Original U.S. Civil War Era Leg Shackle with Key for use with Chain U.S. Documents & Books The earliest tags were made

The earliest tags were made of aluminum

HMS Phoebe was a 36-gun fifth rate of the British Royal Navy

2 came out in January 2012)

though the leather finish is worn

Original U.S. Civil War Era Leg Shackle with Key for use with Chain U.S. Documents & Books The earliest tags were madeOriginal Item: Only One available. This was intended for keeping a man attached to a running chain, which passed through this iron shackle around the man's ankle to prevent any attempt to escape. The key is primitive and is slide into the mechanism to release the locking bar, so that once the key is removed there is no way to open the shackle. Measuring 5" across and substantially made from iron, one can only imagine the horrors such a shackle has