BALDWIN ESTATE 5445V 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
- Classic Lever design with distinctive curves and artistic detailed markings, perfect for any home interior.
- 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:
- 5445V
- Product Function:
- Dummy
- Door Hand Direction:
- Handed
- Product Design:
- Traditional
- Product Category:
- Mechanical Locks
- Department:
- Door Hardware
Baldwin 5445V003RDM – Frequently Asked Questions
1) What does a Baldwin Estate 5445V dummy lever actually do, and is there a latch behind it?
There's no latch and no lock. The 5445V is dummy trim: a fixed lever on a 5048 rose that mounts to the door face and gives you something to pull on. It goes on doors that don't need to latch, like a closet pair, a false door, or the inactive leaf of a double door. Baldwin builds it to match an active passage, privacy or entry door within the same 2-1/8 inch standard door prep, so it reads identically next to a working set. If you need the door to stay shut, you want a passage set instead.
2) Is the Baldwin 5445V dummy lever handed, and how do I know whether to order left or right?
Handing matters here. The 5445V is a handed lever, so you order it Left Hand or Right Hand and it is not reversible in the field. Stand on the outside of the door (the side you'd push from): if the hinges are on your left, it's left hand; hinges on the right, right hand. On a dummy the lever always sweeps down toward the latch edge, so getting the hand wrong leaves the lever pointing the wrong way. Every finish is offered in both hands.
3) Will the Baldwin Estate 5445V lever work on a 1-3/8 inch door?
Yes, 1-3/8 and 1-3/4 inch doors both. That covers standard interior residential doors as well as the heavier 1-3/4 inch leaf you'd see on a solid core or a front door application.
4) What door prep do I need for a Baldwin 5445V dummy lever - can it go into an existing bored door?
It drops into the same 2-1/8 inch cross bore as a standard bored lockset, with a 1 inch edge bore. So if a door already has a passage or privacy set in it, the 5445V mounts in that prep with no new boring. On a blank door you only need the face bore to mount the rose; there's no latch to fit, but the 1 inch edge bore spec is what keeps it interchangeable with the active sets on the rest of the openings.
5) What is a commercial-grade equivalent to the Baldwin Estate 5445V dummy lever for a single-sided pull application?
The Baldwin Estate 5445V is a residential dummy lever with a 5048 rose, non-keyed, with no lock or latch function. For a commercial opening that needs the same single-sided dummy trim in a heavy duty ANSI Grade 1 product, the BEST 9K Series 1DT is a single dummy trim cylindrical lever, non-keyed and heavy duty. The Accentra 455LN Augusta is another Grade 1 single dummy cylindrical lever lock. Both perform the same non-functional pull role; they are specified as Grade 1 commercial hardware rather than residential decorative trim.
6) The door needs a working latch, not a fixed pull - what replaces a Baldwin Estate 5445V dummy lever?
The Baldwin Estate 5445V has a Dummy function, so it has no latch and the lever does not retract anything. When the opening needs a latching lever that is still non-keyed, a passage lever is the correct part: the Accentra 5301LN Augusta is a Grade 2 passage/hall/closet cylindrical lever, the Arrow GL01 is a Grade 2 passage cylindrical lock with a Sierra lever for 1-3/4 inch to 2 inch doors, and the Falcon K101 is a Grade 1 heavy duty passage lock, fire rated, for 1-3/8 inch to 2-1/4 inch doors.
7) Is a passage lever a drop-in substitute for a dummy lever on a closet or pantry door?
They are not the same part. The Baldwin Estate 5445V is a Dummy, a fixed lever with no latch that mounts into the 2.125 inch standard door preparation. A passage lever such as the Design Hardware J75 Grade 2 flat lever for 1-3/4 inch doors or the Hager 2510 Grade 2 passage lever for 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors carries a latchbolt that must land in a strike in the frame. If the door is held by a roller catch or ball catch, the dummy is the matching part; if the door needs a latch to stay shut, the passage lever is.
8) The bedroom or bathroom door needs privacy, not a dummy - what should be ordered instead of a Baldwin Estate 5445V?
The Baldwin Estate 5445V is non-keyed with a Dummy function and offers no locking at all. For a bed or bath door the Kwikset 300BRNL Breton privacy lever is a Grade 3 privacy set for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors, and the Arrow MK02-TA is a privacy/bed/bath cylindrical lock with a Tudor knob for 1-3/4 inch to 2 inch doors, fire rated. Match the trim style you want across the other doors before settling on one.
9) What lever should be used instead of a dummy on a door that has to be keyed?
The Baldwin Estate 5445V is non-keyed, so it accepts no cylinder. For a keyed opening, the Cal-Royal AG00 entrance lever is Grade 2 with a 6-pin Schlage C keyway keyed different on a 2-3/8 inch backset for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors, the Cal-Royal AG05 is a Grade 2 storeroom lever with a deadlocking latchbolt, and the Dexter C1000 entry/office is a Grade 1 keyed clutching lever for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors.
10) Which non-keyed levers cover doors thicker than 1-3/4 inch?
