Handing is required. Every function on the 85386 is built left hand or right hand, including the double cylinder entry, the less cylinder entry, the single cylinder with emergency egress, and the full dummy set. Stand outside the door: if the hinges are on your left it is left hand. Order the wrong hand and the lever throws the wrong way.

The single cylinder version keys from the outside and uses an emergency egress turn on the inside, so anyone can get out without a key. The double cylinder version takes a key on both sides, which is what people use on doors with glass beside the lock so a broken pane does not give access to a thumbturn. Many residential codes restrict double cylinder on a required egress door, so check your local rule before you spec it.

Less Cylinder ships the handleset without the lock cylinders. That is the one to order if you are keying the door into an existing master key system or a proprietary keyway your locksmith already supplies, because you drop your own cylinders in. If you have no keying program to match, order the single or double cylinder version instead and skip sourcing cylinders separately.

It installs into standard pre-bored wood and metal doors, so a door already prepped for a bored lock and a separate deadbolt takes it without new boring. It is a sectional trim set, meaning the grip and the deadbolt escutcheon are separate pieces rather than one long plate, so it does not require the tall single-plate cutout a one-piece handleset does.

The Baldwin 85386 Soho handleset covers door thickness from 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch, so a 2-1/4 inch door is past its range. For that opening, the Weslock 1411 Traditionale Colonial single cylinder handleset with Eleganti knob is rated 1-3/4 inch to 2-1/4 inch. The Yale Real Living BYRD226NRRX Assure Lock standalone touchscreen deadbolt with Ridgefield handleset also covers 1-3/4 inch to 2-1/4 inch if a keypad deadbolt suits the door instead of a keyed cylinder. Note the Weslock 1411 uses a knob inside rather than a lever.

The Baldwin 85386 Soho handleset is a keyed entry set, sold as single cylinder with emergency egress, double cylinder, or less cylinder. For a keypad or app-controlled opening, the Kwikset 815SCEHFL-CP913CNT San Clemente handleset carries a contemporary SmartCode keypad electronic deadbolt with the Halifax lever interior and fits a 1-3/4 inch door. The Yale Real Living BYRD226CBARX Assure Lock pairs a Wi-Fi and Bluetooth touchscreen deadbolt with the Ridgefield handleset over 1-3/4 inch to 2-1/4 inch doors, and the BYRD256 CBARX is the key-free Wi-Fi version with a Ridgefield passage handleset and trim.

The Baldwin 85386 Soho sectional trim pairs the handleset with a 5485V Soho lever and is built for entry function on a residential door. The nearest lever-interior equivalent in another brand is the Schlage Residential F60 Addison single cylinder keyed entry handleset with Accent lever, an F Series Grade 2 entrance handleset that fits doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch. The Kwikset 815SCEHFL-CP913CNT San Clemente handleset also carries a lever interior, the Halifax lever, but it is a Signature Series handleset with an electronic deadbolt rather than a keyed cylinder. The Baldwin covers a wider door range, 1-3/8 inch through 2 inch.

The Baldwin 85386 Soho is a residential handleset in the Estate Series with a solid forged brass body and a high grade steel deadbolt strike. Where a stated grade is required, the Schlage Residential F60 Addison keyed entry handleset with Accent lever is Grade 2, as are the Schlage JE285 Barcelona with Seville lever and the Schlage JI18/19 interconnected passage lock with keyed deadbolt and Torino lever. The Master Lock HDLBA0615/4D single cylinder deadbolt handleset is also Grade 2, and the Kwikset 687AMD Amador and 687BW Belleview single cylinder handlesets are Grade 3.

Order the full dummy set with lever, available left hand and right hand. It is surface mounted trim with no latch and no bolt, so it gives you a matching grip and lever on an inactive leaf, a closet, or a fixed panel. It does not latch the door, so pair it with roller catches or flush bolts if the leaf needs to be held.

Projection is 2-17/32 inches off the door face, and the lever grip runs 5-3/4 inches. That matters on a door that swings back against a wall, a sidelite return, or a storm door, where a deep grip can foul the frame or the closer arm before the door is fully open.

This one is built for residential use. It is an Estate Series entry handleset in forged brass, which suits single family homes, townhomes, and unit doors, not a high traffic commercial opening. For a commercial front entry a property manager should be looking at a Grade 1 or Grade 2 cylindrical or mortise lock instead, since this handleset carries no commercial grade rating.

