The Amazing Michael
#1Hello, I have a nice ball and chain that I am considering selling. This ball and chain has a Bean Patrolman leg iron on it (about 90-95% nickel plating is left on the cuff), it is in great working condition; the springs are very strong, it locks tight on all 4 positions and does not pull open at all, it has a working key (original-?), but it looks like someone at some point has opened the lock case from the bottom, repaired it and re-peened the lock case pins (see photos below....there are clear up close photos of this area) However, the hinge and clevis area show no evidence of ever being worked on; they look great. The chain has several hand forged oblong links on it and a longer section of twist chain that looks like it was from the Bean Patrolman leg irons (about 70% of the nickel plating remains on it) and every link in the chain, large and small, twist and oblong, is forge welded. The ball is solid cast steel and weighs 14 pounds (the whole unit weighs about 16 pounds). The ball and chain itself has a beautiful baby-smooth dark brown patina.....take a look at the pictures below:
You can E-mail questions and/or offers to mindhunter42 @ hotmail.com. Thanks for looking.
Cheers, Mike D~C/
You can E-mail questions and/or offers to mindhunter42 @ hotmail.com. Thanks for looking.
Cheers, Mike D~C/
