Bean Prison or Bean Patrolman???

Does anyone know if these are Bean Prison or Bean Patrolman handcuffs? If so, how can you tell???



Thanks in advance for your help. =)

Cheers, Mike D~C/

Due to the overall weight and heavier appearance of the bows (thickness) and chain link.

Steve Santini

Does anyone know if these are Bean Prison or Bean Patrolman handcuffs? If so, how can you tell???



Thanks in advance for your help. =)

Cheers, Mike D~C/

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Also, check the stamped dates (if visible):

"82" = Beans
"82/84" = Iver-Johnson

Does anyone know if these are Bean Prison or Bean Patrolman handcuffs? If so, how can you tell???



Thanks in advance for your help. =)

Cheers, Mike D~C/

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The Bean sizes and versions have been discussed at the Forum before. The easiest way to
tell the version is by looking at the hinges. There are a great number of Bean/Iver Johnson
versions and I have quite a few of them. I like them, it's very nice cuff!

One of the rarerst (Bean Giant excluded) is the Bean barrel key version.


Here is the old posting:
http://www.network54.com/Forum/261154/m ... n+versions

Cheers,

Lars

www.holstcollection.com

Does anyone know if these are Bean Prison or Bean Patrolman handcuffs? If so, how can you tell???



Thanks in advance for your help. =)

Cheers, Mike D~C/

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It is hard to tell in this picture, but the date is Nov. 28 82

So, they are Beans......but are they the Prisons, or Patrolmans? These are a bit bigger and heavier than another pair that I have; they have the date on the clevis (Nov 28' 82) pictured below:



I am pretty sure that the ones here are Patrolman's, so are the original ones I posted here Bean Prisons (based on the size and weight difference)? Sorry if I am misunderstanding what you guys have wrote.

Cheers, Mike D~C/

BTW, nice cuffs Lars!!!