Old West Shackles 

I was held captive through the entire video. I barely was able to restrain myself, since the information was so good. You captured another great video Santee.

That restraint pun was really captivating!

Tremendous video as always! On a semi related topic I would love to see a video on outlaw hideouts. I would like to learn more about them.

That was definitely a different type of topic today. It was educational though and I enjoyed it, Thanks for kicking off my Saturday. Be safe out there, and take it easy man.

I’m glad you can trust Dirty Dan with shackles... Everyone I know would stick me to something and walk away for ten minutes lol!

I'm reminded of the Errol Flynn Robin Hood movie when he's captured. They cold-hammered the pins for his shackles into place. I don't know if that was due to their level of technology, or they simply never intended to have them ever come off again. Makes me wonder if anyone went that far when shackling a prisoner in the Old West.

That was AWESOME Santee , Thank you for another GREAT video🤠🤠

Thank you Santee!

Captive audience in the cell Santee. Well done mate

I always enjoy hearing about the old timers and how they did the job back in the day. Can’t imagine carrying those things around

thank you Santee . my shackles have the distressed look . great video

Great video!!! always wanted a old set like the one you had around the poll. I still have a set i was issued in the army. Made by S&W. I liked its pink fuzzy feathers. So i had to keep them😏

National handcuff day who would have thunk it? What a great episode. 🙌🤠🤠

A friend of mine once put me in handcuffs as a joke. What he did not know was that there was a little lever on the side which let me out. And no I did not tell him how I did it.

Once again I did not get a notification for this video thank you RU-vid

I was bound to watch this!

I've carried a pair of cuffs for years to various events, those are my 'engagement rings'....... LOL

Here’s a paragraph from my character backstory/details short story that I’ve been working on: Background information on Mercia Hawkins: Mercia Hawkins was born on April 5th 7186 in the Takashi-Sodder residence in the divisional area of the old West frontier confederation of Khailia called Kyotana Prefecture. His father is Alluvion Hawking and his mother is Khaya Okiku. At age six a rather mysterious fire broke out at the Takashi-Sodder residence and only Mercia made it out when his fathers good friend Thomason rescued him from the burning house. From that day on Thomason adopted Mercia and became his adoptive father, while Elluvia became his adoptive mother. At the time of the fire young Mercia was the only in the house, his biological parents and siblings had mysteriously disappeared under strange circumstances shortly before the fire began. This incident happened when Mercia was 10 years old in the year 7196, while he and his adoptive father Thomason and adoptive brother Temenna were in the men’s locker room getting changed after spending a day at the community’s pool. As he was in the locker room, Mercia heard what sounded like a buzzing sound coming from somewhere within the locker room from the wall behind him where the vent was. However he just thought it was nothing to worry about, he went back to getting dressed. Unknown to him the thing in the vent was a somewhat large entity like creature shaped like a stick figure crawling on all fours with parts of old west era shackles on its legs. As if it was like it had just escaped somewhere. It’s head was incomprehensible to understand. Whatever the thing was it was watching Mercia from the vent with its piercing yet glowing flame like ember eyes. Then back at the lady’s locker room, Mercias adoptive mother Elluvia and adoptive sister Chenoa were done getting changed, when a strange mist wafted out of the vent and covered the entire locker room around them, the lights flickered. Just before the lights went out, the same unknown stick figure like entity/creature in shackles appeared not to far in front of them. The thing was standing in the hall leading to the pool. The thing not walked but glided towards them, with it piercing fire like ember gaze fixed on the frightened mother and daughter who stood there frozen in the dark. That all was happening while Mercia, Temenna and Thomason were waiting out in the pools lobby. I hope you all really liked these character backstory details from my old West inspired analog horror series Mysteriarch Mythos I’m writing.

you had me locked in on this one

Great episode! You really had us by the cuffs with this one.

That was quit captivating! Your story kept me in chains! The old Ball and Chain didn't care for it much... go figure!?

Awesome video!

You forgot the wedding shackle.

Remember, folks: no kink shaming.

I will restrain from saying anything this week. I’m muzzled.

You were bound to make this video sooner or later.

He Santee do a video on the games of the old wast like poker or black jack

0:20 But I want the unrestrained truth about this.

What no comment on links ? Well at least you were at liberty to make the other comments. What a joker.

Thanks for another great video Santee!!!!

