Heteka Club

I am back in the Heteka Club.

A few years ago, I won one of these on eBay, thinking it was a blued Konepaja Voima.
Stan and I got into a trade and I later found out that it was not a Konepaja Voima, but a Heteka, which I was not familiar with.
I can't remember what I traded for, but from that moment on, I was looking to replace it.
Yesterday, a nice example with original key arrived and thought I would share this with you as it is on the rare side and many have not heard of it.
I know Lars has one as it appears on Yossi's site.
My original Heteka that went to Stan, has changed hands again, and is in another fine collection.
I am not sure how many more there are, but there should be quite a few as production of these lasted for close to 20 years.
Heteka was most famous for steel furniture, specializing in bedding.
How or why they decided to make handcuffs is unclear.
The Konepaja Voima cuffs are slightly bulkier and do not appear to be made the same as the Heteka.
I theorized that perhaps Heteka got hold of the manufacturing equipment from the producers of the Konepaja Voimas and resumed production, but this does not seem to be the case.
Brad Darling wrote a very nice article on H&R Supers and their predecessor, Konepaja Voima but it did not mention the Hetekas. He showed a picture of a blued model 123 and I have never seen one of those.
If anyone has more info to share about these, please pass along what you have.

mark
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Very nice cuff indeed.

I am back in the Heteka Club.

A few years ago, I won one of these on eBay, thinking it was a blued Konepaja Voima.
Stan and I got into a trade and I later found out that it was not a Konepaja Voima, but a Heteka, which I was not familiar with.
I can't remember what I traded for, but from that moment on, I was looking to replace it.
Yesterday, a nice example with original key arrived and thought I would share this with you as it is on the rare side and many have not heard of it.
I know Lars has one as it appears on Yossi's site.
My original Heteka that went to Stan, has changed hands again, and is in another fine collection.
I am not sure how many more there are, but there should be quite a few as production of these lasted for close to 20 years.
Heteka was most famous for steel furniture, specializing in bedding.
How or why they decided to make handcuffs is unclear.
The Konepaja Voima cuffs are slightly bulkier and do not appear to be made the same as the Heteka.
I theorized that perhaps Heteka got hold of the manufacturing equipment from the producers of the Konepaja Voimas and resumed production, but this does not seem to be the case.
Brad Darling wrote a very nice article on H&R Supers and their predecessor, Konepaja Voima but it did not mention the Hetekas. He showed a picture of a blued model 123 and I have never seen one of those.
If anyone has more info to share about these, please pass along what you have.

mark
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Here is a photo of the three cuffs, (Heteka, Konepaja Voima, and H&R). They very similar but up close you can see the difference.

Damon

I am back in the Heteka Club.

A few years ago, I won one of these on eBay, thinking it was a blued Konepaja Voima.
Stan and I got into a trade and I later found out that it was not a Konepaja Voima, but a Heteka, which I was not familiar with.
I can't remember what I traded for, but from that moment on, I was looking to replace it.
Yesterday, a nice example with original key arrived and thought I would share this with you as it is on the rare side and many have not heard of it.
I know Lars has one as it appears on Yossi's site.
My original Heteka that went to Stan, has changed hands again, and is in another fine collection.
I am not sure how many more there are, but there should be quite a few as production of these lasted for close to 20 years.
Heteka was most famous for steel furniture, specializing in bedding.
How or why they decided to make handcuffs is unclear.
The Konepaja Voima cuffs are slightly bulkier and do not appear to be made the same as the Heteka.
I theorized that perhaps Heteka got hold of the manufacturing equipment from the producers of the Konepaja Voimas and resumed production, but this does not seem to be the case.
Brad Darling wrote a very nice article on H&R Supers and their predecessor, Konepaja Voima but it did not mention the Hetekas. He showed a picture of a blued model 123 and I have never seen one of those.
If anyone has more info to share about these, please pass along what you have.

mark
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Good comparison pic!
I notice the Hetica is not machined as well as the other two where the swivel joins with the lock body. It fits a little bit sloppy and is hard to get the key inserted.
But all in all, not too bad for a bed manufacturer.


mark
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I am back in the Heteka Club.

