!!!! Micheal, I am making a list now of all the dangers associated with cuffs/restraints and escapes to remind myself what not to do in the future. I will be avoiding welding equiptment, packing crates and only handling my cuffs whilst wearing safety gloves. hmmmm maybe I should have taken up stamp collecting instead

I wondered who had had nasty accidents whilst fiddling with handcuffs and if you would care to share, i ask because last night i managed to snap a pair of eights shut on my finger which now has a large chunk missing out of it and there is blood everywhere......not pleasant.....and then you try explaining that one at casualty (emergency room for those over the pond
) to make it worse the cuffs were in the locked position when they closed and the key had to be turned several times before i could release my finger....OUCH!!! so who else has had a painful experience in this way?

In that case, put plastic tubing around your wrists so that they can't overtighten and crush nerves, bones etc.

I wondered who had had nasty accidents whilst fiddling with handcuffs and if you would care to share, i ask because last night i managed to snap a pair of eights shut on my finger which now has a large chunk missing out of it and there is blood everywhere......not pleasant.....and then you try explaining that one at casualty (emergency room for those over the pond
) to make it worse the cuffs were in the locked position when they closed and the key had to be turned several times before i could release my finger....OUCH!!! so who else has had a painful experience in this way?

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In that case, put plastic tubing around your wrists so that they can't overtighten and crush nerves, bones etc.
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Escape Artists are tough; we don't need any sissyfide plastic tubing! We get hurt sometimes, but we are daredevils......we are supose to get hurt once in a while! That is like Evel Knievel jumping semi truck trailers that are made of nerf!!! Or Houdini doing an under water escape in a one and a half foot deep kiddie pool! After all, in order to get the element of danger, you can't do a presentation wearing "kid gloves". Just my opinion.

Cheers, Mike

I wondered who had had nasty accidents whilst fiddling with handcuffs and if you would care to share, i ask because last night i managed to snap a pair of eights shut on my finger which now has a large chunk missing out of it and there is blood everywhere......not pleasant.....and then you try explaining that one at casualty (emergency room for those over the pond
) to make it worse the cuffs were in the locked position when they closed and the key had to be turned several times before i could release my finger....OUCH!!! so who else has had a painful experience in this way?

Marie:

I've known a few cops to get nasty cuts from handcuffs due to out of control prisoners, but you asked for personal stories.

About a year after out first son was born, my wife and I went to see some friends that were about an hour's drive away. We had forgotten the kid's teething ring, and he started whining. The only durable thing I could come up with for him to gnaw on that was big enough such that he couldn't swallow it or poke himself with was a set of handcuffs I had in my back pocket. Hey, they were round, just like a teething ring, so I figured they might work. So, I latched one cuff to the handle of his car carrier, double locked them with none of the ratchets exposed and let him have at it with the loose cuff.


Turned out he really liked the things, more so than his plastic teething ring. I think it had something to do with the cold metal. So, when we got home, I latched the cuffs to his crib and never again bothered with the plastic teething ring, which was great for us since he was then in the process of learning how to throw things and I was tired of having to pick the plastic ring up and toss it back at him.

Yeah, we got some weird looks from people, but what can you expect when the kid's dad was a cop?

A week or so later, my wife was going someplace, running late, and in her hurry just handed the Peerless teething ring to the kid without locking them down to the car carrier (I'd given her a handcuff key for her keyring). She wound up getting smacked in the face with them, busting her lip and chipping a tooth.

The moral of the story: never deviate from standard procedures when using handcuffs, particularly with an infant.

And, yes, when number two son came along, he too used handcuffs for a teething ring, and so did my grandson.

I wondered who had had nasty accidents whilst fiddling with handcuffs and if you would care to share, i ask because last night i managed to snap a pair of eights shut on my finger which now has a large chunk missing out of it and there is blood everywhere......not pleasant.....and then you try explaining that one at casualty (emergency room for those over the pond
) to make it worse the cuffs were in the locked position when they closed and the key had to be turned several times before i could release my finger....OUCH!!! so who else has had a painful experience in this way?

