Smith & Wesson M100-1 WeatherShield (Blue) Handcuffs Overview (NIJ)

These are my new Smith & Wesson Model 100-1 WeatherShield handcuffs which come in Blue color. I sold my yellow ones years ago and regretted it ever since!

Very smooth, very high quality and internationally known handcuff that is NIJ certified for law enforcement use. But these particular ones are more resistant to water, supposedly, which is why they call these WeatherShield. They are powder-coated blue for extra durability and identification.

Comfortable both to apply to someone or the person with them on.

You can lubricate them with a light oil now and then to keep them nice and maintained (or use Dry PTFE spray as I do). Like usual, I waxed these with renaissance wax for extra smoothness and protection.

The WeatherShield or Weather Shield line did not last that long. I'm not completely clear why, I have seen some info suggesting they changed the methodology of their colouring, not sure. The yellow was wearing a bit on my old pair. But they are very very uncommon in the UK. I got my yellow pair years ago from some random US-based Amazon seller and never saw them since, until recently on eBay many years later! So I had to grab them immediately!!

I demonstrate them with my on-person demo while wearing some bright and plain Khaki US prison clothing so that the cuffs show up better. Normally I wear a lot of black or camo trousers and black shirt so cuffs don't show up that well. So having a plain and brighter background helps. Plus contextually it is more applicable.

Enjoy!

TCH 840 Blue Rigid Speedcuffs Northern Ireland Police Handcuffs

These are the familiar TCH 840 rigid speedcuffs, which have the Northern Ireland blue coloured gripping area.

I have not seen these handcuffs in photos very often but it's a known thing that these were for Northern Ireland. I have seen video footage where they were worn on officers belts, but I was never able to find this again on YouTube.

They have 3 pawl bars and all the other usual TCH features like back-loading and double locking.

The number of colours that TCH 840 speedcuffs come in are black, red, blue and yellow. Black are standard, as used by most police forces. Red are used during training which clearly identify the person in them is not actually under arrest. Yellow have been used by private security, to signify they are not impersonating a police officer, since they do not have the typical black colour. Blue is for Northern Ireland police.

Enjoy!

Yuil M-09 Indigo Blue Lightweight Handcuffs NIJ

These are Indigo Blue versions of the Yuil M-09 lightweight handcuff.

They have 2 pawls, anti-shim protection, standard handcuff keys work with them and they have some pick resistance too.

They have a nice blue colour. However, the bow alignment is not what I would have hoped and the edges are sharply angular. Both before and after recording I have had to use a diamond knife sharpening rod to lightly take the bur off the edges of the cheek plates (body of the handcuff). The bow is decently smooth on the edges but the cheek plates needed a slight bit of attention.

Not the most comfortable handcuff I have ever tried, for sure. But they do look cool and are NIJ certified.

They are lightweight, coming in at 163 grams.

All in all, I am happy I have them in my collection :) Especially now that I lightly filed off the burs.

Enjoy!

🚨🔗🇺🇸 Peerless 750C Blue (EPP Technology) American Police Handcuffs

These are the Peerless 750C in Blue colour. The colour plating is by a process called EPP, or Electrolytic Polyurethane Plating and is used to help categorise prisoners in terms of health, threat level, or to mark cuffs were from a particular prison or station etc.

My pair is very very shim resistant because of the really high quality tight tolerances. These are a regular handcuff size. They work exactly the same as any regular pair of Peerless handcuffs and have double locks that also work the same.

Very comfortable to wear, these would be a great addition for any LEO, security and even for home "personal" use if you like that. They come with 2 keys and normal handcuff keys work.

They are nice and smooth, have backloading to facilitate faster application and just over all they are super nice. These I got from Amazon.co.uk for £16.99 so if you are in the UK, GRAB A PAIR QUICKLY because this price is INSANE beyond all measure. Very good price right now on 3 of the colours listed, just check the price before buying. Ignore the incorrect model stated on the page, in your cart they would show you the real model number. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...​

Very nice indeed!