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Baldwin Estate 6942 Bismark Single Cylinder Entry Mortise Lock Trim
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The Bismark Entrance Trim is an elongated arch design with superb aesthetics and craftmanship that will elevate any doors visual appeal.
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Shown in Standard Entry Function, but also available in Double Cylinder, Full Dummy and Exterior Only, as well as individual escutcheons Cut for Cylinder, Cut for Emergency Release, Cut for Knob and Cut for Turn Knob.
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Customize by substituting any knob or lever of your choice or by utilizing the escutcheon plate to create passage, privacy or dummy sets. Thin and thick doors can be accommodated with alternative length spindles and mounting hardware.
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The mortise application is a unique door condition that requires custom door preparation, specification and installation. The full mortise specification requires multiple components, including this decorative trim. To learn more about specifying mortise, please refer to the "Know Before You Go" section on this page.
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A living finish that starts its long life with a Matte Black appearance blooms with time and handling to reveal subtle bronze highlights that suggest they have been centuries in the making.
Manufacturer Resources
Product Specs
- Collection:
- Estate Series
- Subcategory:
- Handlesets
- Product Group:
- Mechanical Locks
- Product Subgroup:
- Bored Locksets
- Product Type:
- Handlesets
- Commercial/Residential:
- Residential
- Keyed:
- Yes
- Lock Function:
- Entry
- Lever Knob Design:
- 5152 Lever
- Cylinder and Keyways:
- C-Keyway
- Keyed Function:
- Single Cylinder
- Product Function:
- Entrance
- Door Hand Direction:
- Reversible
- Door Thickness Range:
- 1-3/4"
- Product Design:
- Bismark
- Product Dimension:
- 2-1/16" x 11-7/10"
- Keyway Profile:
- C-Keyway
- Door Strike:
- Mortise
- Product Category:
- Mechanical Locks
- Department:
- Door Hardware
Baldwin 6942102ENTR – Frequently Asked Questions
1) Is the Baldwin 6942 Bismark a complete mortise lock, or just the trim?
Trim only. The Bismark 6942 is the decorative escutcheon and handle trim for a mortise application, and a full mortise opening needs multiple components beyond the trim to work. Mortise is a distinct door condition requiring custom door prep and specification, so plan the mortise body, cylinder and door machining alongside this trim rather than expecting a boxed lockset.
2) Does the Bismark 6942 handleset trim have to be ordered left hand or right hand?
No handing to specify. The Bismark entry trim is reversible, so the same part serves a left or right hand opening. That matters if you are stocking spares across a building or ordering before the door swing is finalized.
3) How big is the Baldwin 6942 Bismark escutcheon plate?
The Bismark plate measures 2-1/16 x 11-7/10 inches. That is a tall, narrow elongated arch, so measure the stile on your door before committing: a full lite or narrow stile door will not carry a plate of that length, and it will also cover or expose whatever the previous escutcheon left behind.
4) What keyway does the Baldwin Estate 6942 use, and can it be keyed to my other doors?
It runs Baldwin C keyway, single cylinder, so the key operates the exterior cylinder with a thumbturn or interior release inside. Ordering keyed alike puts multiple units on one key, which is what you want for a house or a unit with several exterior doors; keyed different gives each opening its own key. Keying alike only works within the same C keyway family, so existing doors on a different keyway will need to be rekeyed to match.
5) Can I use the Bismark trim for a passage or privacy door to match my entry?
Yes, and that is how you match a whole floor. The escutcheon plate can be built into passage, privacy or dummy sets, and the family also comes in double cylinder, full dummy and exterior only, plus individual escutcheons cut for cylinder, cut for emergency release, cut for knob and cut for turn knob. So the interior doors can carry the same Bismark plate as the front door without needing a keyed function behind them.
6) Should I buy a mortise handleset like the Baldwin Bismark or a standard bored handleset?
Depends on the door prep you have or can create. Mortise means a pocket machined into the edge of the door for a lock body, custom prep and specification, and it takes multiple components to complete. A bored handleset drops into round bores in the face of the door and ships as a complete set. If your door is already bored rather than mortised, look at a bored entry handleset such as the Schlage Residential F60 Addison with Accent lever or the Kwikset 687 Amador, both of which cover 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 or 1-3/4 inch doors respectively. Choose the Bismark mortise trim when the door is being built or prepped for mortise and you want Estate Series appearance.
7) Does the Baldwin 6942 Bismark need a mortise strike, or will my existing latch strike work?
It calls for a mortise strike, which is the long face plate strike prepped into the jamb for a mortise lock body. A standard bored latch strike will not accept it. If the frame currently carries a small bored strike, the jamb has to be routed for mortise prep as part of the job.
8) Which handlesets look like substitutes for the Baldwin 6942 Bismark but will not lock a door?
The Emtek 3002 Memphis, 3004 Hamilton, 3005 Melrose and 3006 Manhattan are all brass mortise entrance handlesets built in dummy function, so they are pull trim only with no latching or keying. The Baldwin 6942 Bismark is a keyed single cylinder entry lock trim on the C-Keyway. Weslock 6695 Belmont with Impresa knob and Weslock 2815 Hillcrest with New Heaven lever are also dummy function. Any of those four Emtek models will match a mortise-prepped opening visually while leaving the door unsecured.
9) What single cylinder handleset works on a door thicker than 1-3/4 inches?
