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Vintage "The Iron Claw" Hand Cuff Restraint Come Along Argus MFG #9365 Works!"Invented by Yngve Smith-Stange, The Iron Claw was the most commercially successful mechanical come along in the history of law enforcement. It also was the only one to be serial numbered sequentially. It was made for decades by the Argus Manufacturing Company of Chicago, then by Jay Pee of New York.The Iron Claw received two patents, the first (1,950,757) in 1934 and the second (2,066,654) in 1937. This quite early one, serial number 9053, was made between 18 July 1931, when the application for the first patent was filed, and 13 March 1934, when the first patent was granted. It is stamp-marked, on one side, THE IRON CLAW over 9053 and, on the other side, ARGUS MFG. CO. over CHICAGO ILL. U.S.A. over PAT. PEND."c1935•Very Good Vintage Condition
•Measures approximately 5.5" long x 3.5" wide
•Ships out quickly and carefully packaged
