Smith & Wesson Knives & CollectablesKnives, Pellet Guns, Belt Buckles, and Accessories. Anything that isn't a Gun, Ammo, or Holster and has an S&W Logo.
Probably paid too much for these up this morning at our local flea market. However, they had no model number... serial number with 4 line address: "Made in USA, Marcas Registrada, Smith & Wesson, Springfield, Mass" and a "Patent Pending" stamp. Look to me like the earlier model 100 without model marks. Early 1950's? Thanks for any insight. (Note: blackjack in background found at same flea market a few months ago and is shown in the 1951 Federal Laboratories catalog.)
Randy, those with the patent pending marking are the earliest of the Model 100 line produced before manufacturing moved to Maine. I'm pretty sure they're a bit newer than the '50s, however. I'm not positive but I believe the older Model 9x-series cuffs were produced up into the 1970s before the Model 100 arrived.
Edit: the folks at the Handcuffs Forum at Network54 say the Model 100 began sometime in the early 1980s just before Lear Siegler gained control of S&W.
Help ID S&W Handcuffs?
Linear Mode
