Handing matters on the 6800. It is ordered as either Left Hand or Right Hand, so it is not field reversible the way some heavy duty commercial bodies are. Stand outside the door (the keyed side): if the hinges are on your left and the door swings away from you, that is left hand. Hinges on the right swinging away is right hand. Both handings are offered in all four finishes: Polished Brass PVD (003), Non-Lacquered Brass (031), Oil Rubbed Bronze (102) and Satin Black (190).

What you are buying is the mortise lock body itself, prepped for a lever x lever entry/apartment configuration. Levers, roses or escutcheons, and the cylinder are separate Baldwin Estate Series items you specify alongside it. If you are replacing a worn body behind existing Baldwin Estate trim, this is the right part; if you need a complete opening, plan on trim and a cylinder on the same order.

Entry/apartment function means the latch is operated by lever from both sides, with a key-controlled deadbolt for securing the unit. The 6800 throws a 1 inch deadbolt with saw-proof inserts, so the bolt resists being cut through in the gap between door and frame. It is the function apartment and condo doors are normally specified with, where a resident locks behind themselves and the lever still retracts the latch for everyday use.

No. The 6800 is a residential Estate Series lock, meant for homes, apartments and condo units. For a school, office corridor or other commercial opening you want a Grade 1 body instead, such as the Corbin Russwin ML2003 classroom mortise lockset or the Cal-Royal NM8050 entrance/office lockset, both Grade 1 and listed for 1-3/4 inch doors.

The Baldwin 6800 is a residential Estate Series entry/apartment mortise lock body with a 1 inch throw deadbolt. For a corridor opening that needs a commercial-rated lock instead, the Sargent 7925 is a Grade 1 heavy duty corridor/dormitory function mortise lock with rose trim and a single cylinder deadbolt, and the Cal-Royal NM8050 is a Grade 1 entrance/office mortise lockset with auxiliary deadlatch for 1-3/4 inch doors. Both are keyed commercial locksets rather than a residential decorative lock body.

The Baldwin 6800 mortise lock body is built around a 1-1/2 inch backset and suits doors 1-3/8 inch and over. If the door prep calls for a 2-3/4 inch backset, the Hager 3800 Series covers that dimension: the 3810E passage with escutcheon and the 3850E office function with lever and escutcheon both use a 2-3/4 inch backset and fit 1-3/4 inch to 2-1/2 inch doors, and the 3840S privacy version uses a 2-3/4 inch backset on 1-3/4 inch to 2 inch doors. For a keyed 2-3/4 inch backset deadbolt only, the Sargent 4874 is a double cylinder mortise deadbolt.

They look similar but function differently. The Baldwin 6800 is an entry/apartment lock body with a 1 inch throw deadbolt and saw-proof inserts, so it actually secures the door. The Emtek 3019 Brisbane, 3102 Memphis, 3106 Manhattan and 3104 Hamilton mortise entrance locksets are dummy function - they mount for appearance and do not latch or lock. Use those only on inactive or fixed leaves, not on the opening the 6800 is intended for.

The Baldwin 6800 is a residential mortise lock body with a 1-1/4 inch by 8 inch latch faceplate and an ASA strike, which suits a standard door prep. For aluminum and glass openings, different families apply: the Alarm Lock DL1300NW is a wireless electronic mortise lock built for Adams Rite deadlatches, the Dormakaba E-Plex 2066 is a wide stile electronic pushbutton mortise lock, and the Kaba Ilco BR Series is a glass door bottom rail lock.

The Baldwin 6800 uses a lever x lever trim, which is not appropriate where ligature resistance is required. The TownSteel MRX-L-01 is a Grade 1 heavy duty anti-ligature lever mortise lockset in stainless steel with passage function, the MRX-A-01 uses a ligature resistant arch trim, and the Marks USA 5PDN is a Grade 1 hospital passage mortise push/pull paddleset that is ligature resistant and ADA compliant in satin stainless steel.

The Baldwin 6800 is a mechanical lock body with no electrified option. For an access controlled opening, the Schlage L9092EU with 03A trim is a heavy duty electric lock/unlock outside lever mortise lock with keyed outside and request to exit, running 12/24VDC on 1-3/4 inch doors, the Command Access ML190 is a heavy duty motorized storeroom mortise lock with field selectable EL/EU operation at 24VDC, and the BEST 45HW is a heavy duty wired electromechanical mortise lock with 12V/24V operation.

The latch faceplate measures 1-1/4 x 8 inches, so the door edge has to be routed to accept that footprint plus the lock case behind it. If you are swapping into a door already mortised for a different brand, compare that 1-1/4 x 8 inch faceplate against what is in the edge now. A narrower or shorter existing cutout means filling and re-routing.

It works with an ASA strike, the standard mortise strike pattern. That is good news on a retrofit: if the frame already carries an ASA cutout from a previous mortise lock, the frame prep normally carries over and you are only dealing with the door edge and trim.

Yes, and that is the usual reason it gets bought in quantity. Because it is one entry/apartment function body in a fixed set of finishes (003 Polished Brass PVD, 031 Non-Lacquered Brass, 102 Oil Rubbed Bronze, 190 Satin Black), you can run the same body and the same Estate Series trim across every unit door and just order left or right hand per opening. Keying is set by the cylinder you pair with it, so a master key system is handled at the cylinder, not the body.

The Baldwin 6800 is an entry/apartment function lock with a deadbolt, so it is keyed. If the opening only needs the latch to hold the door closed, the Schlage PM010 is a Grade 1 non-keyed passage latch mortise lock for 1-3/4 inch doors, the Falcon MA101 is a Grade 1 heavy duty passage mortise lock with field reversible operation, and the Hager 3810S is a passage mortise lock with rose and a 2-3/4 inch backset. For a decorative look with no latching at all, the Emtek 3104 Hamilton is a dummy mortise entrance lockset.

The Baldwin 6800 is a mechanical lock body keyed for entry/apartment use. If you want code or credential access on a mortise prep instead, the Schlage Electronics LEBMB-ADD is a Grade 2 mobile-enabled mortise lock covering privacy, office and apartment functions on 1-3/4 inch doors with a 3 hour fire rating, the Dormakaba E-Plex E5086 is a Grade 1 entry/egress pushbutton and card mortise lock, and the Alarm Lock DL4500 is a Grade 1 electronic mortise deadbolt with 2,000 user codes for doors 1-5/8 inch to 1-7/8 inch thick.

The Baldwin 6800 lock body is ordered as left hand or right hand. If you would rather stock one part and set handing on site, the BEST 45HCA public entrance mortise lock body is field reversible, and the Falcon MA101 Grade 1 heavy duty passage mortise lock also offers field reversible operation. The Kaba Ilco 185 Series mortise deadbolt is supplied with no handing at all.

The Baldwin 6800 is catalogued for residential service as an entry/apartment mortise lock body. For a commercial entrance seeing constant traffic, heavy duty Grade 1 mortise bodies are the usual choice: the BEST 45H Series is a heavy duty public entrance mortise lock body, the Cal-Royal NM8080 is a Grade 1 storeroom mortise lockset with an interchangeable core option, and the Accentra 8805FL is a Grade 1 storeroom mortise lock from the 8800 Series with an Arcadia lever.

The Baldwin 6800 is keyed entry/apartment function. For interior privacy openings, the Cal-Royal NM8440 is a Grade 1 privacy mortise lockset with deadbolt for 1-3/4 inch doors, and the Hager 3840S is a Grade 1 privacy mortise lock with a 2-3/4 inch backset for doors 1-3/4 inch to 2 inch thick.