S&W 94max handcuff
John Sterle
handcuffs laying arround. This was the model that had the "Ace" type
key.
And does anyone know why the model was discontinued. I have heard
rumers but would like to know the "fact" from the pros. Thanks John.
Robinson
not fit them.
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WNewnssr
assigned as undercover airplane security during the high jacking crisis' years
ago.
Don't know why they were discontinued!
I've still got my pair from when I was the only Philadelphia Police Officer
that purchased them! MANY MOONS AGO!!!!
John Sterle
mech that could be separately keyed at the factory.It was I believed replaced with
the model 104 Maximum Security.While the type 104 could not be opened by another
make/
model key to my mind the 94 circular pin tumbler would seem to have been superior
.The
rumor I herd said that the lock was found to be able to be opened using a fountain
pen
body, hence the change. But this would seem most unlikely even if the pen body
were the
right diam & thickness the 4 individual pins would all be set to differing depths.
John
Ron
Law Enforcement Bulletin. One monthly feature at the time was a "warning" or alert to
law enforcement officials. The model 94 S&W handcuffs were found susceptible to
manipulation by enterprising prisoners who had disassembled the old style safety
razors they were allowed to use in prison. The barrel was an exact fit for the key
way, and (apparently) owing to the limited length of the pins, a slight wiggle would
cause the cylinder to turn to open. I think S&W discontinued shortly thereafter.
Always wanted to collect a pair because they were novel (and now rare).
Patton Turner
>These cuffs were originally intended for use by the US Air Marshalls that were
>assigned as undercover airplane security during the high jacking crisis' years
>ago.
Are you sure about this? Usually the airline already has plastic
cuffs.
By the way, the Federal Air Marshal (FAM) program is still in
existance.
>
>Don't know why they were discontinued!
>
>I've still got my pair from when I was the only Philadelphia Police Officer
>that purchased them! MANY MOONS AGO!!!!
Pat
WNewnssr
30 years ago, we were still in the "DARK" ages. The "SWAT" cuffs only came
about later.
Newns, Sr. FLS
Owner
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Tnx Paul
TimR
> Hi: I hv sevetal pair, what did u need to know?
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> Tnx Paul
I was told that these could be opened by heating a bic pen and forcing the softened plastic into the opening. That trainer was in law enforcement but was not a particularly reliable source, so who knows? (He also taught the firearms class that wadcutters were not very accurate but we used them anyway because they had great stopping power.)
