Baldwin Estate 5245 Classic Lever Emergency Egress Keyed Entry with Classic Rose

Yes. The Estate 5245 Classic lever entry set installs into the standard 2.125 inch cross bore, so an existing bored door prep takes it without redrilling the face. It works with either a 2-3/8 or 2-3/4 inch backset, which are the two standard cylindrical backsets, so the edge bore location on a typical residential door is already correct.

Handing matters here. The 5245 Classic lever is ordered as either left hand or right hand, and every finish is offered both ways. Stand outside the door: if the hinges are on your left it is a left hand door, on your right it is a right hand door. Order the wrong one and the lever points the wrong way.

Emergency egress means the inside lever always retracts the latch, key or no key. The 5245 is a single cylinder keyed entry set, so it locks and unlocks from the outside with a key while the interior lever gives free exit. That is what you want on a bedroom-to-exterior door or any opening where someone has to get out fast without hunting for a key.

The 5245 uses Baldwin's C keyway, so it keys into a Baldwin C-keyway system with the rest of your Estate hardware. You choose keyed alike if you want one key to run several openings, or keyed different if each door gets its own key. If your existing house is on a Schlage C or Kwikset keyway, this will not match it without rekeying to that system.

The Baldwin Estate 5245 Classic lever is a single-cylinder keyed entry lever built for residential use. Where a graded commercial entry lever is wanted for the same opening, the Hager 2525 is a Grade 2 commercial cylindrical entry lock with a lever handle and a 1-3/8 to 2 inch door thickness range; the Falcon B511CP6D is a Grade 2 medium duty cylindrical lever with entry/office function; and the Dexter C1000 series entry/office lever is Grade 1 with a clutching keyed lever for 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors. All three keep the keyed-outside, entry-function behavior of the 5245 in a lock carrying an ANSI grade.

The Baldwin Estate 5245 Classic lever keyed entry uses a C-keyway cylinder, so it can be keyed into a system built around Schlage C. On the commercial side, the Cal-Royal AG00 entrance lever is a Grade 2 lock with a 6-pin Schlage C keyway and a 2-3/8 inch backset, and the Cal-Royal AG03 classroom lever is a Grade 2 Schlage C keyway lock with a 2-3/4 inch backset. The Arrow MK33-BD-CS asylum lock also uses a conventional cylinder in Schlage C keyway. The 5245 is a residential entry lever in solid forged brass with the Estate Classic rose; the Cal-Royal and Arrow units are graded commercial locks, so the match is on keying rather than on trim style.

No. The Baldwin Estate 5245 is a keyed entry lever with a single cylinder and a working latch. A dummy lever has no latch and no cylinder at all - it is surface-mounted trim that does not operate. The Accentra 455LN Augusta is a Grade 1 single dummy cylindrical lever, the BEST 9K series 1DT is a Grade 1 heavy duty single dummy trim lever, the BEST 7KC series 1DT is a Grade 2 medium duty single dummy, and the Callan Bentley is a Grade 2 dummy lever. Emtek also lists dummy pairs in its Arts and Crafts, Hammered, and Cortina lever styles. Order a dummy only for an inactive leaf or a false door, never for an opening that has to latch or lock.

The 5245 Classic lever is entry function, which means the outside lever can be left unlocked for normal traffic and locked when wanted. A storeroom function lock is the one that stays locked outside at all times and always requires the key. For that behavior, the Cal-Royal AG05 is a Grade 2 storeroom lever lockset with a deadlocking latchbolt for 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors, and the Hager 2580 is a Grade 2 storeroom cylindrical lock with the Withnell lever for 1-3/8 to 2 inch doors. If the opening is a classroom that must be locked and unlocked only by key from outside, the Dexter C1000 classroom lever is Grade 1 for 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors, with a classroom security version that also keys the inside lever.

It ships as a complete entry set with everything needed to put the lock on the door: levers, roses, latch, strike, cylinder and the mounting hardware. It uses a concealed mounting system, so no screws show on the rose face once it is on.

Three: 003 Polished Brass PVD, 031 Non-Lacquered Brass, and 190 Satin Black, each available in both handings. The PVD polished brass holds its shine and resists tarnish; the 031 non-lacquered brass is raw brass that will patina over time, which is the point if you want it to age. Satin black is the flat contemporary option.

The 5245 is a lever, which is easier to operate with full hands or limited grip than a knob on the same bored prep. For the closet or hall doors alongside it you want a non-keyed passage or dummy lever, not another keyed entry. If matching the Baldwin Estate look is not critical, the Emtek Classic Brass Cortina dummy pair and the Bravura Atlanta Grade 2 passage leverset are brass-family options in the same style territory.