Fourteen finishes are offered: polished brass, non-lacquered brass, vintage brass, satin brass, satin brass and black, polished nickel, satin nickel, satin brass and brown, graphite nickel, oil rubbed bronze, Venetian bronze, satin black, polished chrome, and distressed oil rubbed bronze. Non-lacquered brass is the living finish that darkens with handling, so pick it only if you want the patina to move; if the rest of the house is a fixed bright brass, polished brass is the one that stays put.

The Deltana 810871 Montego handleset covers the same 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch range. The Weslock 2810 Hillcrest single cylinder handleset with the Hudson knob also spans 1-3/8 to 2 inches if you want a knob interior instead of a lever. Both are traditional styling rather than the contemporary Soho look, so it is a design change, not just a brand change.

The Baldwin 85386 is a residential Estate Series set with no grade stated, so if a spec sheet calls for a grade, go elsewhere. The Schlage F60 Addison with Accent lever is Grade 2 and fits 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors. The Master Lock HDLB Series single cylinder deadbolt handleset is also Grade 2. For a lighter duty rental, the Kwikset 687 Amador single cylinder handleset is Grade 3.

The deadbolt is part of the set. The entry functions are handleset plus deadbolt with the steel strike included, keyed one side or both depending on which function you pick. Only the dummy version has no bolt, since it is trim only.

The Baldwin 85386 Soho is a sectional trim handleset in the Estate Series with a 5485V lever, offered in 14 finishes and in single cylinder, double cylinder, less cylinder, and full dummy functions in both handings. If a plainer solid brass entry handleset is the goal, Deltana offers several: the 803871B Hanover, the 815871 St. Ann, and the 825871 Kingston are all solid brass entry handlesets, and the Deltana 810871 Montego handleset fits doors 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch, the same range the Baldwin covers.

They fill a different role. The Baldwin 85386 Soho is offered in keyed entry functions as well as a full dummy set with lever in left and right hand. The Emtek 3002 Memphis, 3004 Hamilton, 3005 Melrose, and 3006 Manhattan brass mortise entrance handlesets are all dummy function, so they are pull trim for an inactive leaf and do not latch or lock. They match the Baldwin only against its full dummy variants, not against its single or double cylinder entry sets.

The Baldwin 85386 Soho is a complete sectional trim handleset with the 5485V Soho lever for the interior, sold in entry, less cylinder, and full dummy configurations. If the interior trim is already in place and only the outside half is being replaced, the Kwikset 687AMD SMT Amador and 687BW SMT Belleview single cylinder handlesets are supplied exterior only, both Grade 3 entrance function for a 1-3/4 inch door. The 687AMD is also offered as the 687AMD SMC with an SC1 keyway SmartKey cylinder if the door needs to stay on an existing Schlage-keyway key.

The Baldwin 85386 Soho is available in 056 Satin Nickel among its 14 finishes and fits doors from 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch, so a 1-3/4 inch slab is well inside its range. Two other satin nickel entry options for the same slab: the Pamex FS7P31 Lexington single cylinder handleset comes in a satin nickel finish with entry function for doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch, and the Schlage Residential JI18/19 interconnected passage lock with keyed deadbolt and Torino lever is finished in satin stainless steel over the same 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch range. The Pamex and Schlage both stop at 1-3/4 inch, while the Baldwin continues to 2 inch.

The Baldwin 85386 Soho is offered both ways, which is the thing to get right on the order: single cylinder with emergency egress, double cylinder, and less cylinder entry variants operate and lock, while the full dummy set with lever is fixed trim. The Weslock 2815 Hillcrest with New Heaven lever and the Weslock 6695 Belmont with Impresa knob are dummy function only, and the Weslock 2810 Hillcrest with Hudson knob is single cylinder. All three Weslock sets fit doors 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch, matching the Baldwin range.

The Baldwin 85386 Soho comes with the 5485V Soho lever, a 5-3/4 inch grip length, and projects 2-17/32 inch from the door face. Other lever-interior handlesets in the same class are the Schlage Residential F60 Addison with Accent lever, Grade 2 entrance, the Schlage JE285 Barcelona with Seville lever, Grade 2 in the J Series, and the Weslock 2815 Hillcrest with New Heaven lever, which is dummy function. Handlesets like the Weslock 2810 Hillcrest with Hudson knob and the Weslock 6695 Belmont with Impresa knob use knob interior trim instead.

The deadbolt comes with a high grade steel strike rather than a stamped brass one, which is where most of the resistance on a residential entry door actually lives. Getting long screws through that strike and into the framing behind the jamb is what makes the difference on an exterior opening.