Cuban Link Chain Leash Silver - 5FT BDSM Lead, 12mm 316L Steel, Leather Handle

Twelve Millimetres of Link, and What That Weighs

A 12 mm link is not a specification detail. It is the difference between a chain you wear and a chain you feel: 14.9 ounces (423 g) hanging off a collar, a swing that belongs to the chain rather than to you, and a sound dragging across a floor that does half the work before anyone has said anything. The steel is 316L, mirror polished, so it takes light instead of swallowing it.

Total length comes to 60 inches (152 cm), made up of 48 inches of chain, 9 inches of leather handle and 3 inches of hook. The handle is genuine leather, folded, double-stitched and riveted straight through, which is what keeps the top end comfortable inside a closed fist across a long scene. The swivel snap hook meets a collar O-ring instantly and rotates freely, so the chain never binds or kinks however the pose shifts. Five feet makes it a distance lead: enough slack to walk someone ahead of you, to kneel them at the far end, or to wrap the excess round your hand and take it all back in one movement.

It clips to the O-ring of a properly fitted collar and never to a slip or choke collar that tightens under tension. A leash does not carry a person's body weight and is never used for suspension. Nobody is left leashed and unattended, however briefly. Settle on a safe word first, or a non-verbal signal if the mouth will be occupied, and keep the tension light and constant, because the sharp jerk against the neck is the thing that injures people. The steel resists corrosion and will not tarnish in water. This is decorative hardware for consensual play, not certified life-safety equipment.

• 60 inches (152 cm) in total: 48 inches of chain, a 9 inch handle, a 3 inch hook
• 12 mm curb Cuban link in mirror-polished 316L stainless steel
• 423 g of weight, with a swing and a sound of its own
• Folded genuine leather handle, double-stitched and riveted through
• Swivel spring-gate hook that stops the chain kinking
• Corrosion-resistant and will not tarnish in water

Steel that shrugs off water is a sensible thing to own beside the ocean, and Miami Beach gets it the same day.