Bravura Albany with Round Trim Dummy Knobset, Grade 2

No latch, no bore hardware, no moving mechanism. The Albany dummy knob is a fixed pull that mounts to the door face and serves as the counterpart to a working set, or goes where a latch isn't needed at all. Typical uses are the inactive leaf of a double door, a closet or pantry door held by a ball or roller catch, and French door pairs. If you need the door to stay shut on its own, you need a passage or privacy set instead.

A dummy has no latch and no chassis running through the door, so it doesn't use a cross bore or an edge bore the way a functioning cylindrical set does. It fastens to the face of the door. That's what makes it the usual pick for a slab that was never prepped, or for the inactive leaf of a pair where you don't want to cut the edge.

Residential. The Albany is built to residential duty even though the internal mechanics are held to Grade 2. For an apartment turn or a homeowner's interior door that's fine; for a commercial corridor or a school where the spec calls for a listed commercial set, look at the Schlage A170 single dummy trim, which is a Grade 2 heavy duty dummy, or the BEST 6K Series single dummy trim, a Grade 2 medium duty dummy.

The Schlage A170 single dummy trim is the nearest peer. Both are dummy function cylindrical knobsets rated Grade 2, so a door that was going to take the Albany dummy will accept the A170 in the same non-latching role. The A170 is listed as heavy duty and fits doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-7/8 inch thick, and it comes from the Schlage A Series, so the trim will match other A Series knobs already hung on adjacent doors. The Albany is a solid brass residential knobset, which is the difference to weigh if the surrounding hardware is decorative rather than commercial.

Two commercial dummy knobs cover that. The BEST 6K Series single dummy trim is a Grade 2 non-keyed cylindrical knob lock rated medium duty, and the Schlage A170 single dummy trim is Grade 2 rated heavy duty for doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-7/8 inch thick. Both hold the same dummy function as the Albany, which is Grade 2 and built for residential service, so the choice comes down to the duty level the opening sees rather than any change in how the knob mounts or operates.

A dummy knob has no latch at all, so if the door has to stay shut you need a passage or privacy knob instead. For a hall or closet door, the Dexter C2000 Series passage knob is Grade 2 non-keyed for doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch thick, and the Corbin Russwin CK4410 is a Grade 2 passage/closet cylindrical lock in the same thickness range. For a bedroom or bathroom that needs to lock from inside, the Dexter C2000 privacy knob is the Grade 2 privacy version. The Bravura Albany dummy is the counterpart trim used where a latch is not needed, such as the inactive leaf of a pair.

A dummy knob such as the Bravura Albany does not accept a cylinder, so a keyed opening needs a different part. Options include the Corbin Russwin CK4851 entrance/office cylindrical lock with a conventional cylinder for doors 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch thick, the Sargent 6G04 Grade 2 storeroom/closet knob lock with single cylinder, the Sargent 8XG04 Grade 1 storeroom/closet single cylinder knob lock with 2-3/4 inch backset, and the Dexter C2000 Series Grade 2 entry/office keyed ball knob for doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch. Storeroom keeps the outside knob always locked; entrance/office lets it be left unlocked.

The Albany is a Grade 2 dummy knobset for residential service, and a dummy has no latch, so it does not hold a door closed. On an opening where a fire rating governs, the Falcon W101 is a Grade 2 cylindrical knob lock with a passage/closet latch function, a 2-3/4 inch backset and a fire rating, and the Falcon X101 is a Grade 1 heavy duty cylindrical passage knobset with an interchangeable core and a fire rating for doors 1-3/8 inch to 2-1/4 inch thick. Use the Albany on non-rated inactive leaves and decorative applications instead.

No. A dummy knob has no latch and no locking mechanism, so it cannot secure an opening. For keyless locking, the Lockey 3830 is a mechanical keyless combination knob lock with an auto-locking passage function for doors 1 3/16 inch to 2 inch thick. For a room that only needs a thumbturn lock, the Cal-Royal BER20 is a Grade 3 privacy knob for doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch, and the Deltana 6112 St. Thomas knob is a privacy knob for doors 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch. The Albany belongs on doors where a latch is not needed at all.

It's reversible, so one part number covers a left-hand or right-hand opening. Nothing to specify on the order form and nothing to swap in the field.

A dummy is meant to sit beside a functioning set, so the active leaf takes a passage, privacy, or entry knob in the same finish. Within a residential grade, the Callan Roland is a Grade 2 knobset in US15 Satin Nickel, and the Dexter C2000 Series covers passage, privacy, entry/office, and classroom in Grade 2 for 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors. Match the finish code, not just the color name.

The Cal-Royal BA40 is a dummy knob cylindrical lock from the Barrington BA series, and it fits doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch thick. It carries the same dummy function as the Bravura Albany, so it fills the same non-latching role on the door. The Albany is a Grade 2 solid brass knobset built for residential use, so the trim styling and the knob profile are what to confirm against the doors already hung if you are matching a run.

They are not interchangeable even though both are knobs on a rose. The Bravura Albany is a dummy cylindrical knobset with no latch, mounted on the door face where the opening needs the look of hardware. The Sargent 28C-KNOB is exit device trim with knob and rose in an entrance function for 1-3/4 inch doors, and the Imperial USA ED-BKL580 is knob trim in a storeroom function from the ED-500 Series, both of which mount to and operate an exit device rather than standing on their own. The Sargent 78-2875 is an outside knob only with B design. If there is a panic device on the door, you need the device trim, not a dummy.

You can, but the trim will read as two families. To keep one look across the doors, the Dexter C2000 Series covers passage, privacy, entry/office and classroom in Grade 2 ball knob for doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch thick, and the Pamex FTF Baron knob comes in Grade 3 entrance/office, privacy and passage for the same thickness range. The Bravura Albany is a Grade 2 solid brass dummy knobset, so pairing it with a single-family run means the dummy doors carry the Albany round trim while the working doors carry the other series.

Stepping up, the Schlage D10S is a Grade 1 heavy duty cylindrical non-keyed passage knob lock with an orbit knob, the Corbin Russwin CK4310 is a Grade 1 passage/closet cylindrical lock for doors 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch thick, and the BEST 8K Series is a Grade 1 heavy duty entrance knob lock. Stepping down, the Cal-Royal BER20 is a Grade 3 privacy knob with brass trim and the Pamex FT3 Saturn knob lockset is Grade 3, both for doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch. The Bravura Albany sits at Grade 2 in a dummy function, so the grade change also comes with a change of function on every one of these.

Two: US15 Satin Nickel and US10B Oil Rubbed Bronze. If you're matching the rest of an opening or a floor of units, those are the two standard finish codes, so the dummy on the inactive leaf lines up with satin nickel or oil rubbed bronze hardware already hanging elsewhere in the building.

The Bravura Albany dummy knobset is offered in US15 satin nickel and US10B oil rubbed bronze. Among peer knobs, the Callan Roland is a Grade 2 entrance knobset offered in a US15 satin nickel finish, so it is the closest published finish match if you need a working entrance knob on the same run of doors as an Albany dummy. Confirm the finish code on any other series against the door pulls and hinges already installed, since satin nickel and oil rubbed bronze vary in tone between manufacturers.