Cuff of the Day for April 1

Here is my cuff of the day. We would love to see one of yours.  It does not have to super rare, just a cuff you like.

My cuff for April 1, no fooling, is a Czech handcuff that I bought off eBay many years ago from a dealer in Prague.
It has a neat folding design with a novel swivel joining the two cuffs together.

Joe

Wow they look nice

Mo
Handcuffs collector

My cuff of the day is an early Gill cuff. The precursor to the Flash Action Manacle. It also has an extremely early serial number of #4. I bought this one from John Bushey and it's one of my favorites.

I have searched high and low all over the world but these are my most treasured cuffs

And you have the original box. . . amazing!

Gentleman really nice cuffs! Going along with Joe's odd folding cuff, Glenn's Gill and Mark's orignal box....  although I don't have the box for this cuff I tried to put them all together and this is what I came up with....this virus has to end I have to much time on my hands... So my cuff of the day comes with this ad for them
Only though mail order and at $4.50 

My cuff of the day, is one of Ian's replicas. Its the replica of the Houdini 1902 Bar Cuff. The key and lock mechanism, works just like a darby. This cuff, has a "gimmick" built into the natural design of it. There is a long spring that pushed the locking bolt into place and holds it, there. Due to the length and tension of the spring, you can bang one end of the cuff on the ground to force the spring to compress and pop the cuff open. Very well made piece.
-Richard Knip-

My favorite is a pair of Smith & Wesson Model 926 Airweight, engraved by Smith & Wesson Master Engraver Domingos Joaquim. 
DJ as he was known, engraved these for a Springfield, Mass. Police Department Detective. Upon seeing the final project, the Detective 
decided they were not suited for him to carry due to the "nude lady" images engraved on the cuffs. The "nude lady" was one of DJ's 
trademarks. This set was then purchased by the S&W Historian in 1982 and remained in his collection until I purchased them from him
in 2107.
Dave

Awesome!!!  I wish my hunting would return such treasures!! 

 
 
Back in time, I used to post April fool’s jokes. Some of you might remember a joke about a few Kakola found in Finland and I asked to put up people on a list.
In the present situation with Covid-19, chaos and death; I refrain from posting a joke.
 
Today’s cuff is one of my very favorites in the collection. They are of German origin and possibly made by Karl Schwertfeger in Hannover. One bow is tamped "82" which I believe is 1882 (year of patent or year of manufacture). Most likely, these cuffs are the prototype to the famous Finnish "Kakola" as they have a similar lock construction. I will come back to the "Kakola" later on.
 
These cuffs were one of the ten selected cuffs in “Cuffs of the year” in 2012 and were once owned by former fellow and longtime collector Ray McKee. Ray was a true gentleman and a very kind man. We had lots of communication back in time and Ray taught me a lot. Ray sadly got sick and passed in February 2013.
 
Then, another great friend and fellow collector; Damon Shields, helped me to buy these great cuffs from Ray’s daughter. Damon, thanks again!
 
These handcuffs are not only ultra-rare, the story behind them add even more to the feeling. I have a piece of Ray in my drawer and I think of him every time I see them. I really miss him a lot!