Hi

Anyone who owns or has handled a nice pair of Maltys will be able to tell a story of pain and suffering

mark
O--O

I wondered who had had nasty accidents whilst fiddling with handcuffs and if you would care to share, i ask because last night i managed to snap a pair of eights shut on my finger which now has a large chunk missing out of it and there is blood everywhere......not pleasant.....and then you try explaining that one at casualty (emergency room for those over the pond
) to make it worse the cuffs were in the locked position when they closed and the key had to be turned several times before i could release my finger....OUCH!!! so who else has had a painful experience in this way?

well I had never considered using cuffs as teething rings but its a good idea, as you say the cold steel is obviously very soothing on the gums. It was never recommended when I was dental nursing all those years back, but when i return to the job i will be suggesting it for all patients with little ones. I run my own child care business, at the moment, I wonder if I would get weird looks in the playground pushing a buggy with handcuffs attached to it!!! LOL. Hope your wife recovered ok, thats another big OUCH to add to the list and as you say a good lesson for us all to always apply cuffs correctly thanks for all the stories so far guys, my finger feels much better now i have heard how you have all suffered too.......

I wondered who had had nasty accidents whilst fiddling with handcuffs and if you would care to share, i ask because last night i managed to snap a pair of eights shut on my finger which now has a large chunk missing out of it and there is blood everywhere......not pleasant.....and then you try explaining that one at casualty (emergency room for those over the pond
) to make it worse the cuffs were in the locked position when they closed and the key had to be turned several times before i could release my finger....OUCH!!! so who else has had a painful experience in this way?

Marie:

I recommend Peerless 300, nickel plated, since they're very smooth and shiny. I've given these to a number of new parents (with multiple keys), and the little rug rats really like them. Amongst the teething crowd, the hinge area seems to be the favorite part.

If the kid is having a bad time and really bawling, stick the cuffs in the freezer for a few minutes or put them in ice water.

Don't worry about how weird it may look. As any parent will tell you, if it works and it's safe, that's all that matters.

I wondered who had had nasty accidents whilst fiddling with handcuffs and if you would care to share, i ask because last night i managed to snap a pair of eights shut on my finger which now has a large chunk missing out of it and there is blood everywhere......not pleasant.....and then you try explaining that one at casualty (emergency room for those over the pond
) to make it worse the cuffs were in the locked position when they closed and the key had to be turned several times before i could release my finger....OUCH!!! so who else has had a painful experience in this way?

Hi Mark now you mention the Malbty cuff, wow! they have given my wrists that Maltby 'snake bite' many time.

Cheers ( thank for reminding me)

Ian

I wondered who had had nasty accidents whilst fiddling with handcuffs and if you would care to share, i ask because last night i managed to snap a pair of eights shut on my finger which now has a large chunk missing out of it and there is blood everywhere......not pleasant.....and then you try explaining that one at casualty (emergency room for those over the pond
) to make it worse the cuffs were in the locked position when they closed and the key had to be turned several times before i could release my finger....OUCH!!! so who else has had a painful experience in this way?

Can someone explain the "Maltby snake bite"?

I wondered who had had nasty accidents whilst fiddling with handcuffs and if you would care to share, i ask because last night i managed to snap a pair of eights shut on my finger which now has a large chunk missing out of it and there is blood everywhere......not pleasant.....and then you try explaining that one at casualty (emergency room for those over the pond
) to make it worse the cuffs were in the locked position when they closed and the key had to be turned several times before i could release my finger....OUCH!!! so who else has had a painful experience in this way?

Hi Fangs, I have never tried a pair on but according to what Joe says about them on the website they have a "trigger or lever mechanism that closes them automatically when they are bought up to the wrist" so i would imagine the maltby snake bite refers to those poor souls whose wrists have not been positioned correctly when the cuffs have snapped shut, im sure if i am wrong someone on here will know what it reslly means but that would be my guess......I hope you dont mind me quoting you Joe?