The Baldwin Estate 5445V works with 1-3/8 inch and 1-3/4 inch thick doors. For a thicker leaf on a non-keyed opening, the Falcon K101 Grade 1 passage lock covers 1-3/8 inch to 2-1/4 inch, the Corbin Russwin CL3110 passage/closet Grade 1 vandal resistant lever covers 1-3/4 inch to 2 inch and is fire rated, and the Hager 2510 Grade 2 passage lever covers 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch. Measure the leaf before ordering, since these are latching passage functions rather than fixed dummy trim.
11) I need dummy levers on both sides of a closet door - does the Baldwin 5445V cover that?
One side only. The 5445V is a single dummy, so a pair of French or closet doors needing trim on both faces takes two of them, and you'd order one left hand and one right hand so the levers mirror each other. If you'd rather buy it as a set, Emtek sells its Arts and Crafts and Cortina levers as dummy pairs.
12) What finishes does the Baldwin Estate 5445V lever come in, and can I match the rest of my Baldwin hardware?
Eleven finishes: 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. Those are Baldwin's own finish codes, so a 056 lever lands on the same finish as a 056 passage set or deadbolt elsewhere in the house. Worth knowing: 031 Non-Lacquered Brass is a living finish and will darken with handling, while the PVD finishes hold their color.
13) I want the same lever look on a closet door and on a working bedroom door - does the Baldwin Estate 5445V let me do that?
That's the reason this part exists. The 5445V lever and 5048 rose are the same trim used on Baldwin's Estate passage, privacy and full or half dummy sets, so a run of doors where some latch and some don't ends up looking identical. Baldwin also lets you mix and match Estate knobs and levers on roses to build your own interior sets, or run the same handle trim on a mortise set with escutcheon plates.
14) What's a cheaper alternative to the Baldwin Estate 5445V if I just need a fixed lever on a closet door?
For a plain residential dummy without the Estate finish range, the Callan Bentley is a Grade 2 dummy lever. If the door actually needs to latch and you were only reaching for a dummy because it looked right, a Kwikset 200BRNL Breton passage set fits 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors, or the Bravura Atlanta and Orlando passage leversets are Grade 2 options with round trim.
15) Which dummy levers ship as a pair rather than a single side?
The Baldwin Estate 5445V is a one-sided dummy lever, so one unit covers one face of the door. The Emtek Classic Brass Cortina dummy, the Emtek Arts and Crafts dummy and the Emtek Hammered dummy are each supplied as a dummy pair, covering both faces in one part number. On a double door or a French pair where both faces need a fixed lever, count the sides before choosing between a single-sided part and a pair.
16) Do dummy levers come non-handed the way some passage levers do?
The Baldwin Estate 5445V is handed and is ordered as Left Hand or Right Hand. Among non-keyed lever alternatives, the Falcon B101 Grade 2 passage lever and the Falcon K101 Grade 1 passage lever are described as non-handed, so one part covers either swing. If field handing is likely to change or you are stocking for a facility, that distinction decides how many part numbers you carry.
17) Can a keypad leverset be used where a dummy lever was planned?
No. The Baldwin Estate 5445V is a non-keyed dummy with no latch. A keypad leverset is a credential-controlled latching lock: the Emtek Classic Keypad Leverset, the Delaney LP250 electronic keypad leverlock at Grade 2, and the Lockey 2835 mechanical pushbutton keyless lever with passage function and ADA compliance for 1 3/16 inch to 2 inch doors all retract a latch on entry of a code. They belong on a controlled opening; the dummy belongs on a door held closed by a catch.
18) Can the Baldwin 5445V be keyed or take a cylinder?
No cylinder, no key. The 5445V is non-keyed dummy trim with nothing operable inside it. If you want a lever that keys into the rest of a building's system, that's a different product entirely, such as the Cal-Royal AG00 entrance lever in a 6-pin Schlage C keyway.
19) Does a Baldwin dummy lever ship with a strike plate or a latch I need to install?
Baldwin ships this style with a full lip strike, and passage and privacy versions come with a Pre-Drilled Door Adaptor as well. On the dummy itself there's no latch to catch a strike, so on a true dummy opening the strike goes unused; what you install is the lever, the rose and its mounting screws. Budget nothing else unless the door also needs a roller catch or ball catch to hold it closed, which is a separate item.
20) What differentiates the Bravura passage leversets from one another when matching lever style across a house?
They differ by lever series and trim shape at the same Grade 2 passage function. Bravura Atlanta and Bravura Orlando are round trim passage leversets, Bravura Tampa is a square trim passage leverset, and Bravura Miramar is a round trim passage leverset in US4 satin brass. All are latching passage sets, unlike the Baldwin Estate 5445V, which is a dummy with no latch, so a house mixing the two uses the dummy only where the door does not need to latch.
21) Will a Baldwin Estate 5445V lever suit a traditional interior, and how does the lever look?
Baldwin styles the 5445V as traditional design, a classic lever with curved lines and detailed markings, carried on the round 5048 rose. It sits comfortably in either a traditional or a clean contemporary interior. For a different look in the same dummy function, Emtek's Hammered and Arts and Crafts dummy levers are the more rustic option.
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