Handcuffs
Peerless • Smith & Wesson • Police Duty Restraints
Genuine NIJ-certified police handcuffs from Peerless Handcuff Company and Smith & Wesson — the Peerless 700C-6X long-link chain cuff, the Peerless 750C in five duty colors (blue, orange, pink, red, yellow), the iconic Smith & Wesson Model 100 in nickel and Melonite black, leg irons, training and bypass keys, and novelty cuffs. Every duty handcuff in our catalog uses the same swing-through ratchet design patented in 1912 that has remained the global law enforcement standard for over 110 years.
Handcuffs at Keep Shooting
Keep Shooting carries genuine police-grade handcuffs from the two manufacturers that supply most U.S. law enforcement agencies — Peerless Handcuff Company of Springfield, Massachusetts (the oldest continuously operating handcuff manufacturer in the world) and Smith & Wesson, whose Model 100 has been the iconic American police restraint for over 60 years. Our catalog covers duty chain cuffs in nickel and Melonite black, the Peerless 750C colored line in blue, orange, pink, red, and yellow for prisoner identification and color-coded restraint protocols, an extra-long Peerless 700C-6X with eight chain links for larger detainees, leg irons, training and bypass handcuff keys, and novelty cuffs for costume and theatrical use. Every duty cuff we sell is built to NIJ standard 0307.01 and uses the same patented swing-through ratchet mechanism that has been the global police restraint standard since 1912.
Modern handcuffs trace to a single patent: U.S. patent 1,017,955, issued on February 20, 1912 to George A. Carney for a swinging-bow ratchet-type adjustable handcuff. Before Carney's design, police handcuffs were heavy, bulky, and had no standardized size — every department's cuffs were slightly different, and a key from one manufacturer would not open another's restraints. The Carney patent introduced the now-universal design where one bow swings through a ratcheted single-strand frame, locking at any of dozens of positions to fit any wrist size, and the key shape was standardized so that any officer could unlock any other agency's cuffs in the field. The Carney patent was acquired by Peerless Handcuff Company of Springfield, Massachusetts, and the first production runs were manufactured for them by Smith & Wesson — establishing both brands as the co-founders of the modern American police handcuff industry. More than a century later, Peerless and S&W remain the dominant handcuff suppliers to U.S. law enforcement, and the basic Carney swing-through design is still the global standard.
The Peerless Model 700 series is the company's flagship chain-link handcuff and the cuff most American police departments specify by name. The 700C is a carbon-steel chain handcuff with a nickel-plated finish, NIJ standard 0307.01 certified, weighing 10 ounces, measuring 8.9 inches overall with a 2.0-inch minimum opening and a 5.9–8.3 inch internal perimeter — the dimensions designed to accommodate the full range of adult wrist sizes from smallest to largest. Push-pin double-lock mechanisms prevent the cuffs from ratcheting tighter once applied, which is the safety feature that prevents the nerve damage and circulation loss that improperly secured cuffs can cause. Our Peerless 700C-6X is the extra-long variant with 8 chain links instead of the standard 2 links, giving an additional inch and a quarter of slack between the bows for cuffing larger detainees, behind-back cuffing of broader-shouldered subjects, and prone positioning during transport.
The Peerless 750C is the same Model 700 chain handcuff in a color-plated finish, available in five colors that modern departments use for prisoner identification and color-coded restraint protocols: blue (often used for general intake), orange (high-risk or escape-flagged prisoners), red (medical hold or known violent offenders), yellow (work-release or low-security), and pink (women's intake at facilities that color-segregate, or charity and breast-cancer-awareness fundraising programs). The 750C carries identical specifications to the 700C — the same carbon steel construction, the same NIJ certification, the same 10-ounce weight, the same 8.9-inch overall length, and the same push-pin double-lock — with only the finish coating differing. We stock the Peerless 750C in all five colors. The colored Peerless line is also widely used for training scenarios where instructors want to visually distinguish role-player cuffs from live duty equipment.
Smith & Wesson Model 100 handcuffs are the other American duty standard. The Model 100 is the chain-link cuff that has been on the belts of American police officers for over 60 years, and we carry it in two finishes: nickel-plated for general duty, and Melonite black (a carbon nitride surface treatment that hardens the carbon steel and produces a deep matte black finish) for tactical and plainclothes use where reflective nickel would compromise low-light operations. Our general Police Handcuffs Double Lock are also offered in both nickel and black finishes for buyers who want the basic chain-cuff function at a lower price point than the brand-name S&W or Peerless duty models. For full-body restraint, we carry 16-inch leg irons — the standard chain-restraint for prisoner transport where ankle restraint is required alongside hand cuffs.
Our handcuff key and accessory selection covers the full range of legitimate uses. The Keychain Handcuff Key T-Stick is the standard universal handcuff key that fits every Carney-pattern police cuff (Peerless, S&W, ASP, Hiatt, and most international makers), made in a T-handle keychain format for everyday officer carry as a backup to the duty key. The Non-Metallic Covert Handcuff Key is a polymer key designed to defeat metal detectors — sold for legitimate uses including undercover operations, corrections training, escape artist and stage magic performance, and personal emergency preparedness in the event of unlawful restraint. The Combo Window Punch with Handcuff Key integrates a tempered-glass auto window punch with an integrated cuff key for emergency vehicle escape scenarios. And the "How To Open Handcuffs Without Keys" reference book is a published guide to lock bypass techniques for legitimate locksmith, instructional, and escape-artist use.
For law enforcement professionals pairing handcuffs with backup key accessories, see the Zak Tool brand page for the tactical handcuff key line that dominates American LE duty belts. For duty defensive spray, see our Pepper Spray category.
For costume, theatrical, and novelty applications, we also carry the Old West Handcuffs (vintage screw-key irons in the pre-Carney pattern, popular for Western film and reenactment use), Pink Handcuffs (a budget novelty alternative to the Peerless 750C pink), and Fuzzy Handcuffs for adult novelty and gag-gift use. These items are not duty-grade restraints and are not suitable for actual law enforcement application — they are sold strictly for costume, prop, gift, and theatrical purposes.
Handcuffs are legal to purchase and own in all 50 states. Their possession is not regulated at the federal level, and most states impose no restrictions on civilian ownership. However, the legal use of handcuffs to restrain another person is governed by false-imprisonment, kidnapping, and unlawful-restraint statutes that vary by state — only sworn law enforcement officers, properly licensed private security with arrest authority, bail enforcement agents, and citizens making a lawful citizen's arrest may apply restraints to another person, and even those uses are tightly bounded by state law. Keep Shooting sells handcuffs and related accessories for lawful uses including law enforcement duty, corrections, private security, bail enforcement, training and instruction, locksmith and escape-artist work, theatrical and costume use, and personal collection. Keep Shooting ships handcuffs from our Pennsylvania warehouse with fast delivery, easy returns, and free shipping on orders over $49.95.
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