I wondered who had had nasty accidents whilst fiddling with handcuffs and if you would care to share, i ask because last night i managed to snap a pair of eights shut on my finger which now has a large chunk missing out of it and there is blood everywhere......not pleasant.....and then you try explaining that one at casualty (emergency room for those over the pond
) to make it worse the cuffs were in the locked position when they closed and the key had to be turned several times before i could release my finger....OUCH!!! so who else has had a painful experience in this way?

Hi,

You are correct.

This is what the "Maltby snake bite means".

I have been the victim of many such "bites" myself.

Oddly enough, it seems to be the lighter weight Maltby cuffs that deliver the worst bite.

I guess it is because the spring driven bow is lighter and thus is swung around with more force than the heavier "Prison" models.

Steve Santini

I wondered who had had nasty accidents whilst fiddling with handcuffs and if you would care to share, i ask because last night i managed to snap a pair of eights shut on my finger which now has a large chunk missing out of it and there is blood everywhere......not pleasant.....and then you try explaining that one at casualty (emergency room for those over the pond
) to make it worse the cuffs were in the locked position when they closed and the key had to be turned several times before i could release my finger....OUCH!!! so who else has had a painful experience in this way?

Hi Fang, type in an email address and your name and I might tell you.

Ian

I wondered who had had nasty accidents whilst fiddling with handcuffs and if you would care to share, i ask because last night i managed to snap a pair of eights shut on my finger which now has a large chunk missing out of it and there is blood everywhere......not pleasant.....and then you try explaining that one at casualty (emergency room for those over the pond
) to make it worse the cuffs were in the locked position when they closed and the key had to be turned several times before i could release my finger....OUCH!!! so who else has had a painful experience in this way?

Ian, I believe I had the pleasure of seeing some of your work first hand at christmas at Alex Nichols house, the houdini mirror cuffs and the batman cuffs, very nice. :-)plus several others but those two particular pairs stuck out for obvious reasons

I wondered who had had nasty accidents whilst fiddling with handcuffs and if you would care to share, i ask because last night i managed to snap a pair of eights shut on my finger which now has a large chunk missing out of it and there is blood everywhere......not pleasant.....and then you try explaining that one at casualty (emergency room for those over the pond
) to make it worse the cuffs were in the locked position when they closed and the key had to be turned several times before i could release my finger....OUCH!!! so who else has had a painful experience in this way?

thanks Steve for verifying that, I am learning something at least, dont feel like such a novice now.....LOL.........

I wondered who had had nasty accidents whilst fiddling with handcuffs and if you would care to share, i ask because last night i managed to snap a pair of eights shut on my finger which now has a large chunk missing out of it and there is blood everywhere......not pleasant.....and then you try explaining that one at casualty (emergency room for those over the pond
) to make it worse the cuffs were in the locked position when they closed and the key had to be turned several times before i could release my finger....OUCH!!! so who else has had a painful experience in this way?

My name and email address are none of your business. Forget that we ever spoke delusionally self important one.

I wondered who had had nasty accidents whilst fiddling with handcuffs and if you would care to share, i ask because last night i managed to snap a pair of eights shut on my finger which now has a large chunk missing out of it and there is blood everywhere......not pleasant.....and then you try explaining that one at casualty (emergency room for those over the pond
) to make it worse the cuffs were in the locked position when they closed and the key had to be turned several times before i could release my finger....OUCH!!! so who else has had a painful experience in this way?

Handcuffs as teething aids? I shall have to tell my friends, proud parents of the first baby to be born in our social circle. They'll think I'm crackers, but they think that anyway so I doubt it'll make much difference.

I wondered who had had nasty accidents whilst fiddling with handcuffs and if you would care to share, i ask because last night i managed to snap a pair of eights shut on my finger which now has a large chunk missing out of it and there is blood everywhere......not pleasant.....and then you try explaining that one at casualty (emergency room for those over the pond
) to make it worse the cuffs were in the locked position when they closed and the key had to be turned several times before i could release my finger....OUCH!!! so who else has had a painful experience in this way?

why dont you give them a pair for the baby shower/christening/naming day whatever they decide to have (trying to be pc here lol) BFW says peerless 300 nickel plated are the tried and tested ones to use. It would certainly give all the guests a talking point if nothing else......LOL.....

