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ColdSteelCuffs 10 Mar 2006
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Our Friend(s) in Germany are holding out on the Goodies!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Bavarian-H-S-Justic ... dZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Heavy-Metal-Han ... dZViewItem
Anonymous 10 Mar 2006
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http://www.victorworks.net/
edri 10 Mar 2006
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Yup those are Vitorworks. I was bidding on a collar from them on ebay through Austinate back in December. That is until I found out what they really cost. The collar at the time sold for over $300 US, not bad for something that cost $35 delivered from the manufacturer. Austinate once told me it takes about 8-10 weeks to get the stock out of pakistan.
I have a pair of darby cuffs from them that are really nice actually, scheffield pattern darby cuffs in a nice nickel finish. While certainly not old, they are nonetheless really nice cuffs.

Given the super high margins I had considered buying a lot of them to sell to the S&M market. As a result I still have a relatively current pricelist for their stuff.Not all that collectable, and since currently not produced not rare, but a nice product nonetheless.

Edri
Novice 11 Mar 2006
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Given the inflammatory nature of the notice they have on their home page, I'm not at all sure I'd want to give those guys my business.
larho01 11 Mar 2006
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I checked their web site too and came to the same conclution.

Lars
Brad Darling 11 Mar 2006
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They want somebody prosecuted to the "fullest extent of the law" for free speech????

Guess they'll never understand that in the real world free speech, no matter how offensive or stupid, is a cherished right, not a crime.

Funny, those kind of folks don't seem to get upset at all when one of their kindred makes some outrageous, or even outright lying statement about Christians, Jews or Buddhists. Or for that matter, murders any of them for the terrible act of disagreeing with them.

So what if I wanted them punished to the fullest extent of the law for their vitriolic, untrue comdemnation of the Danes on their web page? Would that be unfair or somehow more stupid than their foray into religious politics?

Isn't this the outfit that Rick Silmster, when he was still with us, had the horrible buccolic exchange with?

Now I suppose I'm going to get a fatwa proclaimed against me and get my house bombed.

Who needs them...
Steve Santini 11 Mar 2006
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Rick Silmser had horrible exchanges with many people when he was with us.

On a note more related to the original topic, this site used to have an opening statement that condemned to death all those who have offended!

At least this stance has somewhat softened.

Can you imagine seeing the same thing from firms operating in the southern states "Bible Belt" everytime someone took the name of Christ in vian?

Wow.

The carnage would be extensive to be sure!

Steve Santini

Sir Gitmo Hiatts 11 Mar 2006
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Atame, step forward and defend these persecuted terrorists from such defamation. First, they are forced to wear Hiatts while in custody, now this..... Unthinkable.
Atame 12 Mar 2006
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"Sir Gitmo Hiatts",

on the one hand - like everyone who enjoys living in a democratic country - I am of course against those unacceptable demands like calling for death penalty as minimum penalty for blasphemy. The Middle Ages are long over!

But on the other hand I appreciate that Victor Works have weaken their original opening statement a lot. We cannot forbid VW to write such a declaration on their site but in the same breath demand the right for free speech.

I can understand that their religious feelings are hurt. Here in the West, especially in western Europe, the sense for religion is vanishing more and more and so such demands are strange in our eyes. But BTW replacing Darwin's theory of evolution by the Bible's genesis in biology books at school, like it is demanded by US Christian fanatics, is IMO not less strange.

And that you, "Sir Gitmo Hiatts", equate every religious Muslim with a persecuted terrorist is very dumb and does not help the international understanding at all!

Regards,
Guenter aka Atame
Steve Santini 12 Mar 2006
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Well spoken Atame!

Steve Santini
edri 12 Mar 2006
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In all the times I have been to this site ( and it's been a few since november or so) I've never noticed such a statement ontheir site. I never would have looked at their products in the same light had I.

Edri
Anonymous 12 Mar 2006
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I have been modestly collecting for a year or so. I will never have the money to buy originals, but have bought a few reproductions of "classic" handcuffs, knowing they are reproductions.

Can someone tell me how to tell the difference between something made by Victor and the others so I will hereafter know what NOT to buy?
Sir Gitmo Hiatts 12 Mar 2006
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Well said, Atame. You responded exactly as I had expected and completely proved my point.
Atame 12 Mar 2006
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Hi All,

yesterday I have seen a very interesting documentation on TV about Pakistan. Pakistan is chancing at the moment. They do the splits on the one hand keeping their traditions and values and on the other hand draw nearer to the west. Pakistani TV has a big influence on the people. Thanks to cable networks Pakistani people are now able to see Indian TV (almost the same language, so they can understand everything) and Indian TV is very modern. Moreover Pakistani TV (which is free and not controlled by state or religious parties) itself is getting more and more modern (informative, critical, even provoking) - this is no easy task, some TV productions even caused violent acts from religious fanatics but such violent fanatics are a minority in Pakistan. In this documentation about Pakistan you could see that the majority of Pakistani is very friendly, helpfully and hospitable. There is a very successful reality series in Pakistani TV about an Englishmen in Pakistan who tries to live like a Pakistani, its title is "George ka Pakistan". George said that wherever he was in Pakistan, he always made the best experiences - helpful, friendly people who tried to fully integrate George.

The world is changing, Pakistan is changing. So we need a little patient and should remember that the Inquisition executed their last death penalty in Spain in 1826 - Thatย’s 180 years ago - only a small drop of time, considering that (according to current scientific knowledge) it is believed that the first men start to walk on Earth about 7,000,000 years ago.

Best regards,
Guenter aka Atame
Anonymous 12 Mar 2006
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More apolgies, more propaganda, more BS.
Atame 12 Mar 2006
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Ey, Anonymous, you poor little coward. Stay to your words or shut your mouth!

Guenter
Anonymous 12 Mar 2006
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You are the coward, simple one. Your words prove it. Your country's legacy has be come one of cowardice as well. From fascism to cowardice. Nice legacy.
Anonymous 12 Mar 2006
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Atame, the hot-headed Nazi is exposed. What happened to your mantra of "free speech and tolerance"? Free for you and the terrorists, but not others. You go after others for their (non-cuff related) views. That makes you fair game. You get what you give. You are a sham.
Sir Gitmo Hiatts 12 Mar 2006
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Previous message brought to you by Sir Gitmo Hiatts.
Steve Santini 12 Mar 2006
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My good God!

Whoever you are, I think you owe Atame a very deep and sincerely worded apology.

As a person whose inlaws are German, I can tell you that the word "Nazi" is about as offensive a term or insult that can be levelled at any Germanic person.

This is shameful!

IMHO, Atame was trying to present a tolerant view point showing that not all people are simply one way or the other.

You cannot paint all people or races with the same brush.

If more people thought the same way as Atame there would probably be less propaganda and far fewer wars and killings on this planet.

Certainly everyone is entitled to thier own viewpoint and there is no excuse for insults or name calling for people who hold differing points or opinions.

Steve Santini
Atame 12 Mar 2006
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Dear Steve,

I thank you so much for your kind words and all your support .

I will not respond to the insults, because that would mean that I would pay attention to them. And so I better use the chance to wish you and your family a nice Sunday and a peaceful week - maybe full of exciting Darkmaster escape thrill!

Best regards to you and all my other collector-fiends worldwide,
Guenter

PS: as I know Joe, this thread - or at least the "more political" parts will not last very long here on the Forum - what is good so, because this is not the place for hatred and defamation.