An important piece of police equipment is handcuffs. That’s why Peerless Handcuff takes their products so serious and is able to make some of the best handcuffs. Peerless handcuffs are always rated as some of the best in police equipment reviews.

Peerless Handcuff Company has been manufacturing police handcuffs since 1914. The company was founded by James Gill, a Police commissioner at the time. Peerless Handcuff Company manufactures handcuffs, waist chains, leg irons, and handcuff keys. They feature the popular Peerless 700, Peerless 750, Peerless 801, and Peerless 850 handcuffs. Handcuffs are an essential part of police equipment. Peerless handcuffs are used on a daily basis by law enforcement, military, and private security. They are based out of Massachusetts and are a family business.

Peerless Handcuff Company was one of the pioneers in the handcuff industry. They patented the design early on and handcuffs became extremely popular. As time passed and the original patent expired, other manufactures soon began duplicating the Peerless handcuffs. Although there was now competition in the industry, Peerless handcuffs had a reputation of being the best.

Up until the late 1950's, Peerless Handcuff Company offered only one product, the standard Chain Link handcuff. In 1957 Peerless Handcuff Company came out with a lighter handcuff. Only 10,000 of these handcuffs were manufactured and are now a collector's item. Seeing the need to build a stronger handcuff, Peerless manufactured a slightly heavier and stronger handcuff. This version of the handcuff was available until the early 1980's.

In the early 1970's, Peerless Handcuff Company expanded their product line and introduced the leg iron. This product was very helpful in the transportation of prisoners. 1981 was a great year for Peerless. After several years of research and development they introduced the hinged handcuff. The hinged handcuff increased the security level of the handcuffs and is still popular today. Also in 1981, Peerless Handcuffs introduced the waist chains. Together with the leg irons, the waist chains proved to be a safe and secure way to transport prisoners. In recent years, Peerless Handcuff Company has added a more secure locking system, and improved construction of the handcuff to create a more durable and secure handcuff.

Currently Peerless Handcuff Company offers several versions of handcuffs, waist chains, and leg irons. The handcuffs come in a variety of finishes, sizes, and locking systems.

Some of the most popular chain link handcuff models that are produced are the Peerless 700 and Peerless 750. Both models have a chain connecting the two handcuffs. The chain makes it easy to maneuver the handcuffs during a struggle. The Peerless 700 and Peerless 750 are available in a nickel, penetrate, blue, red, pink, orange, and yellow color finish. The blue, red, pink, orange, and yellow finishes make the Peerless 700 and Peerless 750 stand out more resulting in them being lost less often. These two models have been in production for a while and proven to be a good handcuff.

When it comes to hinged handcuffs, Peerless Handcuff Company has always produced some of the best. They currently offer the Peerless 801 and Peerless 850 models. These hinged handcuffs are designed to provide a more secure handcuff by reducing the amount of room the suspect has to move their hands and arms. The Peerless 801 and Peerless 850 handcuffs are 10% larger than the Peerless 700 and Peerless 750 handcuffs, thus allowing a Police Officer to handcuff larger hands with ease. Just like the Peerless 700 and Peerless 750 handcuffs, the Peerless 801 and Peerless 850 handcuffs are available in a nickel, penetrate, blue, red, pink, orange, and yellow color finish.

If security is a premium, then the Peerless handcuff models 710 and 7030.  These Peerless handcuffs are high security models. Both models feature a heavy duty locking system designed by Medeco locks and Assa Demo Company. These locks do not use a standard handcuff key. They have a special key similar to a pad lock key, yet more secure. The key locks are pick resistant and provide a high level of security perfect for high risk prisoners or transporting prisoners. The Peerless 710 is a standard size handcuff while the Peerless 7030 is an oversized handcuff. Both of the models are a chain link handcuff.

Peerless Handcuff Company was one of the leading innovators of handcuffs in the early 1900's and continues to be the choice of many police officers today.

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