Bravura Nashville with Rectangle Trim Dummy Knobset, Grade 2

There's no latch and no moving mechanism. The Nashville dummy knob is fixed trim that mounts to the door face, used as the counterpart to a working set on an inactive door leaf or anywhere a latch isn't needed, such as a closet or pantry door held shut by a ball catch or roller catch. It does not turn and it will not hold a door closed on its own.

No latch bore is required. A dummy knobset is surface mounted trim, so it fastens to the door face rather than into a cross bore and latch bore the way a functioning cylindrical lockset does. If you're replacing a working knob with this one, you'll be covering an existing 2-1/8 inch cross bore rather than using it.

It's a residential product. Bravura lists the Nashville as residential, and the description says the internal mechanics exceed ANSI Grade 2 standards, but the intended application is the home. For an office, school or apartment corridor where a specified commercial dummy is wanted, the Schlage A170 single dummy trim or the BEST 6K Series single dummy trim are Grade 2 commercial options.

A dummy knobset has no latch, so if the door needs to stay shut you want a passage function. The Dexter C2000 Series passage cylindrical ball knob lock is Grade 2, non-keyed, for doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch. The Corbin Russwin CK4410 is another Grade 2 passage/closet cylindrical knob for the same 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch thickness range. Both operate a latch; the Bravura Nashville with Rectangle Trim is dummy function and is used where a latch is not needed or as the counterpart to a functioning set.

The Schlage A170 single dummy trim is the closest commercial counterpart. It is a Grade 2 cylindrical non-keyed knob lock in dummy function, rated heavy duty, and fits doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-7/8 inch thick. The Bravura Nashville with Rectangle Trim is also a Grade 2 dummy cylindrical knobset, but it is specified for residential use. On a multi-family or commercial closet where the trim takes daily hand traffic, the A170's heavy duty rating is the reason to look at it; on a residential job the Nashville covers the same dummy function.

The Nashville dummy is sold as a knobset, and the only choice you make when ordering is the finish: US15 Satin Nickel, US10B Oil Rubbed Bronze, US19 Black, or US26 Polished Chrome. If you specifically need two knobs for a double sided application, the Emtek Arts and Crafts Hammered Egg dummy and the Emtek Georgetown and Providence crystal dummies are sold as pairs.

No. The Nashville is reversible, so one part number works on a left or right hand door without any field change. That matters on a multi-unit job where you're ordering a quantity and don't want to track swing door by door.

Four finishes: US15 Satin Nickel, US26 Polished Chrome, US10B Oil Rubbed Bronze, and US19 Black. Those are standard US finish codes, so they match to the same codes on other hardware in the building, though exact shade between manufacturers can differ slightly on oil rubbed bronze in particular since it's a living finish.

Yes, that's a normal use for it. The dummy is the counterpart to functioning hardware, so it gives the inactive leaf a matching knob and rectangle rose while the active leaf carries the working lockset. The inactive leaf still needs flush bolts or a separate means of holding it closed, because the dummy provides no latching.

Yes. The BEST 6K Series single dummy trim is a Grade 2 non-keyed cylindrical knob lock in dummy function, rated medium duty. The Bravura Nashville with Rectangle Trim is likewise a Grade 2 dummy cylindrical knobset, with a residential designation and a rectangular rose, offered in US15 satin nickel, US10B oil rubbed bronze, US19 black and US26 polished chrome. The choice usually comes down to rose shape and finish matching the rest of the doors.

They fill the same role but are not identical parts. The Cal-Royal BA40 from the Barrington BA Series is a dummy cylindrical knob lock for doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch. The Bravura Nashville with Rectangle Trim is a dummy cylindrical knobset in solid brass, Grade 2 on the internal mechanics, with a rectangular rose and four finishes. If you are matching an existing Barrington opening, stay with the BA40; if you are matching rectangular trim elsewhere in the unit, the Nashville is the one that lines up visually.

Solid brass. That's the base material under the plated or coated finish, which is what lets it carry finishes like US26 Polished Chrome and US10B Oil Rubbed Bronze and hold up better than a plated zinc knob on a door that gets handled daily. The Omnia 434/0 and 442/00 single dummy knobs are the other solid brass dummies of this kind.

The Bravura Nashville with Rectangle Trim is a Grade 2 residential dummy knobset. Facilities standardizing at Grade 1 typically pair their functioning openings with heavy duty lines such as the Schlage D Series D10S Grade 1 passage knob lock or the Falcon X101 Grade 1 cylindrical passage knobset with interchangeable core, which fits doors 1-3/8 inch to 2-1/4 inch and carries a fire rating. Those cover the latching doors; the non-latching closet and French door leaves still take a dummy trim.