I got lucky on EBay and bought a pair of Smith & Wesson Model 926 Airweight Handcuffs. The auction had a "buy-it-now" price of $45 and they came with the original box! They are used but in very good condition. I have been looking for a pair of Aluminum Smith & Wesson cuffs for a number of years, but the price was always too high.
I assume these are 1970's vintage, but if anyone has a better estimate of the age, please let me know.
Steve
A few years ago I decided to add some reasonably priced cuffs to my collection on my birthday. By chance, the son of a deceased Philadelphia police officer was auctioning several of his dad's items on the bay, including a pair of near factory condition S&W cuffs sans box. I had noticed that the stampings were different and had him perform the magnet test. He reported that the magnet did not adhere, and I won the auction for about $50 including postage. He couldn't locate the original keys, so he was good enough to include a stainless steel Safariland belt keeper key with the cuffs. This was really icing on the cake so to speak.
I've since learned that there are several stamping variations, and a few were actually made with a large raised rivet at the pivot point. You can see these in this
thread.
Jason
