Stotz Handcuff Reproduction. This is a reproduction of a famous old German handcuff. It is accurate in detail and well made just like the original. The handcuff works well with the original style key. An original Stotz is rare and pricy. You will be happy with this handcuff. - eBay (March 2022)This set of handcuffs has a 'Buy it Now' price of $400 (Plus $9.45 Shipping). -----
VINTAGE HIATT CAP LOCK HANDCUFF. Greetings, Hello fellow collectors, Here is a very scarce cuff, complete with the cap lock cover. I suspect this hiatt was made late 19th to early 20th century. The cuff is in very good condition and would make a fine edition to any collection as many advanced collections lack this piece. The cuff would of been likely attached to a transport chain with a group of prisoners. Condition of this item is excellent as most are a rust bucket that i have seen over the years. Normal ware and tear is present and some light oxidation. The cap fits perfectly, it does have a small ding you can see in the last pic. Outstanding specimen! Ships priority mail with insurance. Only ships to the lower 48 and no international of any kind. Comes with a money back guarantee! - eBay (March, 2022)This 'Handcuff' had a bid of $334.99 (Plus $15 Shipping) but the auction was ended by the seller 'because the item was no longer available'. -----
UP FOR AUCTION;This Bean Giant had a high bid of $1,200 (Plus $7.60 Shipping).
A NICE 1887 BEAN GIANT HANDCUFF - MARKED PATENT APPLIED FOR. THIS IS THE SMALL FRAME VERSION AND COMES WITH A WORKING KEY.
IT IS STAMPED ALONG THE BOW PAT APL'D FOR AND COMES WITH A WORKING KEY.
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Up for sale is a very rare set of Walden handcuffs patented in Boston Mass. around 1918. Due to the delicate design not many of these have survived and would be a great addition to anyone's collection. This set was brass plated or similar and is the only pair I've seen like such in any collection. Both sides lock and unlock accordingly and the "arming buttons" also work. One post is missing but does not prevent a key from working. As seen in the photos the plating is worn in a few places which I reckon can be expected for being nearly 100 years old. - eBay (13 May 2013)
ANTIQUE HANDCUFFS WITH KEY
WORK EXCELLENT - eBay (11 March 2013)
Very nice Bean Giant Cuffs 1887 Patent
No key. Same model Houdini used in his performances . Not the exact pair.
Great nickel cuffs. Rare and unique, Don't let these slip away. They have been in storage, dry and just now have seen day light since some time in the 1950's - eBay (5 Jan 2013)
BEAN GIANT HANDCUFFS - FAMOUS FOR HOUDINI STORY! Up for auction are a pair of Bean Giant Handcuffs. This pair is from the castings made by Ian McColl of Australia. The are nickel plated, and look great. So shiny I couldn't even set them down without getting fingerprints on them! They work great. The originals were patented in 1887, and this pair is among the last of the castings that Ian has. This pair was assembled and made by myself. Nice strong spring action, buttons work great, and to my knowledge, it's one of VERY FEW pair of Ian's Bean Giants that are plated.
If you put these on anyone, with the keyhole facing the body, it's nearly impossible to open them even with the key. Yet, Houdini escaped from them. This pair comes with lost wax cast key, and the handcuff itself is made from lost wax castings. Other than the fact you can see the rivets and screws on the back plate (I didn't realize how much plating will bring out imperfections!) it might pass for an original cuff right out of the box! - eBay (4 Dec 12)
This set of Finnish Handcuffs had a starting bid of $450 (Plus $45 Shipping) but failed to attract any bids.Very Rare Vintage Finnish Konepaja Voima Oy Handcuffs 1920-30´s. Just Google "Konepaja Voima" and you will see how rare and wanted these are! Very nice used and working condition, with original key. Mechanism works very precisely. These are forerunners of the famous Harrington & Richardson Super handcuffs. Shipping in post packet with tracking 45usd. Addition 20.10.2012: No visible Patent -markings - eBay (5 Nov 2012)
This set of Cap Wrist Locks had a high bid of 831 British Pounds / $1,322.12 (Plus Shipping).A beautiful old chain and cap wrist locks for restraining a group of prisoners, in this case five. I believe that this possibly dates to the end of the C19th, C1890. I think that these cap wrist locks were originally designed by Hiatt. It must be an interesting story to learn how a chain that would have held a gang of prisoners came to end up at a car boot sale in North Yorkshire in a box load of rusty old spanners... A google search for `chain room` at Millbank or Dartmoor will give a result showing these items in situ (see photo below). Pictures of chain rooms show the restraints hung on the walls and I wonder if they would have been numbered when being stored, perhaps the numbers relate to different wrist sizes as, as can be seen from one of the photos they did come in different sizes to accomodate varying wrists. Or maybe the number was allocated to a particular prisoner ... so that if a wrist lock was missing so was the prisoner !