A few years ago, I won one of these on eBay, thinking it was a blued Konepaja Voima.
Stan and I got into a trade and I later found out that it was not a Konepaja Voima, but a Heteka, which I was not familiar with.
I can't remember what I traded for, but from that moment on, I was looking to replace it.
Yesterday, a nice example with original key arrived and thought I would share this with you as it is on the rare side and many have not heard of it.
I know Lars has one as it appears on Yossi's site.
My original Heteka that went to Stan, has changed hands again, and is in another fine collection.
I am not sure how many more there are, but there should be quite a few as production of these lasted for close to 20 years.
Heteka was most famous for steel furniture, specializing in bedding.
How or why they decided to make handcuffs is unclear.
The Konepaja Voima cuffs are slightly bulkier and do not appear to be made the same as the Heteka.
I theorized that perhaps Heteka got hold of the manufacturing equipment from the producers of the Konepaja Voimas and resumed production, but this does not seem to be the case.
Brad Darling wrote a very nice article on H&R Supers and their predecessor, Konepaja Voima but it did not mention the Hetekas. He showed a picture of a blued model 123 and I have never seen one of those.
If anyone has more info to share about these, please pass along what you have.

mark
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One interesting difference is that the Heteka has a two teeth pawl compared to only one on the Konepaja (bottom)
and the H&R.

Lars

I am back in the Heteka Club.

A few years ago, I won one of these on eBay, thinking it was a blued Konepaja Voima.
Stan and I got into a trade and I later found out that it was not a Konepaja Voima, but a Heteka, which I was not familiar with.
I can't remember what I traded for, but from that moment on, I was looking to replace it.
Yesterday, a nice example with original key arrived and thought I would share this with you as it is on the rare side and many have not heard of it.
I know Lars has one as it appears on Yossi's site.
My original Heteka that went to Stan, has changed hands again, and is in another fine collection.
I am not sure how many more there are, but there should be quite a few as production of these lasted for close to 20 years.
Heteka was most famous for steel furniture, specializing in bedding.
How or why they decided to make handcuffs is unclear.
The Konepaja Voima cuffs are slightly bulkier and do not appear to be made the same as the Heteka.
I theorized that perhaps Heteka got hold of the manufacturing equipment from the producers of the Konepaja Voimas and resumed production, but this does not seem to be the case.
Brad Darling wrote a very nice article on H&R Supers and their predecessor, Konepaja Voima but it did not mention the Hetekas. He showed a picture of a blued model 123 and I have never seen one of those.
If anyone has more info to share about these, please pass along what you have.

mark
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Hi Lars,
The top picture is confusing to me.
Are you saying that the Heteca has 2 ratchet teeth that engages and makes contact with the bow?
In your picture I see a single ratchet with a 2 prong ratchet tooth with the center portion cut out.
It appears to grab the bow at the inside and outside portions of the ratchet tooth.
Kind of like how a Bean Cobb grabs the bow.


mark
O--O

I am back in the Heteka Club.

A few years ago, I won one of these on eBay, thinking it was a blued Konepaja Voima.
Stan and I got into a trade and I later found out that it was not a Konepaja Voima, but a Heteka, which I was not familiar with.
I can't remember what I traded for, but from that moment on, I was looking to replace it.
Yesterday, a nice example with original key arrived and thought I would share this with you as it is on the rare side and many have not heard of it.
I know Lars has one as it appears on Yossi's site.
My original Heteka that went to Stan, has changed hands again, and is in another fine collection.
I am not sure how many more there are, but there should be quite a few as production of these lasted for close to 20 years.
Heteka was most famous for steel furniture, specializing in bedding.
How or why they decided to make handcuffs is unclear.
The Konepaja Voima cuffs are slightly bulkier and do not appear to be made the same as the Heteka.
I theorized that perhaps Heteka got hold of the manufacturing equipment from the producers of the Konepaja Voimas and resumed production, but this does not seem to be the case.
Brad Darling wrote a very nice article on H&R Supers and their predecessor, Konepaja Voima but it did not mention the Hetekas. He showed a picture of a blued model 123 and I have never seen one of those.
If anyone has more info to share about these, please pass along what you have.