I wondered who had had nasty accidents whilst fiddling with handcuffs and if you would care to share, i ask because last night i managed to snap a pair of eights shut on my finger which now has a large chunk missing out of it and there is blood everywhere......not pleasant.....and then you try explaining that one at casualty (emergency room for those over the pond
) to make it worse the cuffs were in the locked position when they closed and the key had to be turned several times before i could release my finger....OUCH!!! so who else has had a painful experience in this way?

Gee, I never thought about this aspect of handcuff use.
I wonder which cuff would be best suited as a teething ring.
Perhaps a nice Bean Cobb would be best. The sharp ratchet teeth would be enclosed in the cuff body and the rest of the cuff is smooth and rounded.
A gift that any parent would be proud of!

mark
O--O

I wondered who had had nasty accidents whilst fiddling with handcuffs and if you would care to share, i ask because last night i managed to snap a pair of eights shut on my finger which now has a large chunk missing out of it and there is blood everywhere......not pleasant.....and then you try explaining that one at casualty (emergency room for those over the pond
) to make it worse the cuffs were in the locked position when they closed and the key had to be turned several times before i could release my finger....OUCH!!! so who else has had a painful experience in this way?

After thinking about it, the Peerless 700 with its improved raised rivet design might give the little guys another point of interest in addition to the hinge area. But, whatever brand the parents decide upon, I'd definitely go with a chain model in nickel or stainless.

I wondered who had had nasty accidents whilst fiddling with handcuffs and if you would care to share, i ask because last night i managed to snap a pair of eights shut on my finger which now has a large chunk missing out of it and there is blood everywhere......not pleasant.....and then you try explaining that one at casualty (emergency room for those over the pond
) to make it worse the cuffs were in the locked position when they closed and the key had to be turned several times before i could release my finger....OUCH!!! so who else has had a painful experience in this way?

the hamburg 8 looks nice and smooth and rounded too, anymore suggestions?

I wondered who had had nasty accidents whilst fiddling with handcuffs and if you would care to share, i ask because last night i managed to snap a pair of eights shut on my finger which now has a large chunk missing out of it and there is blood everywhere......not pleasant.....and then you try explaining that one at casualty (emergency room for those over the pond
) to make it worse the cuffs were in the locked position when they closed and the key had to be turned several times before i could release my finger....OUCH!!! so who else has had a painful experience in this way?

Marie, they've not had a baby party!

I did buy her a teddy bear though

I wondered who had had nasty accidents whilst fiddling with handcuffs and if you would care to share, i ask because last night i managed to snap a pair of eights shut on my finger which now has a large chunk missing out of it and there is blood everywhere......not pleasant.....and then you try explaining that one at casualty (emergency room for those over the pond
) to make it worse the cuffs were in the locked position when they closed and the key had to be turned several times before i could release my finger....OUCH!!! so who else has had a painful experience in this way?

teddies are always good too

I wondered who had had nasty accidents whilst fiddling with handcuffs and if you would care to share, i ask because last night i managed to snap a pair of eights shut on my finger which now has a large chunk missing out of it and there is blood everywhere......not pleasant.....and then you try explaining that one at casualty (emergency room for those over the pond
) to make it worse the cuffs were in the locked position when they closed and the key had to be turned several times before i could release my finger....OUCH!!! so who else has had a painful experience in this way?

Rothen:

Handcuffs also come in handy with Teddy bears. Whenever my kid got the urge to start throwing BooBoo out of his crib and then bawling about it, I'd handcuff BooBoo around the neck to keep him in place inside the crib. After ten or fifteen minutes, the kid realized BooBoo's plight and I could uncuff him, allowing BooBoo to remain in the crib on work release.

I wondered who had had nasty accidents whilst fiddling with handcuffs and if you would care to share, i ask because last night i managed to snap a pair of eights shut on my finger which now has a large chunk missing out of it and there is blood everywhere......not pleasant.....and then you try explaining that one at casualty (emergency room for those over the pond
) to make it worse the cuffs were in the locked position when they closed and the key had to be turned several times before i could release my finger....OUCH!!! so who else has had a painful experience in this way?

