Yes, handing decides the order. The keyed emergency egress version comes as LH Entry or RH Entry, and the full dummy with lever is also split LH and RH. Stand outside the door facing it: if the hinges are on your left it is left hand. The two handing-free choices are the single cylinder handleset minus lever and the full dummy set minus lever, where you supply the interior trim separately.

Emergency egress means one motion gets you out. Turning the interior L024 lever retracts the latch and the deadbolt together, so nobody has to find the thumbturn first in a fire or a hurry. It is an entry function lock, keyed from the outside through a single cylinder.

If the door is thicker than 2 inches, the Palm Springs is out. The Weslock 1411 Traditionale Colonial single cylinder handleset with Eleganti knob covers 1-3/4 to 2-1/4 inches, and the Yale Real Living Assure Lock touchscreen deadbolt with Ridgefield handleset also lists 1-3/4 to 2-1/4 inches if you want keypad entry instead of a key. For a thinner door at the low end, the Pamex FS7P31 Lexington covers 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inches.

For a single cylinder keyed entry handleset with a lever interior on a residential door, the Schlage Residential F60 Addison with Accent lever is the nearest peer. It is an F Series Grade 2 entrance handleset covering doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch thick. The Baldwin 85397 covers 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors and offers its single cylinder function in left hand and right hand emergency egress entry configurations with the L024 lever, so it reaches thicker doors and is ordered handed.

The 85397 is a mechanical keyed entry handleset, so for electronic access look at the Yale Real Living BYRD226NRRX Assure Lock standalone touchscreen deadbolt with Ridgefield handleset, the BYRD226CBARX which adds Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, or the Kwikset 815SCEHFL-CP913CNT San Clemente with a contemporary SmartCode keypad deadbolt. The Yale Ridgefield sets fit 1-3/4 inch to 2-1/4 inch doors and the Kwikset is listed for 1-3/4 inch.

Two groups differ in kind. The Kwikset 687AMD Amador and 687BW Belleview are Grade 3 entrance handlesets supplied as exterior only, so they carry no interior trim the way the Baldwin 85397 does with its L024 lever. The Schlage Residential JE285 Barcelona with Seville lever is a non-keyed entry function and the Schlage JI18/19 is an interconnected passage lock with a separate keyed deadbolt, neither of which matches the 85397 single cylinder handleset arrangement.

Projection is 3-1/16 inches. That matters if you have a storm door or screen door in front of the entry, since the grip has to clear the storm door's frame and sweep when it closes. Measure the gap between the two doors before you commit.

Yes. Two of the six function choices ship minus lever: a single cylinder handleset minus lever and a full dummy set minus lever. Builders use those when the interior trim is being pulled from a different Baldwin lever or knob style so the inside of the door matches the rest of the house. Those two are also handing-neutral, which simplifies ordering on a multi-door job.

Use one of the dummy functions. The Palm Springs 85397 offers a full dummy set with lever in LH and RH, plus a full dummy set minus lever. The dummy is a pull only, no latch and no cylinder, so you get a matching exterior on the inactive leaf while the active leaf carries the keyed emergency egress handleset.

The 85397 Palm Springs is a bored lockset, meaning it installs in drilled bores rather than a routed mortise pocket. If your door is already prepped for a mortise case, look at a mortise entrance handleset such as the Emtek 3002 Memphis or 3004 Hamilton instead, though note those Emtek models are dummy function. Sure-Loc also offers a tubular handleset, the Alta AT507, with an adjustable backset.

The Baldwin 85397 handles that opening directly, since its range runs 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch. If you want alternates, the Schlage Residential F60 Addison pairs an Accent lever with a single cylinder keyed entry on 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors, and the Kwikset 815SCEHFL-CP913CNT San Clemente pairs a Halifax lever trim with a SmartCode keypad electronic deadbolt on 1-3/4 inch doors.

The Baldwin 85397 Palm Springs is offered as a full dummy set with lever in left and right hand, and as a full dummy set minus lever, so it can serve an inactive leaf. If you prefer another look, the Weslock 2815 Hillcrest dummy handleset with New Heaven lever fits 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors, the Weslock 6695 Belmont dummy handleset uses an Impresa knob over the same range, and the Emtek 3002 Memphis, 3004 Hamilton, 3005 Melrose and 3006 Manhattan are brass mortise entrance handlesets in dummy function.

The Baldwin 85397 is offered in 14 finishes including Polished Brass, Non-Lacquered Brass, Satin Nickel, Oil Rubbed Bronze and Satin Black. For a narrower solid brass option, Deltana offers the 803871B Hanover, 815871 St. Ann and 825871 Kingston handlesets in entry function in solid brass, and the Deltana 810871 Montego handleset covers 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors, the same thickness range the 85397 spans.

The Baldwin 85397 Palm Springs is an Estate Series residential entry handleset. If your spec calls out an ANSI grade on the carton, the Master Lock HDLBA0615/4D single cylinder deadbolt handleset in the HDLB Series is Grade 2, the Schlage Residential F60 Addison is Grade 2, and the Kwikset 687AMD Amador and 687BW Belleview are Grade 3.

Fourteen finishes: 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. If you are matching existing Baldwin Estate hardware elsewhere in the house, order by the finish number (003, 056, 102 and so on) rather than the name.

The L024 lever has a 4-7/16 inch grip length. That is the figure to use when the interior door swings back toward a return wall or a jamb detail, or when a door stop has to be placed so the lever does not punch the drywall.

The 85397 is a single cylinder handleset, so there is one keyed cylinder on the exterior and the emergency egress lever on the inside. Keying it alike with other openings is a standard job for a locksmith as long as the other locks use the same keyway family. If you want a rekey-it-yourself system across the house instead, the Kwikset 687 Amador and Belleview handlesets use SmartKey.