BALDWIN ESTATE 5125 ONE-SIDED DUMMY LEVER WITH 5048 ROSE OVERVIEW
- Matches the look and feel of an active passage, privacy or entry door without the function of a lock or latch within the 2.125" standard door preparation.
- Dependability, quality, and high design. Baldwin's Quick Ship items are ready to ship to you within 5 business days from ordering.
- This hardware has the subtle simplicity and clean aesthetic that pairs so well with a contemporary home.
KEY FEATURES
- Estate Lever. A unique cylindrical shape with button tip design you can mix and match with a selection of available finishes and wide variety of roses (Rose not included - sold separately).
- Sold as a pair or an individual, knobs and levers can be used to create your own unique look.
- Pair mix and match knobs and levers with roses for interior sets like passage and privacy, or customize mortise lock sets utilizing handle set trim or a wide variety of escutcheon plates.
- This style is featured in Quick Ship as part of a complete Passage, Privacy, Full Dummy or Half Dummy set.
FEATURES
- Works with 1-3/8” and 1-3/4” thick doors
- PASS and PRIV functions ship with a full lip strike and Pre-Drilled Door Adaptor.
- Quick Ship is only available with 2 3/8” backset latch.
- Ships with a Full Lip Strike.
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Product Specs
- Keyed Function:
- Non-Keyed
- Subcategory:
- Door Levers
- Product Group:
- Mechanical Locks
- Product Subgroup:
- Bored Locksets
- Product Type:
- Leversets
- Keyed:
- No
- Commercial/Residential:
- Residential
- Handle Type:
- Lever
- Lock Function:
- Dummy
- Edge Bore:
- 1"
- Collection:
- Estate Series
- Product Attribute:
- Cylindrical Locks
- Product Model:
- 5125
- Product Function:
- Dummy
- Door Hand Direction:
- Handed
- Product Design:
- Traditional
- Product Category:
- Mechanical Locks
- Department:
- Door Hardware
Baldwin 5125003RDM – Frequently Asked Questions
1) Do I have to specify left hand or right hand when ordering a Baldwin 5125 dummy lever?
Yes, it is handed. Every 5125 lever is built either left hand or right hand, so you pick the hand at order time and you cannot flip it in the field. Stand outside the door: the side the hinges are on tells you the hand. If you are doing a full dummy on a pair of doors, that is one left and one right.
2) What does a one-sided dummy lever actually do on a door?
Nothing mechanical. A dummy lever is a fixed pull, screwed to the face of the door, with no latch, no spindle turn and no lock. It is used on a closet door held shut by a ball catch or magnet, or on the inactive leaf of a pair, so the hardware matches the working doors around it. If you need the door to actually latch, a dummy is the wrong part; you want a passage set instead.
3) Can I use the Baldwin Estate 5125 on a 2 inch thick door?
The Baldwin Estate 5125 is built for 1-3/8 inch and 1-3/4 inch thick doors. For a thicker leaf, the Falcon K101 Grade 1 passage lock covers 1-3/8 inch to 2-1/4 inch, the Dexter C1000 asylum function lock covers 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch, and the Deltana 6201 Manchester lever entry covers 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch. Those are latching functions rather than dummies, so match the function to the opening before you swap on thickness alone.
4) What is the closest dummy lever equivalent to the Baldwin Estate 5125 for a commercial opening that needs a Grade 1 rating?
The Baldwin Estate 5125 is a one-sided dummy lever in the Estate Series, catalogued for residential use with a non-keyed dummy function. Where a project calls for a heavy duty Grade 1 dummy trim instead, the BEST 9K Series 1DT single dummy trim cylindrical lever lock is a Grade 1 non-keyed heavy duty dummy, and the Accentra 455LN Augusta from the 5400 Series is a Grade 1 heavy duty single dummy cylindrical lever. Both perform the same job - a fixed lever with no latch - built to a commercial grade specification.
5) I need a working latch on the door, not a dummy - what lever should I order instead of the Baldwin 5125?
The Baldwin Estate 5125 is a dummy - the lever is fixed and there is no latch behind it, so it is only for a door that does not need to latch. If the door has to latch closed, a passage lever is the right part: the Accentra 5301LN Augusta is a Grade 2 cylindrical lever with passage/hall/closet function, the Falcon B101 is a Grade 2 medium duty cylindrical passage lever with a non-handed design, and the Kwikset 200BRNL Breton is a Grade 3 passage lever set rated for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors. Any of these gives you a latching lever on both sides.
6) The bathroom door needs to lock but I want it to match the Baldwin Estate 5125 lever look - what function do I order?
The Baldwin Estate 5125 is non-keyed with a dummy function, so it will never lock anything. A bath or bedroom door needs a privacy function: the Kwikset 300BRNL Breton is a Grade 3 privacy lever set for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors, the Hager 2540 is a Grade 2 privacy cylindrical lock with the Withnell lever for 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors, and the Arrow MK02-TA is a fire rated privacy lock with a Tudor knob for 1-3/4 inch to 2 inch doors. Baldwin itself offers the Estate lever in privacy function as part of a complete set, so the dummy and the privacy door can carry the same lever shape.
7) What finishes does the Baldwin Estate 5125 lever come in?
Eleven finishes, and picking one is really about matching the other hardware in the room: 003 Polished Brass PVD, 031 Non-Lacquered Brass, 033 Vintage Brass, 044 Satin Brass PVD, 055 Polished Nickel PVD, 056 Lifetime PVD Satin Nickel, 076 Lifetime PVD Graphite Nickel, 102 Oil Rubbed Bronze, 112 Venetian Bronze, 190 Satin Black and 260 Polished Chrome. Two of these behave differently over time: 031 Non-Lacquered Brass is unlacquered and will darken with handling, and 102 Oil Rubbed Bronze is a living finish. The PVD finishes hold their appearance. Order the rose in the same finish code.