mark
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Lars,
I made a picture to ask the question easier to understand.
Are the 2 ratchet teeth you are referring to at "A" or at "B"?





Mark
O--O

I am back in the Heteka Club.

A few years ago, I won one of these on eBay, thinking it was a blued Konepaja Voima.
Stan and I got into a trade and I later found out that it was not a Konepaja Voima, but a Heteka, which I was not familiar with.
I can't remember what I traded for, but from that moment on, I was looking to replace it.
Yesterday, a nice example with original key arrived and thought I would share this with you as it is on the rare side and many have not heard of it.
I know Lars has one as it appears on Yossi's site.
My original Heteka that went to Stan, has changed hands again, and is in another fine collection.
I am not sure how many more there are, but there should be quite a few as production of these lasted for close to 20 years.
Heteka was most famous for steel furniture, specializing in bedding.
How or why they decided to make handcuffs is unclear.
The Konepaja Voima cuffs are slightly bulkier and do not appear to be made the same as the Heteka.
I theorized that perhaps Heteka got hold of the manufacturing equipment from the producers of the Konepaja Voimas and resumed production, but this does not seem to be the case.
Brad Darling wrote a very nice article on H&R Supers and their predecessor, Konepaja Voima but it did not mention the Hetekas. He showed a picture of a blued model 123 and I have never seen one of those.
If anyone has more info to share about these, please pass along what you have.

mark
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"A" is the detent that the ditched bow travels through.
B is the 2 ratchet teeth that you describe.
The detents look angled teeth in your photo....but they are going the wrong way if they were attached to the ratchet.
Disregard the above 2 posts


mark
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I am back in the Heteka Club.

A few years ago, I won one of these on eBay, thinking it was a blued Konepaja Voima.
Stan and I got into a trade and I later found out that it was not a Konepaja Voima, but a Heteka, which I was not familiar with.
I can't remember what I traded for, but from that moment on, I was looking to replace it.
Yesterday, a nice example with original key arrived and thought I would share this with you as it is on the rare side and many have not heard of it.
I know Lars has one as it appears on Yossi's site.
My original Heteka that went to Stan, has changed hands again, and is in another fine collection.
I am not sure how many more there are, but there should be quite a few as production of these lasted for close to 20 years.
Heteka was most famous for steel furniture, specializing in bedding.
How or why they decided to make handcuffs is unclear.
The Konepaja Voima cuffs are slightly bulkier and do not appear to be made the same as the Heteka.
I theorized that perhaps Heteka got hold of the manufacturing equipment from the producers of the Konepaja Voimas and resumed production, but this does not seem to be the case.
Brad Darling wrote a very nice article on H&R Supers and their predecessor, Konepaja Voima but it did not mention the Hetekas. He showed a picture of a blued model 123 and I have never seen one of those.
If anyone has more info to share about these, please pass along what you have.

mark
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Hi Mark,

I like your thoughts and you are right.
Those small pieces on each side are dents for the grooves in the bow. They are very tiny.
It's my fault, the picture is not very clear to read.

I just had to pick up my Heteka from the drawer and see for myself as the posted picture is old and bad.
What I like with the Heteka is the very smooth action, much smoother than H&R and even the KV.

Not much are known about them. As you stated, the company manufactured steel beds which were very popular in Finland.
I've been told they have been used by the Finnish law enforcement before they switched over to S&W.

Cheers,

Lars