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Baldwin 5121 Lever RIGHT Hand Half Dummy with R012 RoseKEY FEATURES
- Knob or lever set paired with roses with a privacy lock to both close and secure any door with the 2.125" standard door preparation.
- Privacy sets include everything needed to install the lock onto your door.
- Dependability, quality, and high design. Baldwin's Quick Ship items are ready to ship to you within 5 business days from ordering.
- Familiar and comforting, this item in its traditional style is timeless and classic.
- Knob or lever set paired with roses with a privacy lock to both close and secure any door with the 2.125" standard door preparation.
- Privacy sets include everything needed to install the lock onto your door.
- Dependability, quality, and high design. Baldwin's Quick Ship items are ready to ship to you within 5 business days from ordering.
- Familiar and comforting, this item in its traditional style is timeless and classic.
SPECIFICATIONS
LOCK TYPE
Tubular
STYLE
Contemporary
BACKSET SIZE
2-3/8"
LEVER GRIP LENGTH
3.75"
PROJECTION
2.125"
MAXIMUM DOOR THICKNESS
1.75"
MINIMUM DOOR THICKNESS
1.375"
LEVER HANDING
Reversible
LEVER ROSE SHAPE
Round
INSTALLATION AND SUPPORTINSTALLATION GUIDE
WARRANTY
Manufacturer Resources
Product Specs
- Product Group:
- Mechanical Locks
- Product Type:
- Leversets
- Subcategory:
- Lever Handle
- Product Subgroup:
- Bored Locksets
- Commercial/Residential:
- Residential
- Lock Function:
- Half Dummy
- Maximum Door Thickness:
- 1.75"
- Minimum Door Thickness:
- 1.375"
- Product Attribute:
- Cylindrical Locks
- Product Model:
- 5121.RDM
- Product Function:
- Dummy
- Product Category:
- Mechanical Locks
- Department:
- Door Hardware
Baldwin 5121003RDM – Frequently Asked Questions
1) What does a half dummy lever actually do, and is it what I need for a closet or french door?
A half dummy is a pull, not a lock. The Baldwin 5121 lever with R012 rose mounts on one face of the door only and does not turn, latch, or retract anything. Use it where a door is held shut by a ball catch, roller catch, or magnetic catch and you just need something to pull on: closet doors, a fixed inactive leaf of a pair, or french doors. If you need the door to latch when it closes, you want a passage set instead.
2) Why is the Baldwin 5121 sold as a right hand lever, and how do I tell which hand I need?
Because a half dummy is fixed to one face and never reverses, the lever has to point the correct way out of the box. Stand on the side of the door where the lever will be mounted and look at the hinges: if the hinges are on your right, you need the right hand lever so the handle sweeps toward the latch edge. Get this wrong and the lever points back at the hinges. The 5121 in right hand is the version described here; a left hand opening needs the left hand version.
3) Do I need to bore a 2-1/8 inch hole in the door for a Baldwin 5121 half dummy?
No. A half dummy has no chassis passing through the door, so it surface mounts to one face and does not require a cross bore or a latch bore. That makes it the usual choice for a slab closet door or a fixed french door leaf with no existing prep. The 2-1/8 inch standard door preparation Baldwin cites applies to their functioning knob and lever sets with a latch, not to the dummy.
4) I need dummy levers on both sides of a french door. Does the Baldwin 5121 cover that?
No, a half dummy is one lever for one face. For a door that needs a pull on each side, you want a full dummy pair, such as the Emtek Classic Cortina dummy pair or the Emtek Arts and Crafts dummy pair, both sold as pairs. Ordering two Baldwin 5121 half dummies for one door also means ordering one right hand and one left hand.
5) Is there a commercial-grade dummy lever I can use instead of the Baldwin 5121 on a school or office door?
The Baldwin 5121 is a residential leverset. For commercial openings, the Accentra 455LN Augusta is a heavy duty Grade 1 single dummy cylindrical lever lock, and BEST offers the 9K Series 1DT single dummy trim in Grade 1 heavy duty as well as the 7KC Series 1DT single dummy trim in Grade 2 medium duty. All three are dummy function trim like the 5121, but built to ANSI/BHMA commercial grades.
6) What is a residential alternative to the Baldwin 5121 half dummy lever if I need a matching dummy on a double door where both faces get a lever?
The Baldwin 5121 with R012 rose is a half dummy, meaning one lever on one face only. For an opening that needs a lever on both faces, Emtek sells its Arts and Crafts leverset as a dummy pair, and the Emtek Classic Brass Cortina lever is also offered as a dummy pair. Both are dummy function like the 5121 but ship as two-sided sets.
