Yuil H-3 Leg Iron To Fixed Point To Anchor Person @ Location For Hospital Escape Prevention etc

This is the Yuil H-3 leg irons. Though it is actually 1 leg iron, connected by a long chain to a lockable anchor on the other end. It's primary purpose is for use in hospitals to lock one ankle of the prisoner to the hospital bed to prevent them escaping. Less restrictive than handcuffs, but keeps them from running off.

The body of the leg iron and anchor are aluminium. The inner sandwich metal on the leg iron is aluminium, while on the anchor, the inner sandwich is steel. Both the moving bows (leg iron and anchor) are steel. The leg iron has a silicone internal lining to help protect the comfort of the wearer. They have the usual 2 pawls, but like most modern Yuil restraints, these work with standard keys, so they are not as high security as the old days when you had to use their special keys.

The chain is about 32 and a half inches long, making the locations of it's use flexible. Especially since you can wrap the chain around a fixed location to make it shorter.

This could be useful for transport situations, "booking" of suspects or prisoners at police stations and prisons on top of the intended hospital bed application. Also, if you're into the bedroom activities side of things, a couple of these could prove useful! Especially the ability to wrap the chain around as many times as needed to shorten the chain to the needed length.

All in all, it feels like a quality piece of Korean restraint gear.

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Clejuso model 8 leg irons from Germany

These are German leg irons from Clejuso, model 8.

These are made from Zamak material rather than steel, similarly to their model 13 and 15 beefy handcuffs. It's a strong zinc alloy, but requires more bulk of the material to off-set it's lack of inherent strength that steel would have. This produces a strong restraint that is not as heavy as a solid steel one would be.

They have a steel chain and the internal mechanism, except the spring, are also Zamak alloy. The springs are presumably steel.

They are not swing-through, but they have a double lock, as you would expect for safety and security reasons. It's basically like a HIATT 115 Scotland Yard handcuff, made larger for legs, with a double lock added.

The chain is short (just slightly less than 30cm long, which means your walking stride has to be significantly shorter than normal a normal walking pace. Also, the design of them is not super comfortable and if you try to walk faster, the rotating of the shackles can cause discomfort. So walking in these is much slower than normal. British Darby leg irons are more comfortable because of the more rounded shape means they can turn naturally around your ankle without causing pinch points, whereas these German ones do cause discomfort IF you try to walk faster.

The cheek plate has a lip on the inside, acting as a ward that protects the double lock. You cannot use a Clejuso model 13 or 15 key to disengage the double lock because the lip blocks you. The double lock could be picked open with a long, strong and bent tool, but I have not experimented much, because I cannot simply replace these leg irons in the UK if I were to break them. The single lock is easy to pick using a parker jotter pen clip or similar strong bit of thin metal.

It is not apparent at first glance but there is a right and wrong way to apply these. The clasp that connects the chain to the shackle has a tilt. They need to be worn with the clasp on the front-facing side with the angle pointing inwards. If you try any other method, the chain is further shortened and trivially creates much more discomfort and awkwardness while walking.

The small length of the chain, like the British Darby leg irons, means than standing with your legs together does not drag the chain all over the floor or make loud clacking noises as you walk, since the chain does not touch the floor while walking. This helps protect the floor from having steel chains scraping across it as the person walks.

All in all, this is a high quality and effective leg iron walking restraint.

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British HIATT Darby Leg Irons ~ 1975 Made from good quality alloy

These are HIATT Darby Leg Irons From 1974-1975 timeframe.

The chain and swivel are steel, but the body of the leg shackles are made from an alloy. Commonly referred to as "pot metal" although HIATT being a well known company of quality products, they used a particularly good alloy, perhaps Zamak 5 for strength. The construction is more bulky than the traditional all-steel versions and this is to accommodate for the alloy's properties to maintain the required levels of strength and security. Steel ones did not need to be bulked up.

