Hinged vs. Chain cuffs?

[Agoss@bw]

Before I go to training I need to buy some gear (i.e.pistol/holster/belt/cuffs/asp) and my question is this. Do hinged cuffs have that much of an advantage over chain? What do some of you prefer?

[greg72982]

In my experience hinged cuffs restrict movement a little more than chain cuffs and tend to be a little larger so they are easier used on individuals with larger wrists...Due to the restricted movement they can also be more painful according to my customers...

I used hinged primarily...

[Switchback]

...hinged can also be a bit more difficult putting on a very resistant "customer".

I do love my hinged, though.

[mobrien316]

I carry the ASP non-hinged cuffs.

As already mentioned, I have found the hinged cuffs to be more difficult to apply to reluctant cuffees.

I do carry two extra pairs of cuffs in my gear bag, and one of those are hinged.

[gringoscott]

A-holes get the hinged.

[Creeker]

Prior to my going thru the Academy, I'd bought my own hinged when they first came out.

When they attempted to teach "Speed cuffing" techniques, I was faster than the Instructor.

Granted, our "cuffee's" were compliant fellow Academites... ;)

With the hinged, though, (at least on my first set) you need to be mindful when locking them both on the same object/wrist with the keyhole on the OUTSIDE, lest you can't get to it. You know how we'll play around with things... LOL

[Creeker]

A-holes get the hinged.

And see, you will be the envy of the jealous guys, too. :p

:D

[gringoscott]

And see, you will be the envy of the jealous guys, too. :p

:D

LOL! I guess the interweb has beaten me again by not allowing for inflection. I meant the A-hole bg's get the hinged.

[Creeker]

LOL! I guess the interweb has beaten me again by not allowing for inflection. I meant the A-hole bg's get the hinged.

LOL... Yeah, I guess I missed the inflection part :D

[Valor55]

The hinged cuffs limit movement. If you cuff them correctly with the keyholes up they are probably impossible to pick for all but Gumby. They are very fast on compliant arrests (ensuring they don't become suddenly uncompliant.) I've never had a problem cuffing combative arrestees more than the chained cuffs. In fact the chain cuffs always seem to be turned different ways and make cuffing harder because they have to be readjusted.

[nadler20]

They are banned at my department becuase they are too easy to break wrists with. I'll leave it up to you to interpret that as you wish ;)

[jvale00]

I carry both! Our issue is hinged.

[bluelightzgrl]

A-holes get the hinged.

Everyone gets hinged; but I'm just a witch like that. ;)

...hinged can also be a bit more difficult putting on a very resistant "customer".

I'll agree, but I'm extremely OCD about my cuffs. I carry two sets of hinged on my belt; one left side one right side, both are on cuff straps (I've got a small waist and need to save room anyway I can). No matter which set I go after I have them 'staged' so that I don't have to play with them in my grip to have the key holes up. This comes in extremely handy when wrestling someone; an experience I only needed to go through once!

[mobrien316]

One of the things I like best about the ASP cuffs (hinged or chain) is that they have a keyhole on each side. I don't have to worry about which side is up or down.

[Creeker]

They are banned at my department becuase they are too easy to break wrists with. I'll leave it up to you to interpret that as you wish ;)

All it takes is one time in some agencies.... :rolleyes: Probably have plastic flashlights, too.

I think thats why the "claw" was done away with back in the day.... Some Agencies are going to issue kevlar mittens soon, I am afraid... :rolleyes: