Baldwin 85350 Manchester Emergency Egress Handleset w/ 5455V Wave Lever

Turning the inside lever retracts the latchbolt and the deadbolt at the same time, so someone inside gets out in one motion without having to throw the thumbturn first. That's the whole point of the 85350 Manchester handleset: single cylinder outside, keyed entry, but no separate step to unlock on the way out. It's set up as an Entry function lock.

Handing matters here. The keyed emergency egress versions are ordered as LH Entry or RH Entry, and the dummy versions likewise as LH Dummy or RH Dummy. Stand outside the door: if the hinges are on your left it's left hand, on your right it's right hand. There's also a less-lever option in both the active handleset and the full dummy, for when you're supplying the interior trim separately.

Baldwin catalogs the 85350 Manchester as a residential Estate Series handleset, so it belongs on a home, a condo unit door, or a high-end apartment entry rather than a code-driven commercial opening. For a commercial door where the spec calls for a graded cylindrical lock, look at something like the Falcon K101 K Series, a Grade 1 heavy duty cylindrical lock that carries a fire rating and covers 1-3/8 to 2-1/4 inch doors, or the Corbin Russwin CL3100 Series, also Grade 1 and fire rated for 1-3/4 to 2 inch doors.

No. The 85350 is a single cylinder handleset with the deadbolt built into the set, and the deadbolt ships with a high grade steel strike. One key outside operates it, and the inside lever pulls both the deadbolt and the latchbolt back together. You're preparing the door for a handleset, not for a lock plus an add-on deadbolt.

No - the shared Manchester name covers two different products. The Baldwin 85350 Manchester is an emergency egress handleset with the 5455V wave lever, where turning the inside lever retracts the latchbolt and the deadbolt at the same time, and it fits doors from 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch. The Deltana 6201 Manchester is an entry lever set in the Manchester Lever series covering the same 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch door thickness range, with no handleset grip or deadbolt tied to the inside lever. If the opening needs a full-height gripped handleset with single-motion egress, the 6201 will not replace it; if the door only needs a keyed entry lever, the 6201 covers it.

The Baldwin 85350 Manchester is an Estate Series residential handleset. For a keyed entry opening where the specification calls out a grade, the Dexter C1000 is a Grade 1 cylindrical lever lock in Entrance/Office function for doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch, and the Hager 2525 is a Grade 2 commercial cylindrical entry lock with a lever handle for doors 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch. Both are cylindrical lever locks rather than gripped handlesets, so the door face will look different from a Manchester handleset installation.

The Baldwin 85350 Manchester handleset is built for a maximum door thickness of 2 inches. Where the door runs thicker, the Falcon K101 is a Grade 1 heavy duty cylindrical lock covering 1-3/8 inch to 2-1/4 inch, and the Corbin Russwin CL3110 covers 1-3/4 inch to 2 inch. Both are passage function with no keying, so they suit an opening that does not have to lock; for a thick door that must key, confirm the thickness against the lock before ordering.

The Baldwin 85350 Manchester runs an emergency egress function: turning the inside knob or lever retracts the latchbolt and deadbolt together, so anyone inside can leave in one motion. A storeroom function does the opposite job on the outside - the outside lever stays fixed and the key retracts the latch. The Cal-Royal AG05 is a Grade 2 storeroom lever lockset with a deadlocking latchbolt for doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch, and the Hager 2580 is a Grade 2 storeroom cylindrical lock with the Withnell lever for doors 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch.

Fourteen finishes: Polished Brass PVD (003), Non-Lacquered Brass (031), Vintage Brass (033), Satin Brass PVD (044), Satin Brass Black (050), Polished Nickel PVD (055), Satin Nickel (056), Satin Brass Brown (060), Graphite Nickel (076), Oil Rubbed Bronze (102), Venetian Bronze (112), Satin Black (190), Polished Chrome (260), and Distressed Oil Rubbed Bronze (402). If you're matching other openings in the same house, order by the number, not the name. The PVD finishes are the ones to specify on an exposed exterior door; Non-Lacquered Brass is the living finish that will patina on purpose.

