OnlyCuffsOnlyCuffsarchive search
The Forum at Handcuffs.Org

Any info on these?

8 visible archived posts · 8 preserved total · topic ID 953
Original topic ↗Recovered images
Lupey 29 Oct 2005
#1
My grandfather has had these as long as I can remember. I can remember playing with them 20+ years ago. There are no markings I can find on them anywhere. They are heavy and very well built. Sorry about quality of pics but all I have is a scanner.


lauher 29 Oct 2005
#2
These are Cummings handcuffs. Made in the USA in the 1890s.

Joe
Lupey 29 Oct 2005
#3
My grandfather has had these as long as I can remember. I can remember playing with them 20+ years ago. There are no markings I can find on them anywhere. They are heavy and very well built. Sorry about quality of pics but all I have is a scanner.


I thought they were by the info provided on your site but with no markings I wasn't quite sure. As you can tell they are in ruff shape but still function fine (no key though) but what can be moved will locked moves fine. What would be a reasonable price for these in the current shape. Again many thanks.
Monica 29 Oct 2005
#4
My grandfather has had these as long as I can remember. I can remember playing with them 20+ years ago. There are no markings I can find on them anywhere. They are heavy and very well built. Sorry about quality of pics but all I have is a scanner.


Off topic, but does anyone know what purpose the "thorns" on the outer side of the bracelets serve?
Bruce Thomson 30 Oct 2005
#5
My grandfather has had these as long as I can remember. I can remember playing with them 20+ years ago. There are no markings I can find on them anywhere. They are heavy and very well built. Sorry about quality of pics but all I have is a scanner.


I have always thought that the "thorns" were a place for the policeman to grip the cuff and squeeze them to make it open. Once around Joe Badguy's wrist it is a quick move to push the thumb up to the lever and reset the lock. Just my opnion on one of my favorite cuff designs.
John Bushey 30 Oct 2005
#6
My grandfather has had these as long as I can remember. I can remember playing with them 20+ years ago. There are no markings I can find on them anywhere. They are heavy and very well built. Sorry about quality of pics but all I have is a scanner.


Yes, I have several original ads for this handcuff from
DETECTIVE magazines. The ads state the one feature is that
the policeman can "grip" the handcuff and then easily lock it
onto the prisoner's wrists. There are even photos in the ads.
This handcuff was patented on July 4th, 1899.
monica 30 Oct 2005
#7
My grandfather has had these as long as I can remember. I can remember playing with them 20+ years ago. There are no markings I can find on them anywhere. They are heavy and very well built. Sorry about quality of pics but all I have is a scanner.


So fast w/ your responses!
Elliot Cutler 10 Nov 2005
#8
My grandfather has had these as long as I can remember. I can remember playing with them 20+ years ago. There are no markings I can find on them anywhere. They are heavy and very well built. Sorry about quality of pics but all I have is a scanner.


All the Carberry cuffs I have seen have springs that keep them closed when unlocked. I guess to prevent the cuffs from falling open when the trigger is not set. The addition of the "ears" to the cuffs makes more sense then, allowing the hand outside the cuff to open them against the spring. But! I've never seen Cummings with that spring the Carberry has.

It seems strange that they would go to the trouble of casting new cuffs with ears if they could fix the problem by just leaving out this spring as they did.

Does anyone have access to the inside of a Cummings? They might look to see if a hookup for this spring is still in there.

Elliot