Chicago Color Coded Clear Handcuff Cutaway

This is perfect for training people new to handcuffs. I can better explain how handcuffs work to people who have never handled them before. Great visual aid.

I'll start by saying this product does what it's supposed to. It shows the inner locking mechanisms in most of today's handcuffs. It's an excellent practice tool for beginner magicians, escape artists, locksmiths, and future prisoners. That said, within only three days of use mine developed a significant crack in the plastic at the hinge point at the top of the cuff (as oriented in Amazon's photo). This brings me to the headline of my review. You only need to see the bottom portion where the locking mechanism is located, so I'm wondering why the maker didn't make the rest of the cuff out of steel and put a plastic cover over just the bottom to ensure that the cuff was solid at the moving hinge point. So far, it is still functioning with the crack, but it's only a matter of time before the product has a "catastrophic failure" as they say on Forged In Fire and no longer works. Now that I see that can happen, I will be more diligent about making sure this flaw isn't in the next one I buy. That said, even it it developed this fault after a longer time period, I would be less concerned, but it should've lasted longer than three days under normal strains of use.

Great product. Great price. The double lock bar is a two part bar, too.

Much better then others with color coating. Great training aid for rookies to remind them to double lock!

This is an indispensable tool for anyone learning how handcuffs work. I felt like I was throwing my money away when I first ordered this product but boy was I glad when it arrived. Reading the description before seeing it was very unclear but wow, seeing this product is instantly clear as to what is going on. It wasn't cheap but I'm glad I bought it and have recommended it to friends.