8) Can I put a Baldwin Estate dummy lever on a door that has no holes bored in it yet?
You can, but you do not need a full bore. The 5125 is dimensioned to the 2-1/8 inch standard cross bore with a 1 inch edge bore, so it drops into an existing prep from a removed passage or privacy lock. On a slab with no prep, a dummy only needs mounting holes for the rose, which is the usual approach on a closet door where nothing latches.
9) I need dummy levers on both sides of a French door pair. Is the 5125 the right part?
You would order two of them, one left hand and one right hand, plus two 5048 roses, since the 5125 is a single-sided dummy. If you would rather buy the pair as one line item, the Emtek Arts and Crafts lever dummy pair and the Emtek Classic Cortina lever dummy pair are both sold as dummy pairs. The Callan Bentley is another dummy lever option in Grade 2.
10) Can the Baldwin 5125 dummy lever be keyed or added to a master key system?
No. There is no cylinder in a dummy lever and no keyway to pin, so it cannot be keyed and it cannot go on a master key schedule. If the door needs to lock, specify a keyed function instead and leave the dummy for closets and inactive leaves.
11) Will the Estate 5125 lever match the passage and privacy doors elsewhere in the house?
That is what it is built for. The Estate lever is the same cylindrical shape with a button tip across passage, privacy, full dummy and half dummy, so a closet door with a 5125 dummy reads identically to the working doors beside it. Keep the finish code and the rose model consistent across the openings and the whole run matches.
12) Is a dummy lever pair the same thing as the Baldwin Estate 5125?
They are not interchangeable in quantity. The Baldwin Estate 5125 is a one-sided dummy lever - one lever for one face of the door. Dummy sets sold as pairs, such as the Emtek Arts and Crafts dummy pair, the Emtek Hammered lever dummy pair, and the Emtek Classic Brass Cortina lever dummy pair, cover both faces of the door in a single order. On a double door or a pair of French doors where each leaf takes a lever on the room side only, the one-sided part is what you count; on a single door dressed on both faces, a pair covers it in one line item.
13) What is a simpler dummy lever than the Baldwin Estate 5125 for an interior closet door in a rental?
The Baldwin Estate 5125 is a handed dummy lever whose rose is ordered separately, so it takes two lines to complete a decorative look. For a straightforward interior dummy where the finish does not have to match a decorative suite, the Callan Bentley is a Grade 2 dummy lever and the BEST 7KC Series 1DT is a medium duty Grade 2 non-keyed single dummy trim - each a single part that gives you a fixed lever on the door.
14) Will a Baldwin Estate 5125 hold up on a high traffic commercial corridor door?
The Baldwin Estate 5125 is a residential Estate Series dummy with a traditional design, chosen for how it looks on a matched interior suite. A high traffic commercial corridor is where the heavy duty Grade 1 lines belong: the Falcon T101 is a Grade 1 heavy duty passage lever with pressure release technology, the Design Hardware X75 is a Grade 1 passage lever lockset for 1-3/4 inch doors, and the Corbin Russwin CL3110 is a Grade 1 vandal resistant passage/closet lever for 1-3/4 inch to 2 inch doors.
15) I want a decorative lever like the Baldwin Estate 5125 but on a door that needs a key - what are my options?
The Baldwin Estate 5125 is non-keyed, so a cylinder cannot be added to it. For a decorative keyed lever on the same kind of residential opening, the Deltana Claremont 5851, Manchester 6201, Morant 6411 and Linstead 6431 are all entry function levers, with the Manchester, Morant and Linstead rated for 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors. On the commercial side the Cal-Royal AG00 is a Grade 2 entrance lever with a 6-pin Schlage C keyway, keyed different, on a 2-3/8 inch backset.
16) Are there dummy levers that use the same 2-1/8 inch bore as the Baldwin Estate 5125?
The Baldwin Estate 5125 mounts within the standard 2.125 inch door preparation with a 1 inch edge bore, so it drops onto a door already prepped for a cylindrical lockset. The BEST 9K Series 1DT and the BEST 7KC Series 1DT are both cylindrical dummy trim, and the Accentra 455LN Augusta is a cylindrical single dummy lever - all cylindrical dummies for the same style of prep, which is what makes them candidates when you are covering an existing bored hole rather than drilling a new door.
17) The door needs keyless code entry, not a dummy lever - what replaces the Baldwin Estate 5125?
The Baldwin Estate 5125 is a non-keyed dummy with no access control of any kind. For a coded opening, the Lockey 2835 is a mechanical pushbutton keyless lever lock with passage function and ADA compliance for 1-3/16 inch to 2 inch doors, the Lockey 2835DC adds a double combination on the same thickness range, and the Lockey 1150 is a heavy duty mechanical keypad lever set with double combination for 1-1/8 inch to 2 inch doors. If you want an electronic keypad instead of mechanical, the Delaney LP250 is a Grade 2 electronic keypad leverlock.
18) What is the difference between the Baldwin Estate 5125 and a passage leverset that only needs one lever showing?
A passage leverset always has a latch and turns on both faces. The Baldwin Estate 5125 is a fixed one-sided dummy that matches the look of an active passage, privacy or entry door without the function of a lock or latch. Grade 2 passage leversets such as the Bravura Atlanta, Bravura Orlando with round trim, and Bravura Tampa with square trim are passage function parts - if the door has to catch when it closes, those are the ones to order, and the 5125 is only for the leaf that stays put.
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