Now that you know a little bit more about the handcuffs working principle, you may take the real ones and a bobby pin to practice. However, it’s okay if you don’t have them and have no desire to get them, but practicing on real ones is the fastest way to learn how to do it properly in a few seconds.
Below, you may see the small instruction we prepared on how to release from handcuffs using a bobby pin in three steps.
Step 1. Get a bobby pin and straighten it out, taking off the rubbing tips beforehand. Bend approximately about a quarter of an inch of a longer side down to the “L” shape. Insert this bent tip into an upper part of the keyhole and bend the metal backward. Remove the pin carefully and insert again halfway past the first bend, and fold it again to the opposite side so that the end of your future “key” would look like an “S” shape.
Step 2. Take a “key” you’ve just made and put it into the upper cut out of a keyhole. At this point, your main task is to find the lever that pushes the pawl of the handcuffs. Try moving the pin in different directions, turning it to the cuff’s direction of travel until you feel the click so that it’s the signal the handcuffs are open.
Step 3. If a double lock is involved, you will have to deal with it first. Why? Because a double lock is blocking the single lock mechanism from opening. Insert your makeshift key into the same upper side of the keyhole and turn it away from the handcuff’s travel directions to release the single lock. This may be a bit difficult to do, so be patient. When you hear a click, extract the pick and re-insert it the other way one more time to unlock the single lock.
We encourage you not to worry if something goes wrong, as in any case, you may call emergency locksmith services to free your hands.
