The Real Bangkok Hilton - Permanent Shackles used in Thailand Prison

If anyone have seen the BBC documentary "The Real Bangkok Hilton", you may noticed that the inmates are bolted in permanent shackles while serving their time at the Bangkwang Prison. I travelled to Bangkok a few times after I watched that documentary and always ask about these shackles when I stroll the police gear street. My first attempt was a failure due to language barrier. During my second visit, I printed out captures from the documentary to show the people and they looked they understood what I mean. On my third visit, they handed me a wrapped box and I thought it was the shackles. After i opened it, it was a pair of Peerless style leg irons made in Taiwan. Then I used my body language doing the gesture of hammering, pounding... and finally they understood what I mean.

My recent visit to Bangkok last week was a fruitful one. The guy were able to get another Thai who speaks a little English to be our bridge of communication. To my understanding, the shop keeper is able to get those shackles (in many countries, with $$, eveerything is possible). I also told them my request, I want unused shackles. It seems that we have mutual understanding now.

From the documentary, the shackles has an oval shape with 15-18 inches apart. It came in 2 versions (as seen from the documentary), one with smaller chain links like the AHC leg irons' chain and the other has 4 or 5 chain links each of about 3 inches long (similiar to the end link of the Martin Link). Judging form the image on TV, the weight shall not be as heavy as the Taiwan's shackles.

After I returned home, I called the "bridge" a few times and to my understanding, the store keeper can get them and send to me. He have not quote me the price yet, but I have told him to get as many as he can.

I will update you with more about this shackle and if anyone have pictures of this kind of Thai shackles, please send it to me (asiancuffs@hotmail.com) as I only have very limited information on this (only from the documentary, no close ups), so that I can compare to what he gets for me.

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If anyone have seen the BBC documentary "The Real Bangkok Hilton", you may noticed that the inmates are bolted in permanent shackles while serving their time at the Bangkwang Prison. I travelled to Bangkok a few times after I watched that documentary and always ask about these shackles when I stroll the police gear street. My first attempt was a failure due to language barrier. During my second visit, I printed out captures from the documentary to show the people and they looked they understood what I mean. On my third visit, they handed me a wrapped box and I thought it was the shackles. After i opened it, it was a pair of Peerless style leg irons made in Taiwan. Then I used my body language doing the gesture of hammering, pounding... and finally they understood what I mean.

My recent visit to Bangkok last week was a fruitful one. The guy were able to get another Thai who speaks a little English to be our bridge of communication. To my understanding, the shop keeper is able to get those shackles (in many countries, with $$, eveerything is possible). I also told them my request, I want unused shackles. It seems that we have mutual understanding now.

From the documentary, the shackles has an oval shape with 15-18 inches apart. It came in 2 versions (as seen from the documentary), one with smaller chain links like the AHC leg irons' chain and the other has 4 or 5 chain links each of about 3 inches long (similiar to the end link of the Martin Link). Judging form the image on TV, the weight shall not be as heavy as the Taiwan's shackles.

After I returned home, I called the "bridge" a few times and to my understanding, the store keeper can get them and send to me. He have not quote me the price yet, but I have told him to get as many as he can.

I will update you with more about this shackle and if anyone have pictures of this kind of Thai shackles, please send it to me (asiancuffs@hotmail.com) as I only have very limited information on this (only from the documentary, no close ups), so that I can compare to what he gets for me.

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Well did you get them? If so will you be selling any and can you provide pictures?

If anyone have seen the BBC documentary "The Real Bangkok Hilton", you may noticed that the inmates are bolted in permanent shackles while serving their time at the Bangkwang Prison. I travelled to Bangkok a few times after I watched that documentary and always ask about these shackles when I stroll the police gear street. My first attempt was a failure due to language barrier. During my second visit, I printed out captures from the documentary to show the people and they looked they understood what I mean. On my third visit, they handed me a wrapped box and I thought it was the shackles. After i opened it, it was a pair of Peerless style leg irons made in Taiwan. Then I used my body language doing the gesture of hammering, pounding... and finally they understood what I mean.

My recent visit to Bangkok last week was a fruitful one. The guy were able to get another Thai who speaks a little English to be our bridge of communication. To my understanding, the shop keeper is able to get those shackles (in many countries, with $$, eveerything is possible). I also told them my request, I want unused shackles. It seems that we have mutual understanding now.

From the documentary, the shackles has an oval shape with 15-18 inches apart. It came in 2 versions (as seen from the documentary), one with smaller chain links like the AHC leg irons' chain and the other has 4 or 5 chain links each of about 3 inches long (similiar to the end link of the Martin Link). Judging form the image on TV, the weight shall not be as heavy as the Taiwan's shackles.

After I returned home, I called the "bridge" a few times and to my understanding, the store keeper can get them and send to me. He have not quote me the price yet, but I have told him to get as many as he can.

I will update you with more about this shackle and if anyone have pictures of this kind of Thai shackles, please send it to me (asiancuffs@hotmail.com) as I only have very limited information on this (only from the documentary, no close ups), so that I can compare to what he gets for me.

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Well did you get them? If so will you be selling any and can you provide pictures?