Delaney Aubryn - Grade 2 Double Dummy Door Knob

A dummy knob doesn't turn and has no latch. The Aubryn double dummy is surface-mounted knob trim on both faces of the door, used where the door is held shut by a ball catch, roller catch, or magnet, or where you just need a pull. Typical spots: a false closet door, one leaf of a pair, or a French door held by a catch. If you need the door to latch when it closes, you want a passage knob instead, like the Dexter C2000 passage ball knob or the Corbin Russwin CK4410 passage knob.

Double dummy means two knobs, one per face, so a single order dresses both sides of one door. If you only need trim on one face (the inactive leaf of a pair, or a closet door with a catch), a single dummy is the cheaper way to go, and there are single dummy knobs from other brands such as the Schlage A170 or the BEST 6K single dummy trim.

No backset applies. The Aubryn dummy has no latch and no cross bore requirement, so it fastens to the door face rather than through a bored 2-3/8 or 2-3/4 inch prep like a functioning knob. That makes it the part to use when a door was never drilled, or when you're covering an opening that doesn't need to latch.

Yes. The Aubryn series runs the same knob shape and rose across functions, so the double dummy reads identically to the working Aubryn knobs on adjacent doors. It's offered in US15 Satin Nickel, US12P Tuscany Bronze, and US19 Black, so match the finish code on the hardware you already installed and the trim lines up across the fleet.

The Schlage A170 single dummy trim is the nearest peer: it is a Grade 2 cylindrical non-keyed dummy knob in the A Series, rated heavy duty and fitting doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-7/8 inch thick. The Delaney Aubryn is also a Grade 2 dummy knob, with a residential designation. The key ordering difference is quantity: the Aubryn is a double dummy, meaning a knob on each face, while the A170 is single dummy trim for one face only. On a pair of French doors or a closet where both sides need a knob, one Aubryn covers the opening and the A170 would need to be ordered twice.

A dummy knob has no latch at all, so it will not hold a door closed. For a door that needs to latch without locking, move to a passage function knob. The Dexter C2000 Series passage cylindrical ball knob is Grade 2, non-keyed, and fits doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch. The Corbin Russwin CK4410 is a Grade 2 non-keyed passage/closet knob in the CK4400 Series for the same 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch door range. The Delaney Aubryn is dummy function only and is the counterpart used where a latch is not needed.

The Aubryn carries a residential designation with a Grade 2 rating. For commercial openings, the peers step up in grade and duty. The Schlage D10S passage latch is a Grade 1 heavy duty non-keyed orbit knob in the D Series, and the Falcon X101 is a Grade 1 heavy duty cylindrical passage knobset with an interchangeable core, fire rated, for doors 1-3/8 inch to 2-1/4 inch. For a locking commercial door, the Sargent 8XG04 is a Grade 1 heavy duty storeroom/closet single cylinder knob lock with a 2-3/4 inch backset. The Dexter C2000 classroom knob is Grade 2 and keyed for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors.

Residential. The Aubryn is a Grade 2 residential knobset, which puts it in apartments, condos, single family, and light multi-family interiors. For a commercial corridor or an institutional facility standardizing on heavy duty trim, look at Grade 1 knob hardware instead, such as the Schlage D Series or the Falcon X101.

The dummy only covers doors that don't latch. Bedrooms and baths need a privacy function, hall and closet doors need passage, and the entry needs a keyed function, all of which are separate part numbers from the dummy. Order the Aubryn dummy only for the false or catch-held doors, then pick up the privacy, passage, and keyed knobs separately in the same US15, US12P, or US19 finish so the unit reads consistent.

Within Grade 2 dummy knobs, the Bravura Biloxi with round trim is a Grade 2 dummy knobset in the Biloxi series, and the BEST 6K Series dummy trim is a Grade 2 medium duty non-keyed cylindrical knob. The BEST 6K is single dummy trim, so it dresses one face. The Delaney Aubryn is a Grade 2 double dummy, carrying a knob on both faces, and offers US15 Satin Nickel, US12P Tuscany Bronze, and US19 Black.

Dummy function carries no cylinder, so a keyed opening needs an entrance function knob. Among Grade 2 options, the Callan Edgewood and Callan Roland are Grade 2 entrance knobsets, and the Dexter C2000 entry/office ball knob is Grade 2, keyed, for doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch. At Grade 3, the Kwikset 400P-CP keyed entry knob covers 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors and ships with a round corner adjustable latch and round corner strike, and the Cal-Royal BER00 is a Grade 3 entrance/office knob lock with a Kwikset keyway over the same door range. The Delaney Aubryn is non-keyed dummy function.

Among the dummy-function peers, the Cal-Royal BA40 dummy knob cylindrical lock in the Barrington BA Series lists a 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch door thickness range, and the Schlage A170 single dummy trim lists 1-3/8 inch to 1-7/8 inch. If the opening runs thicker than that, the passage-function peers reach further: the Corbin Russwin CK4310 Grade 1 non-keyed passage/closet knob covers 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch, and the Falcon X101 Grade 1 passage knobset covers 1-3/8 inch to 2-1/4 inch.

A dummy is bought as the visual counterpart to functioning hardware, so the match is made within a single series. The Delaney Aubryn double dummy is Grade 2 in the Aubryn series with US15 Satin Nickel, US12P Tuscany Bronze, and US19 Black. Peers that build the same way include the Dexter C2000 Series, which spans passage, privacy, entry/office, and classroom knobs all at Grade 2 for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors, and the Pamex Baron FTF family, which offers entrance/office, privacy, and passage knob locksets at Grade 3 over the same door range. Matching within one of those families keeps the knob shape and trim consistent from door to door.

No, those are different parts despite the knob appearance. 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 for the ED-500 Series. Both mount to an exit device rather than standing alone, and the Sargent 78-2875 is an outside knob only with B design, a component rather than a complete set. The Delaney Aubryn is a self-contained double dummy knob for a bored door prep.

The Arrow MK01 is a Grade 2 non-keyed passage cylindrical knob lock in the MK Series for doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch, and the Arrow RK01 is the ball knob version at the same grade and door range in the RK Series. Both operate a latch that retracts when the knob turns. The Delaney Aubryn is Grade 2 dummy function, so the knob is fixed and there is no latch to retract; it is chosen for the inactive leaf of a pair or a door that stays shut by other means.

Three: US15 Satin Nickel, US12P Tuscany Bronze, and US19 Black. Those are the standard finish codes, so if the rest of the opening is specced US15 the dummy will sit right next to it without a color mismatch.

No. The Aubryn uses concealed screw plates, so the rose covers the fasteners and the face of the door shows no visible screws. That matters on a dummy in particular, since a surface-mounted trim with exposed screws is the first thing a homeowner notices.

They serve a similar decorative role but are built differently. The Emtek Porcelain knobs ship two knobs per set on a threaded rod, so the pair is joined through the door by a rod rather than mounted as a cylindrical lockset. The Delaney Aubryn is a cylindrical double dummy knob with concealed screw plates, so no screws are visible on the finished face.