Handcuffs

English: Handcuffs are devices to lock two wrists closely together.

Deutsch: Handschellen dienen zur Fesselung der Hände von Personen.

Español: Se llama esposas (en plural) a una o varias parejas de manillas encadenadas entre sí con las que se aprisionan las muñecas de alguien.

Polski: Kajdanki służą do unieruchamiania rąk

Português: Algemas são dispositivos mecânicos destinados a manter presos os pulsos de uma pessoa.

Handcuffs

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  pair of handcuffs

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  Handcuffs with hinged and chained connection

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  Hinged handcuffs

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  19th century British handcuffs

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  old bracelets

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  Bondage cuffs (leather)

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  Vector drawing of a pair of handcuffs.

Handcuffed people

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  Afghan National Police with handcuff training.

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  Handcuffs and thumbcuffs

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  Lee Harvey Oswald

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  Inmate with hands cuffed behind the back

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  Cuffed ankles and toes

Combinations

Some prisoners being transported from custody to outside locations, for appearances at court, to medical facilities, etc., will wear handcuffs augmented with a waist belt or chains.

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  Handcuffs joined together with a pair of leg irons by a connector chain.

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  Handcuffs secured with a leather transport restraint belt.

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  Handcuffs on a belly chain with the cuffs at the side.

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  Prisoner shackled with a belly chain. The arms are crossed for enhanced security.

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  Handcuffs on a belly chain with a "martin link"

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  Closeup of handcuffs on a "martin link" belly chain.

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  Handcuffs locked on a belly chain.

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  Prisoner shackled with "full harness" transport restraints, consisting of handcuffs on a belly chain, leg irons and a connector chain.

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  Full harness transport restraints.

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  Closeup of "full harness" transport restraints.

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  belly chains with handcuffs directly attached to the sides

Handcuff covers

A handcuff cover is a piece of plastic or metal that can be placed around a pair of handcuffs to convert a pair of standard handcuffs into rigid handcuffs and to cover the keyholes of the handcuffs for further security.

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  CTS Thompson "Blue Box" handcuff cover

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  The handcuffs are put into the plastic box.

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  The box is closed and fixed with the metallic slider.

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  Inmate in handcuffs with a handcuff cover, secured with a belly chain around the inmate's waist.

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  Inmate in handcuffs with a handcuff cover, arms stacked.

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  Closeup of an inmate in handcuffs with a handcuff cover, front stack position.

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  Closeup of an individual in handcuffs with a handcuff cover, front parallel position.