These are a typical pair of HIATTS 2010. The regular size of their chain-link handcuffs. But these are from British military surplus. They are in stunning condition. They look almost unused and have good, strong springs in the mechanism!
These have the year of manufacture on them (1992), they have the NSN number (NATO Stock Number) stamped on and if that wasn't cool enough, they have the British military Broad arrow or Crows-foot stamped on them too which is just the cherry on top!
All the features you'd expect. They double lock, have 3 pawls and they back-load. Soon as I got them I did some maintenance on them just in case. I brushed any crap out of the teeth (pawls & bows), polished them with Peek metal cleaner and then waxed them. Also I lubricated the boss rivet, swivels and internal mechanisms with WD40 Specialist Dry PTFE lubricant.
These are one of my pairs which are so shiny, it's hard to photograph them because they want to look black, due to reflecting my camera's body lol.
I am super happy to have these in my collection, even though I now have 3 pairs of HIATTS 2010. I have a standard pair with serial number, a MET POLICE stamped pair and now this British military broad-arrow pair!
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Enjoy!
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