Great episode, as always! Santee, I just noticed a problem with your opening. You show the map of Tombstone, and trace the movement of the Earps and Holliday as they approached the Clantons and McLaurys prior to the gunfight. If you look very closely, you'll see that the map has the confrontation occurring on the wrong side of Fly's Boarding House. After passing the City Hall, they pass the Papago Cash Store, the actual rear exit to the OK Corral, Bauer's Meat Market, and another small building. They should then pass Fly's Boarding House, where they encountered the Cowboys, and the gunfight actually took place, on the west side of Fly's. Am I wrong? Am I just being anal? Or am I correct? I love that map, and I wish I could get a hold of a copy for my collection. -Desert Rat Rick

That was so cool, Santee... not only the info, but those timely, funny clips you include. As always, BRAVO, BRAVO, BRAVO. 🤠🤗

Thanks for the links, Santee. These will come in great for restraining all of -those skateboarder punks who keep trespassing at my job site- my "friends." 🙂

Didn't know these actually had a history. Great episode 👏

national handcuff day is about 6 days after valentines day, good time to try out "new gifts" I guess

About the Kid... I met a man in Lincoln County NM that his grandfather was a local friend of Billy's. He said he was told that Billy did use his small hands and big wrist to escape.

Santee is always chained to his work ⛓ 😎 another good video!

Glad to see you could restrain yourself. You really captured the essentials. Great episode as always. Never knew about the National Handcuff Day in February. Pretty cool. Always learning something new from you.

I know what it's like to be shackled... I'm married 😲🤣🤣🤣

New subscriber here! Enjoying your videos. As a practicing blacksmith how about doing a video on the guys who made the early handcuffs and other much needed items in the Old West? Thanks!

Great video Santee! Hey Arizona Red don't look nothin' like the Peter Gabriel that I was thinking of! Maybe you should do a video on him....Peter Gabriel the Sherriff, not the musician!

Hey Santee... How about a video on _the kind of folks who would be found in an old west Boom Town._ Sure, the miners, or cowpunchers, but an assayer, a doc, a general store proprietor, and a half dozen (or more) saloons that hosted more than a few women folk who probably didn't sing in the church choir... sheriff/marshal.. Any idea how many of those Boom Towns turned into Ghost Towns (Maybe we should ask Bill...)?

LOL, very entertaining. Great episode Santee. But you forgot the biggest Ball & Chain of them all, Wives! hehe ( don't let my wife read this comment ) JT

Morning Santee. Very interesting video. Thank you so much. Have a super weekend. :)

Back in the early eighties I worked in a county jail. There was an older police officer who'd bring in prisoners with a twister. By then it was considered to be a violation of civil rights.

Interesting my friend, I never knew there was a national handcuff day.

Another awesome video!!!! Love this channel so much!!!!

It was nice to see a video on cuffs in the old west. I normally carry a pair of old fashioned wrist cuffs when as my Marshall. But I normally stick it in the belt. Did lawman have a certain way to carry these cuffs on their person?

Hey santee, I was cheering you on , hoping you would impress everyone and mention " thumb cuffs' ... I used to have a pair , they were made by Fury Co. And man did they keep a hold of ya ! One half had teeth , and they were very transportable ! You should check them out ! Maby make it into another one of your vodeos i love so much !! Thank you for your channel.

Thank you Santee for keeping the Old West alive !

Thanks again Santee & CO. When I was a Navy MP I was issued a set of brand spanking new S&W blued steel handcuffs . Japan is rainy so I polished them with 0000 steel wool and WD40 . They worked fine every time I cuffed someone . After two years I turned them back in and they had a shiny rust red patina . Say Hello to Dan for me .

Hello Arizona Ghost Riders. This is Ted from Texas. I just love looking at your show in the morning. I have a set of the old Civil War handcuffs. It is pretty cool to see the history of what you have to show us. Thanks be safe and always carry a gun

Santee, the word for handcuffs and wife in Spanish are the same, esposa!

You always bring up some topics that I have thought or really remember reading about. HAHAHA. Super cool Santee. 👍👍👍👍

Well done on restraining yourself noice pun lol. They definitely didn't look to comfortable then and now lol. I've never been in cuffs only toy ones that I put on myself then didn't quite think it through about the key side lol. Always something new and interesting to learn and appreciate thanks mate

Thank you for another great one. Keep them coming. 🤠👍

Santee. number 1 rule to handcuffs is DON'T LOSE THE KEY! I know a thing or two about them keys & cuffs, leg shackles & ball with Chains. Like the hand cuff keys & leg shackles were different keys. They was much heavier than modern ones. Zipties just don't have the same fun ,, lol Blessings...