Growing up with a cop for a Dad sounds like so much fun...

I wondered who had had nasty accidents whilst fiddling with handcuffs and if you would care to share, i ask because last night i managed to snap a pair of eights shut on my finger which now has a large chunk missing out of it and there is blood everywhere......not pleasant.....and then you try explaining that one at casualty (emergency room for those over the pond
) to make it worse the cuffs were in the locked position when they closed and the key had to be turned several times before i could release my finger....OUCH!!! so who else has had a painful experience in this way?

thats a bit like a whipping boy back in tudor times, back then princes wern't allowed to be punished so their pals would get flogged instead to teach them a lesson, the idea being that if their mates took their pinishment they would feel bad and stop doing whatever it was that was not allowed. Thats kinda like punishing teddy to teach your son a lesson.......lol......at least teddy didnt feel anything!!!!

I wondered who had had nasty accidents whilst fiddling with handcuffs and if you would care to share, i ask because last night i managed to snap a pair of eights shut on my finger which now has a large chunk missing out of it and there is blood everywhere......not pleasant.....and then you try explaining that one at casualty (emergency room for those over the pond
) to make it worse the cuffs were in the locked position when they closed and the key had to be turned several times before i could release my finger....OUCH!!! so who else has had a painful experience in this way?

Marie:

You're not far off. As the situation was explained to me by Jason (my kid, not the one on this forum), BooBoo had some anger issues with Jason that caused BooBoo to leap out of the crib all by himself. As I explained to Jason, I had to lock BooBoo up for his own good so he wouldn't hurt himself. After Jason agreed to serve as BooBoo's trusty, being his friend and carefully watching after him, I decided it would be safe to release BooBoo to roam about "the jail", which is what we called the crib.

I wondered who had had nasty accidents whilst fiddling with handcuffs and if you would care to share, i ask because last night i managed to snap a pair of eights shut on my finger which now has a large chunk missing out of it and there is blood everywhere......not pleasant.....and then you try explaining that one at casualty (emergency room for those over the pond
) to make it worse the cuffs were in the locked position when they closed and the key had to be turned several times before i could release my finger....OUCH!!! so who else has had a painful experience in this way?

that sounds like a great and novel way of explaining right and wrong to a child, and much better than just saying "no" and "because i said so" which never seems to work! and no doubt he will follow his dad in a career in law enforcement.

I wondered who had had nasty accidents whilst fiddling with handcuffs and if you would care to share, i ask because last night i managed to snap a pair of eights shut on my finger which now has a large chunk missing out of it and there is blood everywhere......not pleasant.....and then you try explaining that one at casualty (emergency room for those over the pond
) to make it worse the cuffs were in the locked position when they closed and the key had to be turned several times before i could release my finger....OUCH!!! so who else has had a painful experience in this way?

With regard to painful events and handcuffs, if you look at one of the pictures in the Guinness World Record article in the Handcuff Annual (BLATANT PLUG for a great publication!) you should be able to notice the bow of a Smith and Wesson pinching the skin of my forearm.

This happened about 6 times during the hour long escape event and despite all that happened I am still talking to the assistant.

Yes I should have put some sort of cover over my arm but then again I did not want it to snag or for there to be any doubt over the authenticity of what we were trying to do.

If you are trying to get out of the cuff quickly then there will be the occasional accident.

I wondered who had had nasty accidents whilst fiddling with handcuffs and if you would care to share, i ask because last night i managed to snap a pair of eights shut on my finger which now has a large chunk missing out of it and there is blood everywhere......not pleasant.....and then you try explaining that one at casualty (emergency room for those over the pond
) to make it worse the cuffs were in the locked position when they closed and the key had to be turned several times before i could release my finger....OUCH!!! so who else has had a painful experience in this way?

i was trying to get in them, i hadnt got as far as getting back out.......lol.....eights are not the easiest cuff to do up on your own, as I now know. Are the annuals available to everyone? can we purchase a copy even if we are not a contributor?