They have the standard Darby locking mechanism, consisting of an internal sprung bolt which the key interacts with and on it's other end is the pawl that locks into the hole in the shackle to keep them securely closed. As you turn the key to undo them, eventually the collar on the key hits the resistance of the body of the shackle and from that point, the subsequent turns pull the bold outwards, freeing the shackle to open.

Because of the shape of the shackles, they are able to spin around quite well on the ankle, which aids in being able to walk in them better. They are actually quite comfortable.

These were made around 1974 to 1975. According to a reliable source in 1975 HIATT were just coming out with these Alloy models at that time. Being made of a quality "pot metal" alloy, they were cheaper and easier to manufacture. The rectangular and chunkier construction was almost certainly to counteract the shortcomings of the alloy to ensure they would meet security needs for real-world restraints while still reducing production costs and time.

Initially they were branded with the HIATT branding, but with rising tensions in the world about the use of leg irons and connections to slavery and degrading treatment of people, they stopped branding them.

Not too long afterwards of a year or two they stopped production. But the very latest ones they came out with prior to stopping seemed to have EVEN cheaper construction with rivets for the hinge pins and more sloppy tolerances as those were intended for markets other than genuine real security needs.

Given the history, the fact that mine are branded AND they have a number stamped on them and the key, coupled with the fact that the hinge pin is the classic steel type that is flush and the fact that the tolerances are nice and tight, these that I have are no doubt for actual real-world use, part of their initial line of Alloy leg irons.

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Smith & Wesson M1900-1 leg irons

These are the Smith & Wesson M1900-1 leg irons. Similar to the slightly older M1900, but these have the familiar modern rivets as part of their construction.

These are very nice quality. Their shape and design mean they can fit quite a wide array of ankle/leg sizes.

They have the usual familiar window double locking mechanism and work pretty smoothly.

They are decently comfortable and because of the ovular shape, can accommodate with people with particularly muscular calves/ankles due to the shape.

They came with 2 standard chunky S&W keys, one of which I have converted into a back-cut TOOOL  Ultimate Handcuff Key.

The nickel finish on them seems a bit on the patchy side. Almost like it consists of grubby hand prints all over it. It is hard to describe but you may perceive them to be dirty, but let me tell you that I have cleaned them with metal cleaner, polished them with Renaissance wax and given them some PTFE lubricant. It's part of the finish. Also it seems during transit they got slightly chipped. On the back of one of the double strands the nickel has flaked off on a small area making it feel a bit rough when running a finger over it. Normal skin contact areas are intact but this was a bit of a disappointment never the less.

I believe Yuil definitely copied this design. I no longer have a pair of Yuil leg irons, as at the time I did not really want to collect leg irons and I gave them to a worthy home :) But as I recall from memory these are extremely similar to each other.

On their smallest size, they are adequate to secure around my hands and on their largest size they would accommodate a leg larger than mine, so I find that quite impressive.

On the very very largest setting, within the ramp divot area, you can double lock them and they do appear secure, though because it is a slope either side, unsuccessful attempts to kick the bow tighter or pull it out may progressively damage the teeth on the pawl, whereas when closed on a normal click, any attempt to kick closed or pull open either go nowhere or merely pull on the pawl teeth. So I would recommend closing them on a proper click unless someone has SO large ankles that you have no choice but to use that little initial groove area.

These are mainly used in the US but there may be other places using them. I have seen them used in transport situations and in courtrooms/prisons but it's not a typical "cop on the street" item as far as I can tell.

Very nice and glad to have these in my collection!

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🇺🇸 ASP 700 Ultra ankle cuffs aka leg irons (incorrect stamping) with nice carrying case

These are a nice pair of model 700 ASP ankle cuffs, better known as leg irons. They are the Ultra line which are made from FORGED aluminium or aluminum. Very strong and very sturdy.

This pair has incorrect stamping on which would normally be used on a pair of handcuffs. It says "Model 400". Which should actually read "Model 700". I wonder if this was an early run?

I love ASP handcuffs and these leg irons are a nice addition to my collection. If you are reading this, stay tuned because I have a different pair of leg irons being sent to me!

