Yugoslavia Handcuff

I have not been able to add any new cuffs to the collection lately with the exception of the new SHN cuffs.
I have many swing thru cuffs from all over the world and most are just not too exciting.

I finally added a vintage item to the collection and am pretty enamored with this one for 3 reasons.
Functionally, a standard Peerless key opens the cuff when inserted one way and will double lock the cuff when the key is removed and inserted 180 degrees.
I originally thought I would have to make a Muhelfeld style key but was delighted to discover that its opening and locking procedure is much less complicated and the key was super easy to find.
I have never seen another cuff with this dual key positioning feature before.  The cheap thumbcuffs work similar but they typically have 2 key posts.

An other cool thing about these is the logo and date (1954).  I've never seen another cuff with this logo and/or date which is my birth year.

The 3rd reason that these are cool is that I do not believe I ever have any cuffs from Yugoslavia, let alone seen any.  As I mentioned the 1954 thing, my mind might be cloudy about knowing of any Yugo cuffs.  If you have any, please share here.

These are very well made and is on par with older S&W or Peerless cuff manufacturing processes.


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А similar keyhole can be found in the old Russian handcuffs, the predecessor of the modern BRS-1

The same type of idea with this Brass V Key Chinese cuff I got from Stan. One side of the V unlocks the double lock and the other side of the V unlocks the cuffs.
-Richard Knip-

Interesting, but in my cuff, you have to remove the key and turn it 180 and reinsert.

Nice cuffs!

Early modifications of Russian handcuffs BRS-1. On the left is the earliest and  rare modification. The internal structure of the lock is identical to Peerless, a double key opens both the double lock  and the lock in half a turn. You can remove the double lock  by turning the standard key in one direction, and then open the lock in the other. On the right is a later, also discontinued model. The lock is of a fundamentally different design, but still a double key allows you unlock the double lock  and open it in fewer turns compared to a standard key

Well actually you' ve had  have some stuff from Yugoslavia in your collection. GKG Kuclar for example...

I have seen these on ebay, but they have already been sold. Nice trophy, Mark! I am glad that it came into your hands. Even though I come from the former Yugoslavia and I have been a regular on most of the auction sites from the area, I have never come across a pair of those. I have seen the Yugo crest engraved on guns, and other pieces of military equipment, so they are 100% genuine!

Borut Volk

Borut,
Yes, you are right.
Thank you for reminding me.
I have them as listed as Slovenian and don't always connect their origin as Yugoslavian.
I was really happy to have found the 1954 cuffs on eBay and they came shipped thru DHL and took about 4 days to get to me.

It has been a while and I hope you are well.  Now that it is springtime, I hope your winter was not too harsh.
If you have some extra time, please post some of your rare cuffs from the region.  Actually, post a pic or two from your town.
I know the area is VERY beautiful!

Yugoslavia was a federal country very similar to the USA, only that we had communist/socialist government. It consisted of six federal countries (Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia), each one with their own authorities, which were responsible to the federal government, situated in Belgrade (the capitol of Serbia). At the end of the 1980's economic crisis and rise of the nationalisms (especially Serbian) led to the phase where all of the federal countries claimed their independence. The breaking of the Yugoslavia led to a very bloody war between Serbs, Croats and Bosnians... To sum up the result of the Yugo decay is that now we have 6 independent countries in the area.