Harvard Handcuffs.

I have been tryint to sort out the various types of Harvard Handcuffs. The standard books do not show them all. Models 0 and 1 are from the 1940's, model 2 from the 1950s.

Here is what I have so far:



Model 0
This is the first cuff. It has a wider than normal bow and a long linkage. It is rare.



Model 1 - No groove on bow. This is the most common model.



Model 1 - With groove on bow. This version is rather rare.



Model 2 - No groove on bow. This version is rather rare



Model 2 - Groove on bow


Do you have know of any other versions? If so please
post or email a picture to me.
thanks

Joe

I have a model 1a black with the Harvard name on the lockcase and one with the name on the movable bow.
1b are mostly Nickel plated, but I also have one chrome plated. Also have a model 2 with no groove on the front of the movable bows, but anti-shim groove and 2 detents on the rear of the cuff. Also a model 2 with groove front and rear, and it is marked Federal Laboratories, but is a Harvard model 2. These are all shown on my handcuffs CD.
Stan
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I have been tryint to sort out the various types of Harvard Handcuffs. The standard books do not show them all. Models 0 and 1 are from the 1940's, model 2 from the 1950s.

Here is what I have so far:



Model 0
This is the first cuff. It has a wider than normal bow and a long linkage. It is rare.



Model 1 - No groove on bow. This is the most common model.



Model 1 - With groove on bow. This version is rather rare.



Model 2 - No groove on bow. This version is rather rare



Model 2 - Groove on bow


Do you have know of any other versions? If so please
post or email a picture to me.
thanks

Joe

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I have a black (*) model 1a and also a nickel plated one and I noticed that there is a difference. My black one consists of three layers of steel (a thick one in the middle), while my nickel plated one consists of four (equal thick) layers. Please see picture. Is this common?





Regards,
Atame

(*) BTW: could anybody tell me why black is blue(d) in English?

I have been tryint to sort out the various types of Harvard Handcuffs. The standard books do not show them all. Models 0 and 1 are from the 1940's, model 2 from the 1950s.

Here is what I have so far:



Model 0
This is the first cuff. It has a wider than normal bow and a long linkage. It is rare.



Model 1 - No groove on bow. This is the most common model.



Model 1 - With groove on bow. This version is rather rare.



Model 2 - No groove on bow. This version is rather rare



Model 2 - Groove on bow


Do you have know of any other versions? If so please
post or email a picture to me.
thanks

Joe

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Hi Guenter:
I have a Black Harvard with 3 layers and one with 4. Also have Nickel plated ones with 4 layers and a chrome one with 3 layers. Maybe they made the 3 layer and 4 layer at different times.

Blue is NOT Black in English. There is a very old process called gun bluing that colors the barrels of guns a blueish black color. I suspect that the early Peerless cuffs made by S&W used the same process to color the cuffs as the guns, and used the term "blued".

Maybe someone has more info on this.
Stan

I have been tryint to sort out the various types of Harvard Handcuffs. The standard books do not show them all. Models 0 and 1 are from the 1940's, model 2 from the 1950s.

Here is what I have so far:



Model 0
This is the first cuff. It has a wider than normal bow and a long linkage. It is rare.



Model 1 - No groove on bow. This is the most common model.



Model 1 - With groove on bow. This version is rather rare.



Model 2 - No groove on bow. This version is rather rare



Model 2 - Groove on bow


Do you have know of any other versions? If so please
post or email a picture to me.
thanks

Joe

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Hi all,
It is on interest to note that only did Harvard use a differing number of plates to make up the thickness of the lockcase on it's handcuffs and leg irons but they also employed this practice with the locking pawls.

I have seen Harvards with 2 sections of metal for pawls, one single thick pawl, and even 4 thin slices of metal making up the pawl.

I have a theory which may explain this. Since we know Harvard was making cuffs during war time and metal was often in demand for items more important than restraints, it is likely that the suppliers of steel were only able to supply thicknesses of what was readily available or "on hand".

These sheets were delivered to the Harvard Lock Co. where the parts of the handcuffs and leg irons were stamped out and the cuffs were assembled. Not wishing to waste any of the precious metal, the folks at Harvard made use of almost every scrap even if such pieces were not originally intended for what they were pressed into service for.

i.e. we don't have a section left over thick enough to make a single wide locking pawl? No problem, just grab some of those thinner section left over and laminate them.

Just a theory but given the times in which Harvard made it's restraints it is a likely scenario.

Regards, Steve Santini

I have been tryint to sort out the various types of Harvard Handcuffs. The standard books do not show them all. Models 0 and 1 are from the 1940's, model 2 from the 1950s.

Here is what I have so far:



Model 0
This is the first cuff. It has a wider than normal bow and a long linkage. It is rare.



Model 1 - No groove on bow. This is the most common model.



Model 1 - With groove on bow. This version is rather rare.



Model 2 - No groove on bow. This version is rather rare



Model 2 - Groove on bow


Do you have know of any other versions? If so please
post or email a picture to me.
thanks

Joe

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How rare are the model 2 with the groove? About how much should one expect to pay if one should come up?

Tim