Deltana FPGM26 26" Modern Offset Surface Bolt with Offset, Heavy Duty, Solid Brass

At 26 inches, the Deltana FPGM26 is a long-throw bolt meant to run well up the door face from the top rail down, or down toward the threshold, rather than sit as a short stub near the edge. On a standard 6'8" door it covers roughly a third of the leaf height. That length is the point: it puts the strike well away from the handle area and gives you a long, rigid solid brass rod on an outswing door. If you want a shorter run on a narrow panel or a cabinet-height door, step down to a short bolt like the Emtek 8511 solid brass surface bolt at 6 inches.

The offset bends the bolt rod out of plane so the guide plates and the rod can sit on the door face while the bolt still drops into a strike on a different plane, typically an astragal, a rabbeted edge, or a stop that a straight bolt would foul. If your door face and your strike point sit flush on the same plane, you do not need an offset bolt. If there is a step between them, a straight surface bolt will bind and this one will not.

Deltana specifies the Modern offset surface bolt for outside opening doors, which means it mounts on the face of a door that swings away from you. That is the ordinary place for a surface bolt: the bolt and its guides sit on the secure side, and the strike is picked up in the frame head or the threshold. On an inswing door the bolt body would end up on the room side of the stop and the geometry does not work the same way.

Surface mounted, so it screws directly to the door face with no mortising and no through-boring. That is what makes it the usual retrofit choice on an existing door or a pair of French doors: no router work, no cutting into the stile, and it comes off without leaving a pocket behind. You will still need a strike or a hole drilled at the head or threshold for the rod to land in.

A surface bolt is a supplementary device, not a lock. Deltana describes the Modern offset bolt as adding security while other locks are not in use, which is the real job: it holds an inactive leaf of a pair, or throws extra security on a door at night on top of whatever lockset is already on it. There is no key and no outside operation on this one. If you want a surface bolt you can key, the Ives SB1630 is a locking surface bolt with keyed security.

The FPGM26 is a 26 inch solid brass surface bolt with an offset, surface mounted. If the opening requires a fire rated bolt, the Ives SB1640 is a brass construction surface bolt with a 1 inch throw that is fire rated, and the Ives SB1600 is a heavy duty steel surface bolt with a 3-1/2 inch throw that is also fire rated. Both are Ives parts rather than decorative brass offset bolts, so the look at the door changes along with the rating.

The Deltana FPGM26 is a hand operated 26 inch brass surface bolt with no keyed function. For a keyed bolt, the Ives SB1630 is a heavy duty steel locking surface bolt with a 1 inch throw and keyed security, with a 3-hour UL listed fire rating. That is the part to specify when the bolt has to stay thrown against tampering rather than simply hold a door leaf.

The Deltana FPGM26 runs 26 inches, which suits a tall stile or a door where the bolt is meant to reach well up the leaf. Where there is not that much clear run, the Emtek 8511 is a 6 inch solid brass surface bolt and the Ives SB360 in the US2C 12 inch version is a heavy duty steel bolt with a 1-1/4 inch throw. Both keep the same surface mounted approach in a much shorter body.

Eight finishes: polished brass, unlacquered brass, antique brass, oil rubbed bronze, brushed nickel, polished chrome, brushed chrome, and paint black. That spread is why this one gets specified on the decorative side of a job. Unlacquered brass is the one to pick if you want it to patina in with existing living-finish hardware; the lacquered polished brass will hold its color instead.

It comes down to appearance versus abuse. The Deltana FPGM26 is solid brass through the bolt and the plates, so it will not rust and it takes the decorative finishes, which is why it lands on entry doors and French doors where the hardware is seen. Steel bolts are the choice on back-of-house and high-traffic openings: the Ives SB1600 and SB360 are heavy duty steel, and the ABH HD1805 uses a 3/4 inch stainless steel bar with auto-locking. For a property manager standardizing across visible entrances, brass; for a service corridor, steel.

Two on the inactive leaf, one at the head and one at the threshold. That is what holds the inactive door fixed so the active leaf has something to latch against. Both should be the same model and finish, so order the FPGM26 in pairs. The bolt is sold each, so a pair of doors done properly is a quantity of two.

Deltana lists it as commercial, and it is built heavy duty in solid brass rather than plated pot metal. That puts it in range for multi-family entries, hospitality, and light commercial storefront-adjacent doors where a decorative finish matters. For a high-cycle back door or anything on a labeled fire opening, move to a steel bolt like the Ives SB360 or the ABH HD1805 instead.

Match on three things: the 26 inch length, the offset, and the finish. Deltana makes the Modern offset bolt in eight finishes, so an existing polished brass, oil rubbed bronze, or brushed nickel opening can usually be matched exactly. What will not match is the offset itself, a straight bolt and an offset bolt sit differently against the stop and swapping one for the other will leave the strike in the wrong place. Check whether the existing rod steps out of plane before ordering.

Yes. The FPGM26 is solid brass and comes in Polished Brass, Unlacquered Brass and Antique Brass among its finishes. The Delaney Solid Brass Surface Bolt and the Delaney Decorative Solid Brass Surface Bolt are both solid brass surface bolts, and the Emtek 8511 is a solid brass surface bolt in a 6 inch length. Where the FPGM26 differs is the offset, which carries the bolt body away from the throw line.

The FPGM26 is a solid brass bolt in decorative finishes such as Oil Rubbed Bronze and Polished Chrome, which reads as architectural trim. For a plainer steel opening, the Ives SB1600 is a heavy duty steel surface bolt with a 3-1/2 inch throw, the Ives SB360 is a heavy-duty steel bolt with a 1-1/4 inch throw in a 12 inch length, and the ABH HD1805 is a heavy duty surface bolt with an auto-locking 3/4 inch stainless steel bar. Those are steel and stainless bodies rather than brass.

Throw and overall length are separate things on a surface bolt. The FPGM26 is a 26 inch bolt, which is the body length running up the door. Among the peers, the Ives SB1600 carries a 3-1/2 inch throw, the Ives SB360 a 1-1/4 inch throw, and the Ives SB1630 and SB1640 a 1 inch throw. If your strike or floor socket sits deep enough to need a long throw, those Ives throw figures are the ones to size against.

They are both surface bolts, but they behave differently at the door. The FPGM26 is a solid brass 26 inch bolt with an offset, thrown and released by hand. The ABH HD1805 is a heavy duty surface bolt with an auto-locking 3/4 inch stainless steel bar, so the bar latches itself rather than staying wherever it is set. Treat the HD1805 as a different operation, not a drop-in for a hand thrown brass bolt.

Modern refers to the styling of the plates and the strike, clean rectangular brass with no scrollwork or cast detail, which is what pairs with flat-panel and contemporary doors. If your other hardware is traditional, a decorative bolt like the Delaney BV7600 solid brass surface bolt reads better with it. The Delaney 410309 is a plainer solid brass bolt in the same vein. Function is the same across all three: a manually thrown rod on a surface plate.

The Deltana FPGM26 is a specific 26 inch model offered across eight finishes including Brushed Nickel, Brushed Chrome and Paint Black, so the standardization there is finish across a fixed size. If you want to standardize on a family instead, the Trimco 4800 Series and the ABH HD1805 Series are both series level surface bolt offerings, and Delaney lists a Solid Brass Surface Bolt series and a Decorative Surface Bolt series.