S&W 'single-slot' M-100, how long were they produced?

I was fortunate enough to pick up a very nice pair of the early Smith & Wesson Model 100 handcuffs with the double-locking slot on only the keyhole side.

Does anyone know how exactly long these were made before the slot was added to the other side?

Unfortunately I have no idea when or how long they have been made. But I have one for sale or trade (see picture - serial number is "005362"). If you are interested, please send me an offer by e-mail.

Best regards,
Guenter aka Atame

I was fortunate enough to pick up a very nice pair of the early Smith & Wesson Model 100 handcuffs with the double-locking slot on only the keyhole side.

Does anyone know how exactly long these were made before the slot was added to the other side?

Another question that comes to my mind is this: Was the second slot added at the same time when production of the cuff was placed from Springfield to Houlton? Does anybody have a S&W 100 with one slot made in Houlton?

Best wishes!

I was fortunate enough to pick up a very nice pair of the early Smith & Wesson Model 100 handcuffs with the double-locking slot on only the keyhole side.

Does anyone know how exactly long these were made before the slot was added to the other side?

The slot was added to the other side before the move to Houlton.

I have three pairs (two of them NIB) of the "PAT'S PENDING" marked M-100s from Springfield with the double locking slot on both sides.

I saw on eBay a "PAT'S PENDING" stamped M-100 made in Houlton, ME but did not bid on it. Didn't realize the significance of it at the time.

So the move to Houlton was made before the "PAT'S PENDING" stamp was removed from the bows. Don't know if that specimen had the model number stamped on the cuffs, but none of the "PAT'S PENDING" cuffs from Springfield have a model number stamp.


Another event in the timeline that I would like to pin down is the change in the shape of the 'ditch dimple'.

Current production M-100 handcuffs have a simple round spot, not the more elegant oblong dimple of earlier Houlton-built cuffs and their Springfield predecessors. It's surprising how this one simple change makes the whole cuff look cheaply made.

It would be interesting to know when this change was made and why. Doesn't seem that it would be that much more economical to press in the round dimple than the elongated one.


But if you have been keeping up with the current state of S&W firearm production, you already know that common sense has given way to the absurd.

I was fortunate enough to pick up a very nice pair of the early Smith & Wesson Model 100 handcuffs with the double-locking slot on only the keyhole side.

Does anyone know how exactly long these were made before the slot was added to the other side?

Thanks to this thread I found out that I have two different S&W single-slot "pat's pending" models or versions in my collection. So please forget what I have written in my last posting, my single slot M-100 is not for sale - I will keep it. It seems that my other one (see pictures below) is an early M-103 with just one slot. It has a different (more silver-grey) finish and the rivet-heads can be seen. Moreover it is marked with a flower on one bow (what does this stand for?) and "83" and a horizontal "S" on the other bow. The serial number "347507" and it was made in "Springfield".





I also have a double slot "pat's pending" M-100 (see below) with the serial number "896050". This one is also yet marked "M-100" and was made in Houlton.





Terry, what is the serial number of your M-100 (first picture)?


Comments are highly welcome.


Best regards and have a nice Sunday,
Guenter aka Atame

PS: although my single-slot M-100 is not for sale any longer, I have some more interesting restraints for sale or trade - please have a look at: http://www.atame.info/MA_Shop.htm

I was fortunate enough to pick up a very nice pair of the early Smith & Wesson Model 100 handcuffs with the double-locking slot on only the keyhole side.

Does anyone know how exactly long these were made before the slot was added to the other side?

Atame, the serial number is on the cuff pictured above is 279067.

Here is another, an early "PAT'S PENDING" Model 104 high-security handcuff.

This one is made in Springfield and has no model number stamp. Serial number is 987269.



Not in the best condition, but the price was right.

I was fortunate enough to pick up a very nice pair of the early Smith & Wesson Model 100 handcuffs with the double-locking slot on only the keyhole side.

Does anyone know how exactly long these were made before the slot was added to the other side?

Oops. My wording in the above post didn't come out exactly right. I didn't mean to imply the that 104s were "single slot" cuffs. As the image shows, they are not.

Just another example of an early Springfield "PAT'S PENDING" version of a current production model.

I was fortunate enough to pick up a very nice pair of the early Smith & Wesson Model 100 handcuffs with the double-locking slot on only the keyhole side.

Does anyone know how exactly long these were made before the slot was added to the other side?

I recently bought a pair of M-100 S&W pats pending made in
springfield with double slots and a fairly low serial #
002979 in blue steel.
best regards aka juneyer843

I was fortunate enough to pick up a very nice pair of the early Smith & Wesson Model 100 handcuffs with the double-locking slot on only the keyhole side.

Does anyone know how exactly long these were made before the slot was added to the other side?

Smith & Wesson brand handcuffs have always been made only in Houlton, ME. They never made any in Springfield. The cuffs marked Springfield simply note the location of S&W headquarters.

I was fortunate enough to pick up a very nice pair of the early Smith & Wesson Model 100 handcuffs with the double-locking slot on only the keyhole side.

Does anyone know how exactly long these were made before the slot was added to the other side?

I have s&w m-100, one slot, made in Houlton ME, without key...