[MUSIC PLAYING]
 Hi.
 What do we have here?
 They are--
RICK: They're disturbing
is why they are.
 They're disturbing.
I'm coming into
the pawnshop to try
to sell my antique handcuffs.
I bought these at a flea
market for 100 bucks.
I didn't know what they were.
I thought they'd be
good for a gag gift.
My daughter was
going to her prom
and I thought I'd get
it for her boyfriend.
RICK: Do you know
a lot about them?
ELIE: Not a lot.
 Some sort of bizarro handcuff?
 That's what it
looks like to me.
 They're from 1925.
There's a parent
date right on them.
I thought these things
were from the Middle Ages.
To find out they were so recent
makes them even creepier.
Have you ever put
these things on?
 Yes I have, a couple of times.
I'm always afraid they're
not going to come off.
Would you like to try them on?
 Not really.
 Come on.
Get your thumb down there.
[GRUNTING]
 Yeah.
That's, that's
not going to work.
[GRUNTING]
Yeah, these are miserable.
[LAUGHTER]
These would definitely keep
you from doing anything.
 They sure would.
Give me a price, we'll
take them off you.
 Yeah, whatever.
These handcuffs hurt.
For a guy like me, it's
cruel and unusual punishment,
I'm telling you.
These are the most miserable
evil things I've ever seen.
I mean, they're right up
there with an iron maiden.
But honestly, I have
never seen anything
like this before in my life.
I'm racking my
brains just to figure
out what they were used for.
I can't think of any reason why
you would have to put someone's
hands in that position.
I do have someone who
knows about these, though.
 OK.
 Maybe he can tell us
what these things are
and what they're worth.
 OK.
Appreciate it.
Thanks.
 All right.
Thanks.
These are the handcuffs
I called you about.
And what the heck
are those things?
They're like really disturbing.
 I've worked my entire
adult life as a locksmith.
I'm an expert in police
memorabilia and handcuffs.
These are very rare
McKinsey mitts.
They were made in 1925.
And they only got used
just a very limited time,
bout less than five years.
RICK: What were those used for?
 This was for prisoner
transportation.
This blocked the entire
hands so that escape
was virtually impossible.
 Why did they stop using them?
 Well there was two or
three good reasons why.
It took the cooperation
of the prisoner to get
these applied upon himself.
And once they were on him, they
became very formidable weapons.
RICK: OK.
 And the main reason
they didn't last very long
was that during railroad
days and transportation,
they had a steadfast
rule that the prisoner
could never ever be unshackled.
So if that prisoner had
to go to the bathroom,
guess what the guard had to do.
You mind me asking how
much you paid for these?
 No, not at all.
$100.
 You did extremely well.
These are very rare
and highly collectible.
They made approximately
50 of these.
 Wow.
 In an auction
setting, these could
be worth $3,500 to $4,000.
 Wow.
The moment I heard the
experts say there were $3,500,
I almost fainted.
I couldn't, I never imagined
they'd be worth that much.
 Thanks for coming in, Mark.
Really appreciate it.
 I like that they're real.
I like that they're rare.
I like it when people walk in my
store and say, what in the hell
is that?
 Well that was some good news.
 Yeah.
For you, maybe.
- Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
 So how much do you
actually want for them?
 Well if they're worth
$3,500, how about $3,500?
 You want $3,500?
 I mean, I wouldn't
turn it down.
 I'll give you
1,500 bucks for them.
 Can you go up to
maybe 2,500 bucks?
RICK: I'd go meet you in
the middle at like $1,600.
 That's not the middle.
 Depends on what kind
of math you're using.
 I was using real math.
 Have you ever heard of a
McKinsey handcuff auction?
 No, I can't say that I have.
 Neither have I. 2,000
bucks is the best I can do.
 All right.
RICK: All right, deal.
- You got it.
 Let's go do some paperwork.
 All right, thanks.
I just made $1,900.
I'm feeling lucky.
I'm going to go to a
Casino and put it on red.
