Deltana 12SBM 12" Modern Surface Bolt, Heavy-Duty, Solid Brass

Yes, and that's the usual application. The 12SBM mounts on the face of the inactive leaf and throws its bolt into a strike, holding that leaf fixed so the active leaf has something to latch against. It's a surface-mounted bolt, so nothing gets routed into the door edge, and Deltana sells matching strikes for it. On a pair, run one at the head and one at the sill of the inactive leaf if you want the leaf held top and bottom.

The 12SBM is a 12 inch bolt, so it needs a clear, flat run of at least 12 inches on the inside face of the door in the direction you're mounting it, plus room for the strike beyond that. On a stile-and-rail door that usually means mounting it on the lock stile or across a rail wide enough to take the plate. If the flat area you have is shorter than that, step down to a shorter surface bolt, such as the Emtek 8511 at 6 inches.

Plan on specifying the strike. Deltana offers an assortment of matching strikes for the Modern surface bolts, and which one you need depends on where the bolt throws: a floor strike (often a drilled socket or a surface floor plate) for a bottom-mounted bolt, a frame or header strike for a top-mounted one. Order the strike in the same finish as the bolt so they match on the opening.

It's a secondary bolt, not a lock. The 12SBM mounts on the inside face of the door and adds holding power on top of whatever latch or deadbolt is already there, and it can only be operated from the inside. That works for an inactive leaf, a rarely used door, or a residence someone is inside of. It does not work as the only device on a door that has to be locked from outside. If you need the bolt itself keyed, the Ives SB1630 is a locking surface bolt with keyed security.

The Deltana 12SBM is a heavy-duty solid brass modern surface bolt. For an opening where the fire rating governs, Ives publishes fire rated surface bolts: the SB1600 heavy duty steel bolt with a 3-1/2 inch throw is fire rated, the SB1640 is a fire rated brass surface bolt with a 1 inch throw, and the SB1630 locking bolt carries a 3-Hour UL Listed rating with a 1 inch throw and keyed security. If the drawing calls out a rating for the door, specify from those.

The Deltana 12SBM is a 12 inch modern surface bolt in solid brass, surface mounted on the inside face of the door. If you want the same solid brass construction from another maker, the Delaney Solid Brass Surface Bolt (410309) and the Emtek 8511 Solid Brass Surface Bolt are both brass surface bolts; the Emtek 8511 is a 6 inch bolt, so it covers a shorter run of the door face than the 12 inch Deltana. Delaney also builds a Decorative Solid Brass Surface Bolt (BV7600) if the trim styling matters more than the plain modern profile.

The Deltana 12SBM is a 12 inch surface bolt in solid brass. The Ives SB360 in the 12 inch length is a heavy-duty steel surface bolt with a 1-1/4 inch throw, so it matches the 12 inch face dimension while giving you a steel body rather than brass. The Ives SB360 is also fire rated. Brass takes the decorative finish range; steel is the choice when the substrate rather than the finish drives the spec.

Solid brass, both the listed material and the substrate. That matters in two places: exterior or coastal openings where a plated steel bolt corrodes at the edges, and unlacquered brass installs where the owner wants the metal to patina rather than flake. If you need steel instead, the Ives SB360 is a heavy-duty steel surface bolt in a 12 inch length.

Eight, and they're the full set: Polished Brass, Unlacquered Brass, Antique Brass, Oil Rubbed Bronze, Brushed Nickel, Polished Chrome, Brushed Chrome, and Paint Black. If you're matching existing hardware across a building, Unlacquered Brass is the one that will keep darkening in service rather than holding its as-shipped color, so specify it deliberately.

Commercial, and it's the heavy-duty version of Deltana's Modern surface bolt rather than the light decorative grade. For a property manager standardizing across a building, that plus solid brass construction is what separates it from the thin stamped bolts sold for interior residential doors. For heavier traffic in steel, the ABH HD1805 is a heavy duty surface bolt with an auto-locking 3/4 inch stainless steel bar.

Trim style, mostly. Deltana's Modern surface bolt, like the 12SBM, uses a plain rectangular plate and a straight throw lever, so it disappears on contemporary and commercial openings. A decorative bolt such as the Delaney BV7600 solid brass surface bolt carries shaped plates and ornamental detail for traditional millwork. Both mount on the door face the same way, so the choice is appearance and duty level, not installation.

Not on glass. A surface bolt fastens through the face of the door, so it needs a substrate that will take screws: wood, or hollow metal with the right fasteners. Glass front installers should be looking at patch fittings and rail hardware instead, not a face-mounted bolt. Handing isn't a factor here, since the 12SBM mounts vertically on the inside face and throws in one direction regardless of which way the door swings.

They are not interchangeable on the door face. Both are brass surface bolts, but the Deltana 12SBM is a 12 inch bolt while the Ives SB1640 is described by its 1 inch throw rather than a matching 12 inch body, and the SB1640 is fire rated. If you are swapping into existing screw holes and a 12 inch footprint, measure before ordering the SB1640 - treat it as a different bolt for a different opening, not a like-for-like exchange.

The Deltana 12SBM is a 12 inch heavy-duty solid brass surface bolt offered in eight finishes including Oil Rubbed Bronze, Polished Brass, Unlacquered Brass, Antique Brass, Polished Chrome, Brushed Chrome, Brushed Nickel and Paint Black, which is what makes it the finish-matching choice across a fleet of doors. For a steel heavy duty program, Ives runs the SB1600 with a 3-1/2 inch throw and the SB360 with a 1-1/4 inch throw, both fire rated. Trimco offers the 4800 Series surface bolts, and ABH the HD1805 Series with an auto-locking stainless bar, if you want a single series to spec across mixed openings.

Where the strike sits deep or the gap at the head is wide, throw is the number that decides it. The Ives SB1600 is a heavy duty steel surface bolt with a 3-1/2 inch throw, the longest in the group; the Ives SB360 throws 1-1/4 inches and the Ives SB1630 and SB1640 throw 1 inch. The Deltana 12SBM's 12 inch dimension is the length of the bolt on the door face, not the throw into the strike, so size the throw off the peer that states one.

The Deltana 12SBM is a heavy-duty solid brass bolt rated by Deltana for commercial use. Where the abuse level pushes past decorative brass, the steel heavy duty bolts are the alternative: the Ives SB1600 and the Ives SB360 are both heavy duty steel and fire rated, and the ABH HD1805 uses a 3/4 inch stainless steel bar with auto-locking. Brass carries the finish; steel and stainless carry the beating.

No. Both are solid brass surface bolts, but the Deltana 12SBM is the plain modern profile at 12 inches, while the Delaney BV7600 is a Decorative Surface Bolt - a different look on the door face. If a purchase order says only solid brass surface bolt, the two will both satisfy that wording and arrive looking nothing alike, so confirm the model number before it ships to a job where the trim has to match.