The Baldwin 6942 Bismark is specified for 1-3/4 inch doors, though thin and thick doors can be accommodated with alternative length spindles and mounting hardware. If you want a handleset rated out of the box for a thicker door, the Weslock 1411 Traditionale Colonial Handleset with Eleganti Knob is single cylinder and covers 1-3/4 to 2-1/4 inches. The Weslock 2810 Hillcrest with Hudson Knob is single cylinder for 1-3/8 to 2 inches, and the Deltana 810871 Montego Handleset covers 1-3/8 to 2 inches.
10) What is the closest equivalent to the Baldwin 6942 Bismark if the door is prepped for a bored lock instead of a mortise lock?
The Baldwin 6942 Bismark is mortise trim - it carries a Mortise door strike and 1-3/4 inch door thickness, and the mortise application requires custom door preparation and multiple components beyond the decorative trim. For a door bored for a cylindrical lock, the Schlage Residential F60 Addison Single Cylinder Keyed Entry Handleset with Accent Lever is an entrance-function F Series handleset that fits doors 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inches thick. The Pamex FS7P31 Lexington Single Cylinder Handleset is an entry-function handleset covering the same 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch range in a satin nickel finish.
11) Is there a handleset with a graded commercial rating instead of the Baldwin 6942 Bismark?
The Baldwin 6942 Bismark Estate Series trim is designated for residential use. Where a graded product is called for, the Schlage Residential F60 Addison Single Cylinder Keyed Entry Handleset with Accent Lever is Grade 2 entrance function in the F Series, and the Master Lock HDLB Series HDLBA0615/4D Single Cylinder Deadbolt Handleset is Grade 2 entrance function. The Kwikset 687AMD SMT Amador Single Cylinder Handleset is Grade 3 entrance function for 1-3/4 inch doors.
12) What handleset should be used instead of the Baldwin 6942 Bismark when the opening needs keypad or app entry?
The Baldwin 6942 Bismark is a mechanical single cylinder entry trim keyed on the C-Keyway. For electronic access, the Kwikset 815SCEHFL-CP913CNT San Clemente Handleset with Halifax Lever pairs a handleset with a Contemporary SmartCode keypad electronic deadbolt, SmartKey, RCAL latch and RCS strike for 1-3/4 inch doors in the Signature Series. The Yale Real Living BYRD226CBARX Assure Lock pairs a Wi-Fi and Bluetooth touchscreen deadbolt with the Ridgefield handleset for 1-3/4 to 2-1/4 inch doors, and the BYRD226NRRX is the standalone touchscreen version of the same Ridgefield pairing. The BYRD256 CBARX is key free with a Ridgefield passage handleset and trim connected by August.
13) Which handleset can be keyed to an existing Schlage or Kwikset key system rather than the Baldwin C-Keyway?
The Baldwin 6942 Bismark is cut for the Baldwin C-Keyway and can be ordered keyed alike or keyed different. To bring a handleset onto a Kwikset key system, the 687AMD SMC Amador Single Cylinder Handleset uses the SC1 keyway with SmartKey and is Grade 3 entrance function for 1-3/4 inch doors, exterior only. The 687AMD SMT Amador and the 687BW SMT Belleview are the SmartKey versions in the same Grade 3 entrance function and 1-3/4 inch thickness, also exterior only.
14) What finishes does the Baldwin 6942 Bismark entry trim come in?
Two: 003 Polished Brass PVD and 102 Oil Rubbed Bronze. The 102 is a living finish, starting matte black and developing bronze highlights as it is handled, so a new unit will not match a 102 door that has been in service for years. If you are adding to an aged opening, expect a period of weathering before they read the same.
15) Am I stuck with the 5152 lever on the Baldwin 6942 Bismark?
No. The standard configuration carries the 5152 lever, but any Baldwin knob or lever of your choice can be substituted on the Bismark trim. That is the practical way to keep one escutcheon design across a home while changing grip style room by room.
16) Is the Baldwin Estate 6942 Bismark rated for commercial door traffic?
It is a residential specification. For apartment unit entries, single family and light residential it is the right class of product. If you are hanging hardware on a commercial opening that has to meet a graded specification, look instead at a Grade 2 handleset such as the Master Lock HDLB Series single cylinder deadbolt handleset or the Schlage Residential F60, both of which we list at Grade 2.
17) What is a simpler solid brass entry handleset alternative to the Baldwin 6942 Bismark?
The Baldwin 6942 Bismark is an elongated arch mortise trim measuring 2-1/16 inches by 11-7/10 inches, and mortise means custom door preparation and multiple components. For a solid brass entry handleset without that, Deltana offers the 803871B Hanover, the 815871 St. Ann and the 825871 Kingston, all entry function solid brass handlesets in their own series. The Deltana 810871 Montego is a further option covering 1-3/8 to 2 inch doors.
18) What is the alternative to the Baldwin 6942 Bismark when the door does not need to be keyed?
The Baldwin 6942 Bismark is a keyed single cylinder entry trim, and its escutcheon plate can be used to create passage, privacy or dummy sets by substituting a knob or lever. If you would rather buy a non-keyed set outright, the Schlage Residential JE285 Barcelona Style Handleset with Seville Lever is a Grade 2 J Series handleset in non-keyed entry function for 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors. The Schlage Residential JI18/19 with Torino Lever in satin stainless steel is a passage lock interconnected with a keyed deadbolt, Grade 2, for the same thickness range.
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