Emtek 3043 Charleston Brass Mortise Entrance Handleset - Dummy

Yes, handing has to be called out on every Emtek mortise handleset, and the Charleston 3043 is ordered as either left hand or right hand. Stand outside the door: if the hinges are on your left it is left hand, hinges on the right is right hand. Order the wrong hand and the thumbpiece and handle orientation will not read correctly on the door.

It is built for a 1-3/4 inch door as standard, and a thicker door can be accommodated if you specify the thickness when ordering. The door takes a standard mortise pocket prep per ANSI A115.1, with a 2-1/2 inch or 2-3/4 inch backset. That is a real mortise pocket, not a pair of bored holes, so if the door is currently prepped for a tubular handleset it will need to be re-prepped or replaced.

It is sold as a complete set, but the interior trim is a choice you make when ordering. Pick any Emtek brass knob or lever for the inside, from levers like Stuttgart, Athena, Luzern, Cortina and Rope through knobs such as The Ace, Round, Egg, Victoria and the crystal options like Windsor and Georgetown. The inside trim is not optional to specify, so nothing ships until that selection is made.

The Charleston 3043 needs a mortise pocket, so it is not a drop-in for a bored door. For a tubular or bored prep, look at the Weslock 2815 Hillcrest dummy handleset with New Heaven lever, which is a dummy function for 1-3/8 to 2 inch doors, or the Weslock 6695 Belmont dummy handleset with Impresa knob, also dummy function for 1-3/8 to 2 inch doors. Those cover a wider thickness range without cutting a mortise pocket.

The Emtek 3043 Charleston is a dummy-function brass handleset, so the closest alternatives are other handlesets built in the same non-latching dummy function. Weslock offers two: the 6695 Belmont Dummy Handleset with Impresa Knob in the Elegance Series, and the 2815 Hillcrest Dummy Handleset with New Heaven Lever in the Premiere Essentials Series, both listed for doors 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch thick. The Emtek is a mortise-style brass set with a specified handing and a choice of interior knob or lever trim, while the Weslock dummy sets come paired with a fixed interior trim style.

The Emtek 3043 Charleston is a non-keyed dummy set, so it will not secure an opening. For a keyed leaf, keyed entry handlesets include the Schlage Residential F60 Addison with Accent Lever, a Grade 2 set for doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch; the Weslock 1411 Traditionale Colonial with Eleganti Knob, a single cylinder set for 1-3/4 inch to 2-1/4 inch doors; and the Baldwin Estates 6542 Tremont Single Cylinder Entry Mortise Trim for 1-3/4 inch doors. The Baldwin 6542 is mortise trim like the Emtek, so it suits an opening already prepped to a mortise case.

No. The Emtek 3043 Charleston is a dummy set, meaning the trim is fixed and there is no latch or operating mechanism behind it. For a non-keyed set that still latches, the Schlage Residential JE285 Barcelona Style Handleset with Seville Lever is a Grade 2 non-keyed entry function for doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch, and the Schlage JI18/19 is an interconnected passage lock with keyed deadbolt and Torino lever in the same thickness range. Use the Emtek where the leaf is inactive and only needs a pull.

Both are mortise handleset trim for 1-3/4 inch doors, but the function differs. The Emtek 3043 Charleston is a dummy set, non-keyed, sold complete with a choice of interior brass knob or lever and requiring handing. The Baldwin Estates 6542 Tremont comes in two keyed configurations: 6542ENTR single cylinder entry mortise trim and 6542DBLC double cylinder entry mortise trim, both entrance function at 1-3/4 inch door thickness. Pick the Baldwin when the opening has to lock and the double cylinder version when glass near the lock rules out a thumbturn.

That is exactly what a dummy handleset is for. With no latch or cylinder in it, the Charleston 3043 mounts as trim on the inactive leaf so the pair matches visually, while the active leaf carries the keyed mortise entrance set. Order it in the same finish and the same interior trim style as the active door, and specify the hand that matches that leaf.

