Slave leg shackles??

Congoblades · 20th March 2015, 06:54 PM

Any thought about these old style shackles?

colin henshaw · 23rd March 2015, 11:01 AM

Well they certainly have age to them. Are they yours ? Hard to say whether they were used for slaving purposes or for convicts/prisoners, without a provenance.

The National Maritime Museum, Greenwich have some shackles illustrated in the slavery part of their website, but none exactly like these. Perhaps looking at Police Museum collections would identify the type...

Congoblades · 24th March 2015, 03:10 PM

Thanks Colin. Yes they are mine. they are brought back from Poland, from a guy who sells WW2 items. I think this is much older.

20th March 2015, 06:54 PM	#1
Congoblades Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Belgium Posts: 171	Slave leg shackles?? Any thought about these old style shackles? Attached Images

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colin henshaw Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,430	Well they certainly have age to them. Are they yours ? Hard to say whether they were used for slaving purposes or for convicts/prisoners, without a provenance. The National Maritime Museum, Greenwich have some shackles illustrated in the slavery part of their website, but none exactly like these. Perhaps looking at Police Museum collections would identify the type...

24th March 2015, 03:10 PM	#3
Congoblades Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Belgium Posts: 171	Thanks Colin. Yes they are mine. they are brought back from Poland, from a guy who sells WW2 items. I think this is much older.