Baldwin Reserve Federal Privacy Leverset with Traditional Rose

No key, and no keyway. The Federal is a non-keyed privacy function for bedrooms and bathrooms: it locks from the inside only, with an emergency release on the outside rose for when someone needs to get in. If you want a lever that takes a cylinder for an entry or office door, this is not the function to order.

Standard 2-1/8 inch cross bore with a 1 inch edge bore. That is the common residential prep, so on most doors already carrying a lever or knob set the Federal drops straight in with no new boring. If the existing hole was cut oversize or non-standard, the rose will not necessarily cover it.

It's a residential-grade set. Baldwin catalogues the Reserve Federal as residential, so for a school, a hospital, or a leased office corridor you want a commercial cylindrical lock instead. The Falcon K101 is a Grade 1 heavy duty non-keyed cylindrical lock fitting 1-3/8 to 2-1/4 inch doors with a fire rating, and the Corbin Russwin CL3110 is a Grade 1 vandal resistant cylindrical lever, also fire rated, for 1-3/4 to 2 inch doors.

For a rated opening, look at the Arrow MK02-TA, a privacy function cylindrical lock that carries a fire rating and fits 1-3/4 to 2 inch doors. It is a knob rather than a lever, so if lever operation matters for accessibility that trades off. The Hager 2540 is a Grade 2 privacy cylindrical lock with the Withnell lever for 1-3/8 to 2 inch doors. The Baldwin Federal itself is a residential privacy set and is the wrong choice where a rated assembly is involved.

The Baldwin Reserve Federal is a non-keyed privacy lever for bed and bath doors on a 2-3/8 or 2-3/4 backset. The Kwikset 300BRNL Breton privacy lever set is the nearest like-for-like: same privacy/bed/bath function, in a Grade 3 residential lever, for doors 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch. The Hager 2540 with the Withnell lever is a Grade 2 cylindrical privacy lock covering 1-3/8 to 2 inch doors if you want a commercial-duty body behind the same bed and bath function.

The Baldwin Reserve Federal is non-keyed, so it will not serve an entry or office opening. Keyed alternatives include the Deltana 6201 Manchester and Deltana 6431 Linstead entry levers, both covering 1-3/8 to 2 inch doors, the Hager 2525 Grade 2 commercial entry lever lock for 1-3/8 to 2 inch doors, and the Cal-Royal AG00 entry lever, Grade 2, with a 6-pin Schlage C keyway keyed different on a 2-3/8 inch backset.

Dummy levers are the common mix-up. The Callan Bentley Grade 2 dummy lever, the BEST 7KC single dummy trim, the BEST 9K 1DT single dummy trim, the Accentra 455LN Augusta Grade 1 single dummy, and the Emtek Arts and Crafts and Cortina dummy pairs are all fixed trim with no latch and no privacy turn. They are for inactive or closet doors. The Baldwin Reserve Federal carries a privacy locking function on a 1 inch edge bore latch prep.

Three rose shapes, eight finishes, in every combination. The roses are Traditional Arch (TAR), Traditional Round (TRR) and Traditional Square (TSR). Finishes are Polished Brass PVD (003), Satin Brass PVD (044), Polished Nickel PVD (055), Venetian Bronze (112), Satin Nickel (150), Matte Antique Nickel (152), Satin Black (190) and Polished Chrome (260). Pick the rose to echo the door and casing detail, the finish to match the rest of the openings.

Yes. Split finish and split rose are both available as options on the Federal privacy leverset, so you can run one finish on the hall side and another in the bedroom or bath, or change the rose shape side to side. Both are free-text entries at the time of order, so spell out exactly which finish and rose you want on which face.

The Federal set described here is the privacy version only, locking for a bed or bath. To match a hall or closet door you need a passage function lever, which latches but does not lock. If you are working from the residential end and want a full house in one look, the Kwikset Breton pairs a 200BRNL passage lever with a 300BRNL privacy lever, both Grade 3 for 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors. For a heavier residential or light commercial door, the Bravura Atlanta and Orlando are Grade 2 passage leversets with round trim.

Handing comes into it on the lever itself. Order the Federal to the hand of the door so the lever sweeps down toward the latch edge, not away from it. Stand outside the door: if it is hinged on your left it is a left hand door, hinged on your right it is right hand. The privacy function and the 2-3/8 or 2-3/4 backset prep are the same either way.

For hall and closet doors where no locking is wanted, the Bravura Atlanta and Bravura Orlando are Grade 2 passage leversets with round trim, and the Bravura Tampa is the same Grade 2 passage function with square trim. The Callan Asheville is a Grade 3 passage leverset in satin nickel. The Baldwin Reserve Federal is offered in a satin nickel finish as well, so a satin nickel passage lever keeps the run consistent while the bed and bath doors keep the privacy turn.

The Baldwin Reserve Federal is a mechanical privacy lever with an inside turn only. If you want code entry, the Lockey 2835 mechanical pushbutton keyless lever lock has passage function and ADA compliance for 1-3/16 to 2 inch doors, the Lockey 1150 heavy duty keypad lever set with double combination covers 1-1/8 to 2 inch, and the Delaney LP250 is a Grade 2 electronic keypad leverlock. These control who gets in rather than giving the occupant a privacy turn.

A privacy lever unlocks from the outside with a simple emergency tool, which is not what a storeroom wants. 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. For a utility opening the Dexter C1000 asylum function, Grade 1, covers 1-3/8 to 2 inch doors and keys both sides.

Design and finish depth, mostly. The Federal is part of Baldwin's Reserve Series with a traditional design and PVD finishes in polished brass, satin brass and polished nickel, plus a choice of arch, round or square rose, and it can be split-finished side to side. A builder-grade set like the Kwikset 300BRNL Breton privacy lever is a Grade 3 lock for 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors with fixed round trim. Both do the same job on a bathroom door; the Reserve is the one you specify when the hardware is part of the interior.