smith and wesson

hi all, at the risk of stirring up a hornets nest, or being shouted at, can anyone explain to me the s+w timeline, model numbers etc, i have several model 90's, were there any earlier types/models, if not, why start at 90's?, also im interested in knowing how many types of 94's were made, also what brought about this higher security cuff, were they made for a specific historical event?, (ie the vietnam war?), how are the model 100's put together, are they welded, or silver soldered together, are the punch marks holding them together?, maybe ian mccoll can help on this one, any and all info is wanted by me, a collector who dos'nt know it all.....yet...lol...ttfn.chris.

oh, forgot to mention.....joe, the peerless and any other modern cuff book, would be great, is it just me, or do the manufactures of modern cuffs not know or care what they are making?, hiatts are an exception, the luftwaffe took very special care of their records in 1940! after all todays cuffs are tomorrows collectables.....chris.

hi all, at the risk of stirring up a hornets nest, or being shouted at, can anyone explain to me the s+w timeline, model numbers etc, i have several model 90's, were there any earlier types/models, if not, why start at 90's?, also im interested in knowing how many types of 94's were made, also what brought about this higher security cuff, were they made for a specific historical event?, (ie the vietnam war?), how are the model 100's put together, are they welded, or silver soldered together, are the punch marks holding them together?, maybe ian mccoll can help on this one, any and all info is wanted by me, a collector who dos'nt know it all.....yet...lol...ttfn.chris.

Hi Chris, to my knowledge the indentation holes ( which force a section of steel to the opposite side) are used to align the outer casings to the middle, These seem to be a friction fit as well and the cuffs are welded ( some form of silver solder)

As to serial numbers, I record them when I work on these cuffs.

I have noted twice now, the the same number has been used on two sperate occasions on the 104 cuffs.

Ian

hi all, at the risk of stirring up a hornets nest, or being shouted at, can anyone explain to me the s+w timeline, model numbers etc, i have several model 90's, were there any earlier types/models, if not, why start at 90's?, also im interested in knowing how many types of 94's were made, also what brought about this higher security cuff, were they made for a specific historical event?, (ie the vietnam war?), how are the model 100's put together, are they welded, or silver soldered together, are the punch marks holding them together?, maybe ian mccoll can help on this one, any and all info is wanted by me, a collector who dos'nt know it all.....yet...lol...ttfn.chris.

thanks ian for the info, i've noticed this "punch" type of alignment system before on the fury/alcyon cuffs, also you say you work on the 104 cuffs, are there problems with this type of s+w cuff, thanks again, chris.

hi all, at the risk of stirring up a hornets nest, or being shouted at, can anyone explain to me the s+w timeline, model numbers etc, i have several model 90's, were there any earlier types/models, if not, why start at 90's?, also im interested in knowing how many types of 94's were made, also what brought about this higher security cuff, were they made for a specific historical event?, (ie the vietnam war?), how are the model 100's put together, are they welded, or silver soldered together, are the punch marks holding them together?, maybe ian mccoll can help on this one, any and all info is wanted by me, a collector who dos'nt know it all.....yet...lol...ttfn.chris.

Hi, my work with the S&W cuffs has never involved repairs. This brand is probably one of the best for simplicity of mechanism, in that it should never fail. The workmanship is exellent and the materials and function.

I don't get to see that many Peerless cuffs and I know they have made improvement but about 15 years ago, their 10 ounce cuff left a lot to be desired.

Ian