Chinese Cuffs

Is anyone here an expert on Chinese handcuffs?
Are any of these NOT Chinese?
Any info welcome.






All appear to be brass except the second one.
Cheers
Paul

Paul,
I would say that all are Chinese except maybe the peerless style cuff. That one could be Chinese but it could be Korean or from Hong Kong (before it reverted back to a Chinese state)
The large post key is typical for a Taiwanese cuff and I would say that this is exactly what it is. The problem is in the dating of the cuff.

It it was made before the end of World War ll, it would be a Japanese cuff as Taiwan was under Japanese rule. If manufactured after the war, it would be a Chinese cuff as the Republic of China was founded and placed their government seat in Taiwan.

The changes in this region does make it hard to state exactly how an item's nationality should be listed. It is almost equal to the Finland/Russia problem.

Lets just say that it is Asian.

The rest of the pictured cuffs were most likely made in Shen Yang. This city has many of the country's police academies within its boundaries as well as a brass foundry. There are so many variations of cuffs that were produced there over the years.

Hope this help answer your question


mark
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Is anyone here an expert on Chinese handcuffs?
Are any of these NOT Chinese?
Any info welcome.






All appear to be brass except the second one.
Cheers
Paul

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I will not state me as an expert on Chinese restraints but I agree with Mark. Some of the handcuffs can easy be identified by the Chinese marking as on my picture. I have a friend who has a Chinese girlfriend and I once asked her what does those symbols mean?

She told me it was the sign for property of the "Chinese Police"




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Johan Ahlberg

Is anyone here an expert on Chinese handcuffs?
Are any of these NOT Chinese?
Any info welcome.






All appear to be brass except the second one.
Cheers
Paul

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I too agree with Mark. The quality of the cuffs are nice and some have markings and some do not (at least the ones I have).

Does anyone have a key to fit the the cuffs in the first picture for the pin tumbler lock? If so please drop me an email.

Ron

Is anyone here an expert on Chinese handcuffs?
Are any of these NOT Chinese?
Any info welcome.






All appear to be brass except the second one.
Cheers
Paul

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Good day PAUL,I received your photo post and commented on it in Facebook but i can not see your comments on my photo post i sent to you on your wall or mine!

LK D~D

Is anyone here an expert on Chinese handcuffs?
Are any of these NOT Chinese?
Any info welcome.






All appear to be brass except the second one.
Cheers
Paul

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Thanks Guys much appreciated.
Paul