The 5245 is key-operated only, with no keypad. If you want code entry on the same kind of bored lever prep, the Emtek Classic Keypad Leverset is the closest in styling, and the Delaney LP250 is a Grade 2 electronic keypad leverlock. For mechanical pushbutton with no batteries, the Lockey 2835 covers 1-3/16 to 2 inch doors.

The Baldwin Estate 5245 Classic lever is keyed with a single cylinder, so it is more lock than a closet or hall door needs. For non-keyed openings, the Bravura Atlanta and Bravura Orlando are Grade 2 passage leversets with round trim, and the Bravura Tampa is a Grade 2 passage leverset with square trim. The Callan Asheville is a Grade 3 passage leverset in satin nickel, and the Kwikset 200BRNL Breton passage lever is Grade 3 for 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors. These are passage function, meaning the lever always retracts the latch and there is no cylinder to key.

The Baldwin Estate 5245 is a Classic-design lever in solid forged brass with a Classic rose, offered in polished brass PVD, non-lacquered brass, and satin black. In the same decorative entry-lever territory, Deltana lists the 5851 Claremont, the 6201 Manchester, the 6411 Morant, and the 6431 Linstead, all entry function levers; the Manchester, Morant, and Linstead each fit 1-3/8 to 2 inch doors. The Deltana levers differ by lever profile and rose design rather than by function, so the choice among them and the 5245 comes down to which trim matches the rest of the openings.

The 5245 Classic lever is a keyed lock with a C-keyway cylinder, so every user needs a cut key. Where codes are preferred to keys, the Emtek Classic keypad leverset carries the same Classic lever family styling in a keypad unit; the Delaney LP250 is a Grade 2 electronic keypad leverlock; and Lockey offers mechanical keypad lever sets with no batteries or wiring - the 1150 heavy duty double-combination set and the 1150S with adjustable backset both fit 1-1/8 to 2 inch doors, and the 2835 single-combination and 2835DC double-combination sets fit 1 3/16 to 2 inch doors.

The 5245 Classic lever entry set is ordered left hand or right hand, so the handing has to be confirmed against the door before ordering. Several commercial levers are built non-handed instead: the Falcon B101 is a Grade 2 cylindrical passage lever with a non-handed design, and the Falcon K101 is a Grade 1 heavy duty passage lock with non-handed levers, fire rated, for 1-3/8 to 2-1/4 inch doors. The Kwikset 200DL Delta passage lever is reversible and ships with an adjustable 6AL latch and RCS strike. Those are passage function, so they suit an opening that does not need a key; where the key is required, the handing on the 5245 has to be specified.

The Baldwin Estate 5245 is a keyed single-cylinder entry lever with a solid forged brass body. Simpler keyed entry levers for the same kind of opening include the Cal-Royal AUS00 entrance/office lever, Grade 3, with a solid brass forged body for 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors; the Master Lock BC series return-style lever keyed entry lockset, Grade 3, entrance function; and the Callan Artino Grade 3 entrance leverset. If the door also needs a deadbolt above the lever, the Callan Bennett is a Grade 3 entrance leverset supplied as a deadbolt combo.

No. The 5245 Classic lever is a complete keyed entry lever set that installs into the standard 2-1/8 inch bore and includes everything needed to mount it on the door. Exit device trim is only the outside pull for a panic device already on the opening: the Corbin Russwin 585F715 is a Grade 1 lock lever made for the ED8000 pushpad exit device for 1-3/4 to 2 inch doors, and the Imperial USA ED-EL500HD is heavy duty escutcheon lever trim with entry function for the ED-500 series. Neither one latches a door by itself.

The 5245 Classic lever is keyed entry function, which is not what a bathroom or bedroom door wants - those take privacy function, with a thumbturn inside and an emergency release outside instead of a cylinder. The Kwikset 300BRNL Breton privacy lever set is Grade 3 for 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors, and the Arrow MK02-TA is a privacy lock with the Tudor knob, non-keyed and fire rated. Hager also lists the 2540 with the Withnell lever for 1-3/8 to 2 inch doors.

The 5245 Classic lever is a lever-handle keyed entry set that drops into the standard 2-1/8 inch bore, so it swaps directly for a knob set on the same prep. On doors in the same run that do not need a key, the Design Hardware X75 is a Grade 1 flat passage lever and the J75 is the Grade 2 flat passage lever, both for 1-3/4 inch doors, and the Accentra 5301LN Augusta is a Grade 2 passage lever with the 4601LN a Grade 2 passage lever in the 4600 series. Among keyless levers the Lockey 2835 mechanical pushbutton lever lock is listed as ADA compliant for 1 3/16 to 2 inch doors.

Solid forged brass, not a plated casting or a stamped shell. That is what makes the 031 non-lacquered option work as a living finish, and it is why the Estate line holds up on an exterior door where weight and rigidity in the lever show up over years of use.