This particular chain measures 58" long. There are 5 cap wrist locks, one of which is missing the actual `cap`, all of the others have stamped matching numbers (see photos). The largest in size are stamped 52 & 65, the next size down is stamped 13, the next is stamped 46, and the smallest is stamped 11. The bit that looks like half a pair of handcuffs is in fact the end lock which was used to stop the wrist locks from coming off the gang chain. This end lock has no key. I have been over this with a fine tooth comb and can find not even the faintest hint of a makers stamp. As you can see from the photos, I havnt cleaned or touched this, so there is some surface rusting, but the hinges on the locks are good. If you have any further questions I would welcome such enquiries.
Just been horrified by the prices for postage. The parcel will weigh over 2 kgs which means that it will have to be sent by Courier.... or... I can split it into 2 parcels which will keep it below the Royal Mail limit but in most cases there wont be much of a difference when you add in 2 tracking costs. If you have any further suggestions or preferences please let me know. - eBay (4 Nov 2012)
ANTIQUE HANDCUFFS PALMERIS PAT JAN-18-76 CONDITION FANTASTIK HOLMARKS:PALMERIS PAT JAN 18-76 HOLMARKS:WALTON BRO'SN.Y. NO KEY GOOD LUCK BIDDING On Oct-19-12 at 17:58:53 PDT, seller added the following information: I HAVE THE KEY FOR HANDCUFFS YES. - eBay (29 Oct 2012)
handcuffs with a timer, the timer can be set from 1 to 99 minutes, at the expiration of the time handcuffed avtamaticheski open. speakbuy.com - eBay ()
VERY VERY RARE 1925 ORIGINAL MCKENZIE MITTS PRISON HANDCUFFS LOCK PADLOCK STYLE WE HAVE A WONDERFUL AUCTION ITEM FOR SALE FRESH FROM AN OLD ESTATE THIS SET OF HAND IRONS ARE EXTREMELY RARE SO RARE THAT THERE ARE LESS THEN 40 DOCUMENTED OWNER OF THESE HANDCUFFS ONLY! AND HOUDINI OWNED A SET OF THESE RARE CUFFS AS PART OF HIS COLLECTION. ALSO THE ONLY PATENTED HANDCUFF. SOME PEOPLE CONSIDE THESE THE ULTIMATE CUFF BECAUSE OF THEIR STYLE. MAYBE NOT THE RAREST BUT MOST INTERESTING DESIGN FOR SURE SOMETHING THAT RARE IS A TRUE FIND FOR AMERICAN HISTORY! A TRUE PRIZE TO OWN AND ALSO TO BE ADDED TO THE DOCUMENTED OWNERS LIST . THIS SET IS IN WONDERFUL CONDITION SEEING THAT THEY WERE USED FOR INMATES THE METAL LOOKS TO BE IN GREAT SHAPE ALL SEAMS AND HINDGES ARE TIGHT AND OPEN AND CLOSE SNUG THE LOCKS ARE ALL IN WORKING CONDITION THE SURFACE PAINT HAS SOME DISCOLORING FROM TIME AND SOME WEAR ALL 100 PERCENT ORIGINAL CONDITION AS SHOWN EXCEPT FOR THE KEY. MARKED "PATENTED MARCH 10-25" THIS SET LOOKS TO HAVE HAD VERY LITTLE USE AND STORED INSIDE! ADDED INFO TAKEN FROM THE WEB BELOW
These are the "famous" McKenzie Mitts invented in the mid 1800s by Jacob Mackenzie. These were the first "high security" cuff ever made. The designer Mackenzie was a escort guard and was jumped by a prisoner and shot with his own gun. So he design the Mackenzie mitts. The Mitts lock around the hands and are connected by a small chain. This way a prisoner was not able to use his hands to gain access to keys or a gun. Ultimately, it proved to limit the prisoner's ability to use his hands for basic bodily hygiene (bathroom) while in transit. The guards were not allowed to remove the cuffs for the prisoner when needing the bathroom, you get the idea, the cuffs didnt go over well with the guards. Each Mitt is applied to each hand and connected by a chain. Each mitt has two locks per Mitt. The first lock, locks the Mitt on to the hand, the second is at the end of a fine chain which is used to further reduce the ability to slip out of the Mitts by locking around the wrist. The same key works on all the locks. It is nearly impossible for someone wearing these to use this key even if it were in their possession.
This set of McKenzie Mitts had an opening bid of $5,250 (Plus free Shipping) but failed to attract any bidders.AN ADDED LINK FOR MORE INFO ON THE LINK BELOW FOR POLICE RESTRAINTS http://www.policeguide.com/Police_Photo_Galleries/Police_Restraints/police_restraints.html - eBay (31 May2012)
This set of handcuffs had a high bid of $1,391 (Plus $7 Shipping).This auction is for an original set of Romer Handcuffs. Patented April 7, 1880 and made in Newark, N.J. No key. These seem to be a very large size handcuff, I can slip them over my wrists. Measures 10-5/8" long and the cuffs have a 3" inside diameter measurement. This is the type and style that would have been carried by old west sheriffs. Excellent condition with great untouched old patina!! Fresh from an estate. See Pics. - eBay (2 Apr 2012)
