Bravura Nashville with Arched Trim Dummy Knobset, Grade 2

Dummy function means there is no latch and no working mechanism behind the knob. The Bravura Nashville with Arched Trim mounts as fixed trim, used as the counterpart to functioning hardware or anywhere a latch is not needed, such as a closet door held by a ball catch, a false door, or the inactive leaf of a pair. If you need the knob to retract a latch, you want a passage set instead.

No. Because the Nashville dummy is fixed trim with no latch or spindle running through the door, it does not need the 2-1/8 inch cross bore or the edge bore a working cylindrical lockset requires. It mounts to the face of the door, so it works on a solid slab with no lock prep at all. If the door is already bored for a knob, use a passage or privacy set to fill that prep properly.

Bravura lists the Nashville as residential hardware, with internal mechanics built to exceed ANSI Grade 2 standards. For a commercial opening or a high traffic institutional door, the heavy duty dummy options are better suited: Schlage A170 Single Dummy Trim is a Grade 2 heavy duty dummy, and the BEST 6K Series single dummy trim is a Grade 2 medium duty option.

Put a working knobset on the active leaf and the Nashville dummy on the inactive one, matched in the same finish. The dummy gives you the identical look with nothing behind it. If you would rather have both leaves in one brand family with a latch on the active side, the Cal-Royal BA40 dummy knob pairs with the Barrington BA series and fits doors 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inches thick.

The Bravura Nashville dummy knobset and single dummy trims like the Omnia 434/0 and Omnia 442/00 cover one side of the door. If you need a knob on both faces, Emtek sells dummy knobsets as pairs, including the Arts and Crafts Hammered Egg dummy pair and the Classic Brass Crystal Georgetown and Providence dummy pairs. Order by pair count, not by door count, since a two-sided inactive leaf needs two dummy trims.

The Schlage A170 single dummy trim is the nearest cross-brand match. Both are Grade 2 cylindrical dummy knob trim. The Bravura Nashville is a residential-rated dummy knobset with arched trim, while the Schlage A170 is an A Series heavy duty unit covering doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-7/8 inch thick. If the opening is a commercial corridor closet or a multifamily common area where a heavy duty cycle rating matters, the A170 is the swap; for a residential interior door the Nashville covers it.

A dummy knobset has no latch at all, so it will not hold a door closed. For a hall or closet door that needs to latch but not lock, the Dexter C2000 Grade 2 passage ball knob and the Corbin Russwin CK4410 Grade 2 passage/closet knob both match the Nashville on Grade 2 and both fit doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch. For a bed or bath door that needs a push-button, the Dexter C2000 Grade 2 privacy knob is the counterpart.

Four finishes are offered: US15 Satin Nickel, US26 Polished Chrome, US10B Oil Rubbed Bronze and US19 Black. That covers the common bright, brushed and dark schemes, so you can match the dummy to functioning knobs already on the other doors in the unit. Note the trim is arched rather than round, so the rose shape needs to match the rest of the set visually.

It is reversible, so handing is not a factor. The same unit works on a left or right hand door and on either face, which makes it easier to stock one part across a building instead of two.

The BEST 6K Series single dummy trim is the other Grade 2 dummy knob option. It is a medium duty 6K Series non-keyed cylindrical knob lock, so it lands between the residential-rated Bravura Nashville and a heavy duty commercial dummy. Both are non-functioning trim with no latch, so either will serve as the pull side of an inactive leaf or a false door.

They serve the same purpose but differ in what is published for them. The Cal-Royal BA40 is a Barrington BA Series dummy cylindrical knob rated for doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch thick. The Bravura Nashville is a Grade 2 solid brass dummy knobset with arched trim, sold in US15 Satin Nickel, US10B Oil Rubbed Bronze, US19 Black and US26 Polished Chrome. Choose on trim appearance and finish match to the rest of the openings.

They are not interchangeable. The Bravura Nashville is a dummy knobset, a non-functioning knob used as a counterpart to working hardware or where no latch is needed. The Sargent 78-2875 is an outside knob only with B design, built as trim for a 7800 Series device, and the Sargent 28C-KNOB is exit device trim with knob and rose. Those mount to an exit device chassis, not to a bare door face, so order them only when there is a device on the opening.