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American Munitions Co. handcuffs

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bob 23 Sep 2007
#1
I was doing some cleaning in my agencies armory and came across several pairs of handcuffs stamped "American Munitions Co."

I am trying to find out aprox. when these cuffs were manufactured.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Bob G.
New York State Park Police
germanhandcuffs 23 Sep 2007
#2
They must have been made before 1962. In that year American Munitions changed to American Handcuffs, if I'm correct.



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jq0 23 Sep 2007
#3
I was doing some cleaning in my agencies armory and came across several pairs of handcuffs stamped "American Munitions Co."

I am trying to find out aprox. when these cuffs were manufactured.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Bob G.
New York State Park Police
Some more info is needed to be accurate. Are they marked "American Munitions Company Chicago,Ill." or "American Munitions Company Fond Du Lac,Wis."? Do the keyholes go all the way through the cuffs or do they use the modern standard barrel key with a post inside the keyhole? If they use the barrel type keys, are the keys stamped out of a flat piece of steel and then turned down (octagon shaped key shaft) or do they have a perfectly round key shaft with a round flat bow attached? Pictures are always helpful too.