I wondered who had had nasty accidents whilst fiddling with handcuffs and if you would care to share, i ask because last night i managed to snap a pair of eights shut on my finger which now has a large chunk missing out of it and there is blood everywhere......not pleasant.....and then you try explaining that one at casualty (emergency room for those over the pond
) to make it worse the cuffs were in the locked position when they closed and the key had to be turned several times before i could release my finger....OUCH!!! so who else has had a painful experience in this way?

Marie, yes you can buy one. Just click on the Cannons Great Escapes link below.
http://cannonsgreatescapes.com/books&videos.html

Cheers, Mike

I wondered who had had nasty accidents whilst fiddling with handcuffs and if you would care to share, i ask because last night i managed to snap a pair of eights shut on my finger which now has a large chunk missing out of it and there is blood everywhere......not pleasant.....and then you try explaining that one at casualty (emergency room for those over the pond
) to make it worse the cuffs were in the locked position when they closed and the key had to be turned several times before i could release my finger....OUCH!!! so who else has had a painful experience in this way?

Hi,
My most painful accident with cuffs occured when I was 12years old. I had just got my first pair of " real " cuffs. They were Alcyons which I got from a mail order catalogue without my parents knowing. It was during my school summer holidays and my older brother was ment to be looking after me while my parents were at work. I managed to handcuff myself to my wardrobe door and the keys were out of reach on the bed. After shouting for my brother he decided to leave me in my state of plight and went out to play with his friends. After several hours of trying to loop that little key with a belt i decided to rip my wardrobe door of it's hindges. When my parents returned from work both my brother and myself both experienced the most painful handcuff accident but it also involved my father belt and our backsides.

I wondered who had had nasty accidents whilst fiddling with handcuffs and if you would care to share, i ask because last night i managed to snap a pair of eights shut on my finger which now has a large chunk missing out of it and there is blood everywhere......not pleasant.....and then you try explaining that one at casualty (emergency room for those over the pond
) to make it worse the cuffs were in the locked position when they closed and the key had to be turned several times before i could release my finger....OUCH!!! so who else has had a painful experience in this way?

....which led to a lifelong attraction to S&M. LOL

I wondered who had had nasty accidents whilst fiddling with handcuffs and if you would care to share, i ask because last night i managed to snap a pair of eights shut on my finger which now has a large chunk missing out of it and there is blood everywhere......not pleasant.....and then you try explaining that one at casualty (emergency room for those over the pond
) to make it worse the cuffs were in the locked position when they closed and the key had to be turned several times before i could release my finger....OUCH!!! so who else has had a painful experience in this way?

grin.....

Hi,
My most painful accident with cuffs occured when I was 12years old. I had just got my first pair of " real " cuffs. They were Alcyons which I got from a mail order catalogue without my parents knowing. It was during my school summer holidays and my older brother was ment to be looking after me while my parents were at work. I managed to handcuff myself to my wardrobe door and the keys were out of reach on the bed. After shouting for my brother he decided to leave me in my state of plight and went out to play with his friends. After several hours of trying to loop that little key with a belt i decided to rip my wardrobe door of it's hindges. When my parents returned from work both my brother and myself both experienced the most painful handcuff accident but it also involved my father belt and our backsides.

Mark tells a story about his first REAL handcuffs and getting stuck for a long time. What is the longest amount of time you have been handcuffed for and what where the circumstances?

I wondered who had had nasty accidents whilst fiddling with handcuffs and if you would care to share, i ask because last night i managed to snap a pair of eights shut on my finger which now has a large chunk missing out of it and there is blood everywhere......not pleasant.....and then you try explaining that one at casualty (emergency room for those over the pond
) to make it worse the cuffs were in the locked position when they closed and the key had to be turned several times before i could release my finger....OUCH!!! so who else has had a painful experience in this way?

Hey BFW,

Knowing where, or on whom, my duty cuffs have been, I wouldn't let my kid's mouths anywhere near them. No telling where collector cuffs have been. Yuck!!!!

Did you boil them or something before letting the little guy nibble on them?