I love the carrying bag these come in. It's of very nice quality. When you interleave the leg irons as I have shown in the bag, they kind of stay together as a nice solid piece rather than floating around and scratching up against each other.

I do wish ASP would increase their QC Quality Control. This is not the first time I have heard of incorrect model numbers stamped on cuffs. My pair of these ankle cuffs has a little bit of an issue with the locking mechanisms, in that the centrally located keyways did not work to disengage the single lock using the key provided.  When the bows are not locked in the body of the cuff, the key would work but when they are closed, even by a single tooth, the key would not work. This is due to the presence of the bow in the mechanism pushing the pawl down a little bit. The central keyways have less travel room than the keyways that are on the edge of the cuff. So in my case, the key would stop at 45 degrees. I have filed my key to accommodate for the issue.

All in all though, I really do like these ankle cuffs. The central round ring in the chain is for use to be connected to the expensive ASP transport system, to connect them to the handcuffs. I do not have this and while I did create a DIY belly chain to demonstrate the transport rigid handcuffs, I'm not going to lengths to put anything together to connect these leg irons with the handcuffs as there's no real point for me.

They are comfortable.

By the way, in case you didn't know, ASP stands for "Armament Systems and Procedures"

Anyway, enjoy and I will see you next time 😀

(The little lioness guest appearing is our cocker spaniel, Amber. We've had her just over a year. She's about 6 and a half I think)

American Handcuff Co (Fond Du Lac Wis) L600 Oversized over-boot 'World's Largest' leg irons

These are the world's largest leg irons! Made by the late company American Handcuff Co (Fond Du Lac, Wis). They are the model L600 or L-600.

Here's some info from the manufacturer:
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Constructed of half hard carbon steel
Lock parts case hardened and rust proofed
Features 16 lock stops with single and double lock
14 inch nickel/chrome plated chain (23 links in length)
Inner perimeter expands from 12 1/2 to 16 1/4 inches
Serial and model numbered
Equipped with 2 standard keys
Overall length is 23.75 inches
Weighs 19.84 ounces
Lifetime warranty to registered users
World's biggest Legiron
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The weight they state is incorrect. My pair I weighed comes to 27.2 oz (772 grams)

These are fit for giants! They fit over work boots, tactical boots, leg casts, snow boots, cowboy boots, making them very versatile. I wear a UK size 10 boot (US size 11, EU 44) and they still have lots of clicks to get them tight enough to be secure. This means there's plenty of room for chunky footware or clothing layers in the case that they're being used in extremely cold climates where they're likely to be wearing very warm footwear and thicker layer trousers etc.

In certain circles, they have been used as neck cuffs, such as in the bedroom or for photo/video shoots of an adult nature. Though someone would have to have a somewhat thin neck to use in that fashion and may not be the safest thing you could use them for..... So beware if you go clamping any sort of cuff on anyone's neck.... You've been warned.

All said, they are really cool and I got them for a good price. It would cost me about £110 to get the modern version of this size leg iron, now made by Chicago but I got theses for under £90 and these are the original real deal AHC brand leg irons. So I am very happy!

Today is Escapology Day, making it a fitting day to upload a video on restraints that people could use to perform escapes.

They have 1 pawl, double locking, have the ditch and peg system which keeps the bow in place in case someone very strong tries to pull outwards to dislodge the bow's teeth from the pawl's teeth. This is something I expect to see on all modern handcuffs (with few exceptions if the metal is chunky and innately less likely to bend by default).

The chain feels the same as my elongated TCH handcuffs. It's a very silent chain with minimal clinking sound at all. I LOVE this kind of chain. In comparison  my Chicago transport chains have a very LOUD connecting chain between the leg irons and handcuffs.

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Chicago 3500 Transport chains handcuffs and leg irons

These are the Chicago 3500 Transport restraints, which consist of a pair of handcuffs connected to leg irons. These are seen while prisoners are transported between locations. These (and other types) are also used in American courtrooms. They weigh just over a kilo.

