Model Railroading > vintage Kadee?

I opened a pack of Kadees to make some more coal car rotaries and these fell out. I've never seen #5s like this before. How old are they?

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hmm, I thought that style of coupler had a different number. Some of the oldest Kadee couplers I've seen were bare non blackened metal couplers similar to the #4 couplers, but the uncoupler pin had a ball at the lower end supposedly for use as either a magnetic uncoupler or a ramp uncoupler.

Ted Curphey
Ontario, OR

I think that shank style was MK-7 or -8--it had a different style of spring that was a bear to get around the end of the shank. Long time since I've seen one...

Winston Hill

winstonhill Wrote:
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> I think that shank style was MK-7 or -8--it had a
> different style of spring that was a bear to get
> around the end of the shank. Long time since I've
> seen one...

Might be #8's, #7's had some ears around the round portion of the shank for the centering springs and the shank was offset as well.

SV

SandingValve Wrote:
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> winstonhill Wrote:
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> > I think that shank style was MK-7 or -8--it had
> a
> > different style of spring that was a bear to
> get
> > around the end of the shank. Long time since
> I've
> > seen one...
>
> Might be #8's, #7's had some ears around the round
> portion of the shank for the centering springs and
> the shank was offset as well.


8's had the same centering ears as the 6s and 7s:

http://www.kadee.com/htmbord/page8.htm

I don't recognize these. Might be one of the clones? Are they metal?

The MK (without the D, which was for delayed uncoupling) had a vertical pin coming directly off the tip of the knuckle. I've also seen the ball tipped ones - I think those date from the '50s.

Warmest regards,

- Arved

They were in a taped shut #5 envelope I got in a collection. Most of stuff seems to be from the late 1980s so probably not a clone, yes they are metal.

#5's did not look like that in the late 80's