Here are some darby-style cuffs, which are among my favorites:
From the top are darbies for ankles customized with shortened chain, and wrist cuffs in chrome with long chain, and short chains in gunmetal gray and another pair in chrome.
Here are some darby-style cuffs, which are among my favorites:
From the top are darbies for ankles customized with shortened chain, and wrist cuffs in chrome with long chain, and short chains in gunmetal gray and another pair in chrome.
Darby style handcuffs were the only style of cuffs issued to British cops right up until the late 1960s/early 70s. They were totally impractical for duty use ….. imagine trying to get a pair of those things onto the wrists of some guy who didn’t wanna be cuffed – you wouldn’t! And imagine having to carry ’em round in your pocket throughout a work shift – most cops didn’t even bother, just left them at home or at the police station.
Policing is very different nowadays, so is the equipment!