Now, let's do a few "oddities" that were made to be sold on Ebay and commissioned for private sales. First up, it this Quad Cuff. It is made of 4 sets of HWC Stainless Steel Cuffs. Th 2 bitted key also had to be made to open each side of the cuffs. In the stack, cuff #1 and cuff #4, have the backing plate of the cuff drilled out, so the key can go into the lock of the cuff just below it. Or above it, as in the case of cuff #4. The keys in this picture were a prototype to see if the design would work. It did! Ian McColl made two keys for this cuff, to replace the ones in the picture. This cuff is easier to see than it is to explain! LOL! This was made a sold to a customer on a private sale. Also sold in the picture is a design we call the Smith and Wesson Model 300R. R stands for Rigid, as you can imagine. This one is made by removing the hinge assemblies from a set of S&W M-300 hinged cuffs. Two plates are made for the center section, then drilled and pins that are made to go through the holes, that the hinges used to attach to, are added to hold everything together. The tops and bottoms are welded with a plug weld, that sort of resembles large rivets, in the center section. All made from stainless steel, this design has proved to be very strong. I have sold a couple of these, this last year.
Another oddity that we made was the stacked Peerless cuffs. The chain was replaced with a more substantial piece of chain, that is connected by two hand made steel rings. The cuff has a lock on the front, and one on the back. The hinge pins are hand made and pass through both sets of cuffs. I still have this one in my collection. But, a few others were made and sold through Ebay.
Here is a special made "black box" for use with a set of cuffs to make them into a transport cuff that doesnt have to be attached to a belly chain. This design uses a handmade "T" shaped plug to close and lock the box. It also features a machined swivel that is attached to the metal strap around the box. There is a connecting chain with a large ring, also added to the box. You can slide a set of leg irons through the ring to keep the prisoner's hands held low so they cant hit an officer or use their hand, effectively. The idea behind this was to allow for some movement during a long transport, while keeping the prisoner, still secured, I have sold several of these, around the world! All went into collections and were never used for actual police/security use.
For all of the assembly work, i once again, tip my hat and give my thanks to Steve Chace in Bloomington, IL. I often go up to the workshop at his place and have him make the designs in my head, into a reality! We both sell his work on Ebay. As you can imagine, most of these are either in collections or a intended for "personal" use. I could fill up several pages of examples that he has made for me! I bring him some crazy ideas and he tells me we can do it...or grabs onto my feet and pulls me back to reality! LOL! Much appreciated, Steve!
-Richard Knip-
