Bravura Memphis with Arched Trim Dummy Leverset, Grade 2

A dummy lever has no latch and no moving mechanism. The Bravura Memphis dummy leverset mounts to the door face as a pull or as the visual counterpart to a working lock, typically on a closet door with a ball catch, an inactive leaf of a French pair, or a pantry door that just pushes shut. If you need the lever to retract a latch, you want a passage set instead.

It's reversible, so one part number covers left and right hand openings. That matters on a job with mixed swings, you order the same item for every door. Compare that with something like the Baldwin Estate 5103 half dummy, which is sold as a specific left hand or right hand item.

It's built to a residential duty level, with internal mechanics that exceed ANSI Grade 2. Fine for apartments, single family, and light multi-family interiors. For a commercial corridor or an institutional opening, step up to a Grade 1 dummy such as the BEST 9K Series 1DT single dummy trim, which is rated heavy duty.

The Callan Bentley is a Grade 2 dummy lever, matching the Bravura Memphis dummy leverset on both grade and function, so it drops into the same non-latching opening. The BEST 7KC Series single dummy trim is also a Grade 2 non-keyed dummy, rated medium duty. All three are pull-only trim with no latch, so the door needs a separate catch, roller, or magnet to stay closed.

The Bravura Memphis dummy leverset is a residential Grade 2 product. For heavy commercial traffic, the BEST 9K Series 1DT single dummy trim is a Grade 1 non-keyed heavy duty dummy, and the Accentra 455LN Augusta in the 5400 Series is a Grade 1 heavy duty single dummy cylindrical lever. Both keep the same pull-only dummy function while moving up to Grade 1 heavy duty construction.

A dummy has no latch at all, so if the opening needs a latching lever you want a passage function. Grade 2 options include the Accentra 5301LN Augusta passage/closet lever in the 5300 Series, the Accentra 4601LN with Augusta trim, the Hager 2510 passage lever with Withnell design for 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors, and the Arrow GL01 Sierra lever passage lock for 1-3/4 inch to 2 inch doors.

The Memphis with arched trim dummy is a single dummy lever, one lever on one rose. If you need levers on both faces, such as an interior French door where both sides get trim, order two. Some brands package dummies as a pair, the Emtek Arts and Crafts dummy is sold that way, so don't assume quantity carries across brands.

A dummy lever has no latch mechanism running through the door edge, so there's no cross bore to drill for a latch. The Memphis dummy fastens to the door face. If the door is already bored 2-1/8 inch for an old cylindrical lockset, a dummy will cover the hole but won't use it, so account for that when you're swapping from a passage set.

Match on function, not on the dummy. A dummy has no latch at all, so the doors that need to actually latch take a passage set for halls and closets, a privacy set for bed and bath, or an entry set where you need a key. In Grade 2 residential trim the Callan Bentley line pairs a dummy with working functions, and Baldwin's Estate 5103 is offered in half dummy, passage, and privacy on the same 5048 rose if you want one lever style across every door.

Two close matches in the same grade: the Callan Bentley Grade 2 dummy lever, and the BEST 7KC Series single dummy trim, which is Grade 2 medium duty. The Callan is the nearer look for residential trim; the BEST 7KC is the one to pick if the rest of the building is already on BEST cylindrical hardware and you want the trim to match.

They serve the same non-latching purpose but differ in handing and count. The Bravura Memphis dummy leverset is described as reversible. The Baldwin Estate 5103 half dummy with 5048 rose is sold as a specific hand - a left hand version and a separate right hand version - so you must specify the hand of the door. Emtek's Arts and Crafts lever and Hammered lever dummies, and the Classic Cortina lever dummy, are supplied as pairs for both faces of the door rather than a single trim.

The Bravura Memphis dummy leverset has no latch and no locking, so it cannot secure a bath or bedroom. For that opening use a privacy function: the Hager 2540 is a Grade 2 privacy cylindrical lock with Withnell lever for 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors, the Arrow MK02-TA is a privacy cylindrical lock with Tudor knob and a fire rating, and the Baldwin Estate 5103 privacy lever with 5048 rose matches the Baldwin trim family.

The Bravura Memphis dummy leverset is a counterpart to functioning hardware, so the matching active-door piece should come from the same series and finish family. If you are pairing across brands instead, the Baldwin Estate 5103 line offers half dummy, passage, and privacy versions all on the 5048 rose, and the Accentra Augusta trim appears in both the Grade 1 455LN dummy and the Grade 2 4601LN passage lock, which lets one trim design run across both leaves.

No - it is a dummy function with no latch or cylinder, so it cannot secure an entry. For a keyed entry opening, the Hager 2525 is a Grade 2 commercial cylindrical entry lock for 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors, the Cal-Royal AG00 entrance lever uses a 6-pin Schlage C keyway keyed different with a 2-3/8 inch backset, and the Falcon B511CP6D is a Grade 2 medium duty entry/office lever.

Solid brass. That's the reason it holds a plated finish like US10B oil rubbed bronze better than a zinc or stamped steel dummy, and it's a meaningful difference on a lever that gets grabbed constantly as a closet pull.

The Bravura Memphis dummy leverset is Grade 2 and rated for residential use. If you are standardizing an interior package at Grade 3, the Kwikset 200BRNL Breton passage lever covers 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors, the Kwikset 300BRNL Breton privacy lever covers the same thickness range, and the Callan Asheville is a Grade 3 passage leverset in satin nickel. Note these are latching functions, not dummy trim.