Posted: 11/4/2009 10:28:19 AM EDT
| I was just talking to someone and the power team from years past came up. There was a guy that would break handcuffs infront and behind his back. So has anyone really done this or seen this in real life. I'm thinking they cut the chain or something. |
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My buddy claims he can line up the links a certain way so they are basically stiff and can be bent until they snap. Never saw him do it so I don't know if it's bullshit or the end result of having hours and hours of sitting around with nothing to play with but handcuffs. The way he sort of showed me it had nothing to do with strength. |
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I was just talking to someone and the power team from years past came up. There was a guy that would break handcuffs infront and behind his back. So has anyone really done this or seen this in real life. I'm thinking they cut the chain or something. I've never personally seen an inmate do it but I've seen the broken cuffs another Officer on my shift kept in his desk. The guy was cuffed in front and snapped the chain clean. He didn't wedge them together and use leverage to pop the side plate. He was also drunk and had to go to the hospital later for his fucked up wrists. |
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which led to this greatness... http://cuffs.ytmnd.com/ |
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I was just talking to someone and the power team from years past came up. There was a guy that would break handcuffs infront and behind his back. So has anyone really done this or seen this in real life. I'm thinking they cut the chain or something. I’m not nearly tough enough, but one of the guys in my unit did it. We were taking a training course when we were assigned to augment AF Security Forces and the instructor was saying how they preferred the chain over the hinged cuffs ‘cause he’s seen people bend and break the hinged ones but hasn’t seen anybody break the chain cuffs. Big dude says he can do it and sure as shit he does, except he didn’t break the chain, he used the cheek plates to lever against each other and skipped the ratchet off of the pawl. The instructor wasn’t happy but he asked for it. |
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Quoted: I am interested in this supposed "leverage technique"? Can anyone elaborate? Just a guess..... The chain has to be stretched so that the links bind against one another as they are twisted. Practice on a hanging lamp chain. It is very difficult to break the chain by pulling it apart but the links are much weaker when twisted sideways. |
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Quoted: Quoted: I am interested in this supposed "leverage technique"? Can anyone elaborate? Just a guess..... The chain has to be stretched so that the links bind against one another as they are twisted. Practice on a hanging lamp chain. It is very difficult to break the chain by pulling it apart but the links are much weaker when twisted sideways. Well the method I've used (it works) doesn't have anything to do with the chain really. The goal is to pop the rotating tab that connects the actual cuff to the chain. Seatbelt + a little bit of vertical pressure = free |
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I am interested in this supposed "leverage technique"? Can anyone elaborate? Just a guess..... The chain has to be stretched so that the links bind against one another as they are twisted. Practice on a hanging lamp chain. It is very difficult to break the chain by pulling it apart but the links are much weaker when twisted sideways. Most chain cuffs have swivel links. I cant think of anyway to bind up the chain to bend the links without some other object or two. |
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I am interested in this supposed "leverage technique"? Can anyone elaborate? Just a guess..... The chain has to be stretched so that the links bind against one another as they are twisted. Practice on a hanging lamp chain. It is very difficult to break the chain by pulling it apart but the links are much weaker when twisted sideways. Well the method I've used (it works) doesn't have anything to do with the chain really. The goal is to pop the rotating tab that connects the actual cuff to the chain. Seatbelt + a little bit of vertical pressure = free I have a pair of Hiatts and Peerless right here, the seatbelt tooth would be too big to get a proper wedge/lever. Also S&Ws have a slightly raised lip to on the outside interior to prevent this from what I seeing. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I am interested in this supposed "leverage technique"? Can anyone elaborate? Just a guess..... The chain has to be stretched so that the links bind against one another as they are twisted. Practice on a hanging lamp chain. It is very difficult to break the chain by pulling it apart but the links are much weaker when twisted sideways. Well the method I've used (it works) doesn't have anything to do with the chain really. The goal is to pop the rotating tab that connects the actual cuff to the chain. Seatbelt + a little bit of vertical pressure = free I have a pair of Hiatts and Peerless right here, the seatbelt tooth would be too big to get a proper wedge/lever. Also S&Ws have a slightly raised lip to on the outside interior to prevent this from what I seeing. I never tried to use the "insert" side of a seatbelt. I used the side with the release button. I cannot recall if it was easier to use the slot (which the other piece is inserted into) or to press in the button and wedge the pin in there. |
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Never tried it this way but I'd bet money it works video? |