howdy , can you date S&W cufffs ??
they have a serial number ??
also I could use a set of keys , I have a hot date.
robbt

If you provide a photo, it will help identity exactly what model of S&W cuff you have and then a general date can be estimated. I am a small cuff collector but I am not aware of any data base that provides cuff dates from the serial numbers. Peerless cuffs can be identified by contacting Peerless, but not so with S&W cuffs.

If it is a standard key, these are available on E-Bay or police supply stores.

Hope this helps.

Steve

A great site for researching old handcuffs is: Yossie's Handcuff Collection
It's called Yossies Handcuff Collection. I believe he has a photo and info on just about any handcuff every made.

hi guys here acouple of pics ?
robbt

S&W still has the keys...most any cuff key will work

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KK4EMO

What is the serial # range? I was issued a pair that looked like yours in 1968. They are numbered in the 174xxx range, but we're turn- ins from another officer so we're at least somewhat older.

Best, Joe

hi guys , serial number range is 129,xxx
robbtg

robbt,
S&W does not date their handcuffs like Peerless does by supplying them the serial number. I was told by Roy Jinks that the numbers on S&W handcuffs are not serial numbers like on S&W guns. He said any organization can have any series of numbers they wanted, applied to an order. With that said, I have not run across any S&W handcuffs with a duplicate number within any model I have collected.
You have what is referred to as a model 90. They started manufacturing these in 1952 and up to 1979 when they moved the handcuff manufacturing from Springfield, MA. to Houlton, Maine and started manufacturing the model 100.
When they started production in 1952 this was the first handcuff they manufactured, but it wasn't until 1958 that they assigned model numbers to their handcuffs, and these were known as the model 90's. Model numbers were not stamped on the handcuffs prior to the model 100.
So the models 90, 91, 94, 95, 925, 926, 936 & 938 did not have model numbers stamped on the cuffs, nor did the models 800 & 810 belly chains and 820 & 830 lead chains which used with the model 90 cuffs.
I have model 90's ranging from serial number 4388 to 195343.
I have a model 830 lead chain with a model 90 cuff with serial number 815209 on it.
Keys are a standard universal key that can be purchased from the factory or on eBay.
I hope this helps,
Dave

"When they started production in 1952 this was the first handcuff they manufactured, but it wasn't until 1958 that they assigned model numbers to their handcuffs, and these were known as the model 90's."
Dave,
Did you mean to say when they manufactured under their name? Remember they made handcuffs for Peerless starting in the 1930's.

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Don Mundell

Don,
Yes, when they started manufacturing under the S&W name.
Shown here is the first model they manufactured for Peerless. This is what I call the "Patent Model". It has the curved lock case as shown in Joseph H. Wesson patent number 1,161,562, application filed Oct. 6, 1914 and granted on Nov. 23, 1915. It is constructed with two right-handed cuffs joined together by a single chain link. This model also lacks the pawl groove on each side of the jaw (moveable swinging arm), which is present on every cuff manufactured after this model.
Dave

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