7) Can the Baldwin 5121 half dummy be used on a bathroom or bedroom door that needs to lock?
No. The Baldwin 5121 is dummy function - it is fixed trim with no latch and no locking mechanism. For a bed or bath door, use a privacy set such as the Kwikset 300BRNL Breton privacy lever, Grade 3 for 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors, or the Hager 2540 Grade 2 privacy lock with Withnell lever for 1-3/8 to 2 inch doors.
8) Is a passage lever the same thing as the Baldwin 5121 half dummy?
No, and this is a common mix-up when ordering. The Baldwin 5121 is half dummy trim: a single fixed lever with no latch, used as a pull on a door held by a roller catch or a ball catch. A passage set like the Falcon B101 Grade 2 cylindrical passage lever or the Accentra 5301LN Augusta Grade 2 passage/closet lever has a working latchbolt that retracts when the lever turns. If the door needs to stay shut on its own, the dummy will not do it.
9) How far does the Baldwin 5121 lever stick out from the door, and will it clear trim or a wall?
Projection is 2.125 inches off the door face, with a lever grip length of 3.75 inches. That matters on a closet door tight to a return wall or on a french door where two leaves close against each other: measure your clearance before committing, because the lever does not fold or reverse. The rose is round.
10) What finishes does the Baldwin 5121 half dummy come in so I can match the rest of my door hardware?
Eleven finishes: 003 Polished Brass, 031 Non-Lacquered Brass, 033 Vintage Brass, 044 Satin Brass, 055 Polished Nickel, 056 Satin Nickel, 076 Graphite Nickel, 102 Oil Rubbed Bronze, 112 Venetian Bronze, 190 Satin Black, and 260 Polished Chrome. If you are matching existing Baldwin on other openings, order by the number rather than the name, since brass and bronze names repeat across lines.
11) What should I order instead if the door actually needs to latch or lock?
Match the function to the door. For a hall or closet door that latches but does not lock, a passage set works: the Bravura Atlanta round trim passage leverset or the Callan Asheville Grade 3 passage lever are residential-style options. For a bed or bath that needs a thumbturn, the Kwikset 300BRNL Breton privacy lever set is a privacy function. The Baldwin 5121 half dummy has no latch at all, so it only suits doors held by a catch.
12) The Baldwin 5121 tops out at 1-3/4 inch door thickness. What lever works on a thicker door?
The Baldwin 5121 covers 1-3/8 inch through 1-3/4 inch doors. For thicker stock, the Dexter C1000 Series passage and asylum functions list 1-3/8 to 2 inch, Hager's 2510 passage lever covers 1-3/8 to 2 inch, and the Falcon K101 Grade 1 passage lock goes to 2-1/4 inch. Note that these are latching functions rather than dummy trim.
13) I need a keyed entry lever that matches the traditional look of the Baldwin 5121. What are the options?
The Baldwin 5121 is non-keyed dummy trim, so a keyed opening needs a different lock. Deltana's Claremont 5851, Manchester 6201, Morant 6411 and Linstead 6431 are entry-function levers in decorative residential styling, with the Manchester, Morant and Linstead covering 1-3/8 to 2 inch doors. Callan's Artino is a Grade 3 entrance leverset, and the Bennett is a Grade 3 entrance leverset with a deadbolt combo if the opening needs both.
14) Does the Baldwin 5121 half dummy carry an ANSI grade for a spec that calls one out?
The Baldwin 5121 is a residential leverset. If the drawing calls for a graded cylindrical lever, the commercial options include the Design Hardware X75 passage lever in Grade 1 for 1-3/4 inch doors and the J75 passage lever in Grade 2 for 1-3/4 inch doors, the Falcon T101 Grade 1 heavy duty passage lever, and the Corbin Russwin CL3110 Grade 1 vandal resistant passage lever, which is fire rated and covers 1-3/4 to 2 inch doors.
15) What is the model number for the Baldwin 5121 right hand half dummy, and why does the 2-3/8 inch backset show on the spec sheet?
Order it as Baldwin 5121.RDM, right hand, with the R012 round rose, plus your finish number. The 2-3/8 inch backset listed on the spec sheet is the family standard for the 5121 lever line and the dimension the matching latching versions are built to; the half dummy itself has no latch, so backset is not something you prep for on this one.
16) I have a square rose door trim program. Is there a lever with square trim instead of the Baldwin 5121's round R012 rose?
The Baldwin 5121 uses the R012 round rose. For a square-trim look in the same lever family, the Bravura Tampa is a Grade 2 passage leverset with square trim. Bravura's Atlanta, Orlando and Miramar passage leversets use round trim if you are standardizing back to the round profile, with the Miramar offered in US4 satin brass.
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