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magringo Veteran user Sad that all I have is a scant 326 Posts |
I've been wanting a good pair of handcuffs that are "regulation" but from which I can escape (but an ordinary spectator could not...certainly not in a million years) - but there seems to be a lot of junk or very expensive cuffs out there. Any suggestions?
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Cliffg37 Inner circle Long Beach, CA 2491 Posts |
Go with Smith and Wesson. Why? Becasue that is the most common cuff used by most American police forces. It is also a name that many American know. More from guns than cuffs, still it is a known name. Also S&W cuffs are not that expensive.
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Roslyn Inner circle UK 3405 Posts |
When you say you want cuffs from which you can escape, are you wanting gaffed cuffs?
It is very possible to learn to escape from genuine police issue handcuffs, but it's also possible to get genuine police handcuffs that have been "adapted" shall we say for escape work. My personal favourite of this type of cuff is Ian McColl's ADA cuff. This does fall into the category of expensive, however I feel the expense is worth it. Alternatively the book modern handcuffs for magicians and a set of S&W 100s (as Cliff suggests) will also do the job. Going this route will take more practice, but the time will be well spent. Either way you are going to have to pay in order to perform a handcuff escape. Either in time or dollars.
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Kondini Inner circle 3609 Posts |
Ian McColls ADA cuff every time.
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dave_matkin Inner circle 4522 Posts |
McColls ADA..... Don't know what your talking about ..... ( erm but if I did I would recommend them too . )
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magringo Veteran user Sad that all I have is a scant 326 Posts |
Great advice friends...thanks much...I'll look into the ADA ones...
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Riley Special user Swansea UK 955 Posts |
You won't be disappointed - brilliant cuffs.
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jay leslie V.I.P. Southern California 9498 Posts |
I hate to burst the bubble but these are now collectors items as (I believe) the manufacturing design on that model was changed -and making into ADAs is too difficult for the time involved. So if you have a pair, don't sell them and keep..... your tongue tied.
Is that correct Ian?
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ablanathanalba Loyal user Can't really boast with only 288 Posts |
I'm curious, too.
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james_unlimited Loyal user UK 223 Posts |
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On 2012-07-22 15:58, jay leslie wrote: in 100 years nobody should be around that knows what they are! mine are brand new in box with the original cannons sticker! |
ablanathanalba Loyal user Can't really boast with only 288 Posts |
So what's available today? Anything worth checking out?
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james_unlimited Loyal user UK 223 Posts |
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On 2014-01-23 12:19, ablanathanalba wrote: Depends on what you require? |
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