Deltana DSUT Solid Brass Finial - Urn Tip

The DSUT urn finial is made for Deltana solid brass hinges in sizes from 3-1/2 inch up to 5 inch. It threads onto the hinge pin with an 8 x 1.25mm thread, so the hinge has to be a Deltana solid brass hinge prepped for a screw-on finial. Hinges from other makers, or Deltana's plain-tip steel/stainless lines, are not a match.

Each DSUT urn tip is sold individually, one per unit. A hinge with a decorative pin takes two finials, top and bottom, so plan on two per hinge and multiply by the number of hinges on the door. A three-hinge door needs six.

Yes, that is the usual reason people buy it. If the existing openings already carry Deltana solid brass hinges in the 3-1/2 to 5 inch range, you unscrew the flat tips and thread on the urn finials, 8 x 1.25mm, without pulling the doors or touching the frames. It is the cheapest way to change the look of a lobby or corridor run of doors.

Small and proportioned to a residential-scale hinge pin: 1/2 inch diameter and 1-3/8 inch tall, in solid brass. That height is what sets how far the tip stands proud above the hinge barrel, which matters if the door sits tight under a head casing or a crown trim return.

There are 19 finishes to pick from, covering the usual matching targets: Polished Brass, PVD Polished Brass, Unlacquered Brass, Brushed Brass, Antique Brass, Polished Nickel, Brushed Nickel, Antique Nickel, Polished Chrome, Brushed Chrome, Oil Rubbed Bronze, Bronze Dark, Bronze Medium, Bronze Rust, Rust, White Dark, White Light, White Medium and Paint Black. If you are standardizing across a floor of doors, order the finial in the same finish code as the hinges themselves so the pin does not read off against the leaf.

Deltana classes the DSUT as commercial, and it is solid brass rather than plated pot metal, so it holds up in hospitality, multi-family and historic-renovation work. Bear in mind it is a decorative pin tip on a plain bearing hinge application, not a heavy-duty ball bearing assembly, so it suits interior and moderate-traffic openings rather than high-cycle entry doors.

No. The DSUT is a screw-on decorative tip and the hinge remains a removable-pin arrangement, not NRP. If you need a non-removable pin for a door swinging out into a public corridor, this finial does not provide that security and you should spec a hinge with an NRP set screw instead.

No, and that is the point of it. Unlacquered brass is left bare with no clear coat, so it darkens and patinas with handling and air exposure. Pick it when you want a living finish on a period restoration. If you want the brass to stay bright with no upkeep, go with Polished Brass or the PVD Polished Brass, which holds its colour far better.