The dummy set has no latch and no cylinder. It's trim only, mounted to the door face for a pull, which is what you want on the inactive leaf of a double door or on a fixed panel. The keyed single cylinder version is the working lock with the emergency egress latch and deadbolt. Order dummies in pairs by hand (LH or RH) if both leaves need trim, and note there's also a full dummy less lever if you're supplying interior trim yourself.

If the grip plate is more than the opening needs, the Deltana 6201 Manchester Lever Entry is a lever entry set in the same Manchester name, and it covers 1-3/8 to 2 inch doors. Deltana also lists the 6411 Morant and 6431 Linstead lever entry sets across the same 1-3/8 to 2 inch range if you just want the entry function in a different lever shape. The Baldwin 85350 is the one to keep when you specifically want the tall handleset grip and the simultaneous deadbolt and latch release from inside.

Only with the conversion kit. Out of the box the 85350 is set for 1-3/4 inch, and Baldwin makes a conversion kit that takes it to 2 inch and 2-1/4 inch doors. Order the kit at the same time as the handleset if you're working on a thick custom or solid wood entry door, since that's a common thickness on architectural doors and you don't want the set on site without it.

For a residential unit door it works, and the emergency egress action is the part that matters in a rental: a tenant or a guest gets out with one turn of the lever even if the deadbolt is thrown. It's a residential Estate Series set, though, so on a shared corridor or a building entrance where the spec calls for a graded commercial lock you want a cylindrical lockset instead, such as the Hager 2525 Grade 2 commercial entry lever for 1-3/8 to 2 inch doors.

The Baldwin 85350 Manchester is ordered in dummy configurations as well as keyed: a full dummy set less lever for an inactive leaf, and full dummy sets with the lever handed left or right, all in the same 14 finishes as the keyed handlesets. That keeps the inactive leaf identical in trim to the active one. If the inactive leaf does not need to match a Baldwin grip, the Callan Bentley is a Grade 2 dummy lever and the BEST 9K Series 1DT is a Grade 1 single dummy trim lever, both non-keyed dummy trim with no latch.

The Baldwin 85350 Manchester is a single cylinder keyed handleset, so entry is by key from outside. For an opening you would rather run without keys, the Lockey 2835 is a mechanical pushbutton keyless lever lock with passage function and ADA compliance for doors 1-3/16 inch to 2 inch, the Lockey 2835DC adds a double combination, and the Delaney LP250 is a Grade 2 electronic keypad leverlock. These are lever sets rather than gripped handlesets, so the exterior appearance changes from the Manchester grip.

The Baldwin 85350 Manchester is a solid forged brass handleset with a steel deadbolt strike, ordered as a grip and lever assembly. For a plainer keyed entry on the same kind of residential door, the Callan Artino is a Grade 3 entrance leverset, the Master Lock BC Series RL01 is a Grade 3 return style keyed entry lockset, and the Cal-Royal AUS00 is a Grade 3 entrance/office lever lock with a solid brass forged body for doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch. All three are lever sets without the handleset grip, and none carry the single-motion egress behavior.

The Baldwin 85350 Manchester handleset fits doors 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch. Three Deltana entry levers cover that identical 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch range: the 6201 Manchester, the 6411 Morant, and the 6431 Linstead, each a keyed entry function in its own lever series. They are lever sets rather than gripped handlesets, so on a front door they present a much shorter exterior trim than the Manchester handleset does with its 2-13/16 inch projection.

Solid forged brass for the handleset body, with a high grade steel strike supplied for the deadbolt. Forged brass is the heavy construction, not a cast or stamped shell, which is why it takes the wide finish range including the non-lacquered brass that ages.

It will function as dummy trim but it will not match. The Emtek Athena, Helios, Arts and Crafts, and Hammered leversets are sold as dummy pairs with no latch, which suits an inactive leaf mechanically. The Baldwin 85350 Manchester carries its own full dummy set with the 5455V wave lever in left and right hand versions, drawn from the same 14 finishes as the keyed handlesets, so matching lever profile and finish across the two leaves means staying within the Baldwin 85350 range.