Regarding National Handcuff Day…well, I’d better just restrain myself… 😳

If we don't have a jail house....the alternative is put on shackles some where's ! I know you won't believe me that's ok but the thing shackles cross my to-day! Crazy right but true. God's truth. Make one on law man's in the old west amigo.

This isn't where the saying ,"whip me, beat me, make me feel cheap" is coming from is it? National Handcuff Day?

I’ll take the pink fluffy ones

Hey Santee sorry I’m later this week great video as always, have you considered doing one on range wars

I was captivated watching this vid :-) Greets from the Netherlands 🌷🇳🇱, T.

Should be noted that handcuffs in Spanish are called "esposas". There is also another translation in English for esposa. Hmm ? Great Language Spanish.

Another great video, Santee, as I continue to catch up on your channel. And that is my unfettered opinion.

I thought an old west shackle was a wife. Oh no, I'm going to get pew pew pewed by Ms.Santee now. Those ball and chain shackles must have been torture to wear. The thumb screws must have been just as bad. What ever happened to just duct taping someone to a tree?

Welp, I got nuthin' this week, Santee. You went and used every one liner I had stored in my simple old brain. That said, sure hope Dirty Dan lets you out before feedin' time.

Don't throw the key away yet. But I see the AGR logo between them two neanderthals and also on the court. House. Great topic and video keep up your great work enjoy every minute

2:17 'twisters' were in use by uniformed Bronx cops as late as the 1970s according to my unscientific visual ppersonal observation. They were replaced as a 'come along' in the 1980s by the keyfob "kuobaton" a groved 6 inch long 5/8 inch diameter rod. It works, still have mine.

I'm curious about prisoner transport wagons in the old west Great videos as usual!

Hi Santee, another excellent video! Those chain gang members look like put of old sing sing prison, well done!

Good episode. Never been cuffed in my life. Tried to get Annette to cuff me once, then I thought better. I believe she'd have cuffed me and left me. Ha!

the ones with the "modern" design are easier to pick than the old ones

Shackles! Not, shackled. So, it’s not an episode on marriage in the old west?

I tried turning off this video but I just couldn't get away.

I heard few yrs back,S&W makes the best modern ones available.

Great video with very interesting information, Santee, especially about Billy the Kid! I love that you used Luke and Han as stormtroopers, “cuffing” Chewie haha. Nicely done all around! I don’t like being restrained, so you won’t see me in any of the shackles you covered here. Did Dirty Dan ever get you out of those shackles?

Hey Santee, Did they find fossils in The Old West -DinoFan

Another great show! Enjoyed the puns very much!

Don't know how Bill an actual ghost can be wanted, need the wild west ghostbusters

Thanks for another great one Santee! So sorry it took me so long to see this but we were enjoying Ghostorama

Excellent episode Santee. Plenty of variety back then. Have a great day!

I'm having a hard time catching and restraining my laughter. ;)

Great review. You did use a lot of restraint on that one but you really sinched it up.

Very interesting. I didn't know when the styles changed.

I heard the twister variety were known as Come-alongs.

Thanks for posting the video

Nationa handcuff day, of course it is the dame day as my anniversary

Really caught my attn. I know corny but its all i got

1:20 "" you brought, TWO, too many "". C Bronson states.

I love your videos, always entertaining.

I was really locked into this video Santee. Hehehe

Love the Star Wars clip!

Great video as always santee! really got me "hooked"

Santee you have a great family.

I love your videos. Perfect time to post this video 6 months before national handcuffs day. I diden’t know that was a thing btw. Gonna find a way to celebrate that 😝

I always wondered did civilian bounty hunters in the old west use these restraints when capturing outlaws or did they simply stick with good ole fashioned rope?

Great job and well done. I so definitely got a lot of inspiration for the old West inspiration analog horror series Mysteriarch Mythos I’m writing the outline draft and character backstory/details for.

Hey Santee… How about talking about shorts in the Old West, or “Knickers” as they were known then, thank you.

Santee, why not do a video on ranching, and how it was done in the old West.