Handcuffs were not normally carried on field duty, but were carried on town patrols, spare sets were stored at the Military/Regimental Police Detachment or guardroom. A wide variety of handcuffs, leg irons and other restraints were employed on unruly customers by the Military Police.
Handcuffs employed by the Military/Regimental Police were of British or American origin. Illustrated above is a Canadian Military First World War vintage Hiatt Model 1 (100) “Darbys” manufactured by the firms of Tower and Hiatt.