These transport chains are a bit more secure than their Peerless 700CTC-32 cousins (linked in card above the video) because the handcuffs have 2 pawls instead of 1 and the double locking bar is split, making it a bit more difficult to pick.

The connecting ring which is attached to the handcuffs is connected through one of the two handcuffs' normal chain links. This is not very symmetrical and while it looks a bit off, it is perfectly fine and secure. I would just have preferred it if they had connected them by perhaps adding 1 extra round chain link between the normal chain links and use the middle one, so that it looks nicer. But perhaps I am being a bit picky lol.

These are nice. I like them. I find it odd that the leg irons backload but the handcuffs don't... Not a problem but just seems a bit weird. Out of the two, I would have expected the handcuffs to "need" backloading way more than the leg irons! Oh well, this is just an observation.

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Chicago Model 1400 oversized Handcuffs For VERY Large Or Muscular People (basically a leg iron)

These are handcuffs by Chicago, model 1400 which are designed for very obese or very strong and muscular people who have sufficient wrist girth and/or strength that normal handcuffs would not fit or be suitable.  Inner perimeter measures 8 inches to 10.75 inches. In comparison, Peerless actual leg irons measure an inner perimeter of 7.5 inches to 10 inches.

Essentially, these are their leg iron bracelets with a strong but short 6 inch chain for using them as handcuffs. However, they can clearly be used as leg irons also, just that they have a much shorter chain, so walking would be not as easy or safe. The 6 inch chain is longer than usually used with handcuffs, to help someone who is very large who might not be able to get their hands close enough behind their back. This helps prevent injury to the person in them.

Unlike normal Chicago handcuffs, these have 1 pawl, which makes them slightly less secure. However, they do retain the split double locking bar. This double locking bar (a usual for all Chicago cuffs I have ever seen) means someone using a small tool like a paper clip, might move one bar but not realise there is another one either above or below it which also needs moving before the pawl can move. So the security level is decent, though could have been made a bit better if they had used a twin pawl.

These handcuffs are not going to be generally useful in most situations, unless you are arresting Hercules. It's been said that these end up at the bottoms of people's beds! I guess couples might buy 2 of them for certain bedroom activities. If you're into that, go for it! Else aside from collecting or lock picking, these are not likely to be all that useful. They truly are OVERSIZE as handcuffs! I dare say they would be more useful, used as a leg iron for vehicle transport situations where a shorter chain would be suitable due to walking not being needed.

Over all quality and finish is stunning as usual.

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USA Peerless 700CTC-32 Transport & Court Room Chains [NIJ]

Not a typical Item I'd buy, but I asked the seller for deals and got one on these. So, here's something a bit different for you today. I'm sure you'll find the contrast between these and basic handcuffs interesting.

I was asked why it sometimes takes some time between video releases... Stay tuned and subscribe! This channel is an off-chute of my lockpicking hobby. But fear not! Whenever I get liquid funds that aren't earmarked for anything else more important to me, that's when I go looking for new cuffs to overview on this channel. Very often I re-sell cuffs etc in order to more quickly make funds to buy other ones. So in the future when the market is right, I can for example re-sell these transport chains and possibly have enough to almost buy 2 pairs of cuffs! This method makes it easier for me to purchase sooner, but only when the market is right and when I am in the mood to go buying packaging materials and making listings etc.. So please subscribe and be patient :) More videos will come! Enjoy this overview & demo of the "Peerless 700CTC-32 - Dual Restraint" (which is the official model designation).

These are used for prisoners in court, during transport to different prisons and can be seen in the news, in TV shows and in the movies. These are used because they restrict the capability of hands and legs better than individual leg irons and cuffs, but they also provide better visibility since there is a chain which goes vertically from the hands down to the feet. They also prevent prisoners from changing clothes while they are restrained using transport chains like these.

There is a wider gap between the handcuffs on these than there are with the regular Peerless handcuffs. Normally there's only 2 chain links, but these have 2 links on the left, 2 links on the right and a round larger link connecting them both to each other and the central vertical chain which links to the legirons in a similar way.