The Emtek 3043 Charleston is a non-electronic brass dummy handleset, so it carries no keypad or motor. If the adjacent entry door needs electronic control, the Yale Real Living BYRD226CBARX Assure Lock Wi-Fi Bluetooth Touchscreen Deadbolt with Ridgefield Handleset and the BYRD226NRRX standalone touchscreen version both fit doors 1-3/4 inch to 2-1/4 inch, and the Kwikset 815SCEHFL-CP913CNT San Clemente Handleset with Halifax lever pairs a Contemporary SmartCode keypad deadbolt with SmartKey for 1-3/4 inch doors. These are different product families from the Emtek, so plan on a finish and style difference between the two doors.

The Emtek 3043 Charleston is built for 1-3/4 inch doors as standard, with thicker doors specified at time of order. If you want a set already catalogued across a range, the Deltana 810871 Montego Handleset covers 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch, the Pamex FS7P31 Lexington Single Cylinder covers 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch, and the Weslock 1411 Traditionale Colonial covers 1-3/4 inch to 2-1/4 inch. Note that those are entry or single cylinder sets rather than dummy trim, so they change the function of the opening as well as the thickness coverage.

They solve a different problem. The Emtek 3043 Charleston is a mortise dummy set with a fixed 2-1/2 inch or 2-3/4 inch backset and required handing. The Sure-Loc Aspen AN507 is a single cylinder keyed entry handleset with adjustable backset, and the Alta AT507, Coral CR507 and Madison MA507 are likewise handlesets with adjustable backset - the Alta on a tubular prep. Adjustable backset helps when the existing bore location is uncertain on a tubular door; it does not make those sets interchangeable with mortise-prepped trim or with a dummy function.

The Emtek 3043 Charleston is solid brass in an American Classic style and comes in finishes including Oil Rubbed Bronze US10B, Satin Nickel US15, Polished Brass US3, Unlacquered Brass US3NL and French Antique US7. Comparable solid brass handlesets in a traditional vein include the Deltana 803871B Hanover, 815871 St. Ann and 825871 Kingston, all entry-function solid brass handlesets, and the Baldwin Wesley Handleset offered with Alcott or Carnaby knob in entrance function. Those are keyed entry sets, so on a double door they would go on the active leaf while the Emtek dummy serves the inactive leaf.

The Emtek 3043 Charleston is a residential brass mortise handleset carrying a UL 180 minute fire rating and a standard mortise prep to ANSI A115.1. If your spec calls out a graded product instead, graded peers include the Master Lock HDLBA0615/4D Grade 2 single cylinder deadbolt handleset, the Schlage Residential F60 Addison and JE285 Barcelona at Grade 2, and the Kwikset 687AMD Amador and 687BW Belleview single cylinder handlesets at Grade 3.

Eight finishes: Polished Brass Lifetime (US3), Unlacquered Brass (US3NL), French Antique (US7), Oil Rubbed Bronze (US10B), Satin Nickel (US15), Pewter (US15A), Flat Black (US19) and Polished Chrome (US26). Each one is offered in both left and right hand. Unlacquered brass is the one to note if you are matching a fleet of doors, since it has no clear coat and will patina over time rather than staying bright.

Solid brass, both the substrate and the finish family it belongs to, in Emtek's American Classic styling. Brass is the reason the unlacquered option can be left to age naturally, and it is a residential-duty set rather than a commercial one, so it suits homes, historic renovations and multi-family front doors rather than high-traffic institutional openings.

The Emtek 3043 Charleston is a non-keyed dummy set built around the Schlage C keyway family, so any cylinder work on the opening follows that keyway. If you are keying a system on a different platform, the Kwikset 687AMD SMC Amador single cylinder handleset uses the SC1 keyway with SmartKey, and the 687AMD SMT and 687BW Belleview versions use Kwikset SmartKey, all Grade 3 for 1-3/4 inch doors. Those are exterior-only keyed handlesets rather than dummy trim.