Emtek 4201 Wilshire Dummy Entrance Handleset - Brass Tubular

The Wilshire 4201 is a dummy handleset, so there is no latch, no bolt, and no key. It's a pull only. Use it on the inactive leaf of a double door, on a French door slab, or anywhere the door is held shut by something else (a flush bolt, a roller catch, a ball catch). If you need the door to latch or lock, the 4201 is the wrong part - you want an entrance or single cylinder version instead.

That's the usual reason to buy it. The Wilshire 4201 dummy is the non-functioning twin of the keyed Wilshire entrance handleset, so on a pair of doors you put the keyed set on the active leaf and the dummy on the inactive one and the two faces read identically. Same grip, same plate, same brass, same finish list, so specify the same finish code on both.

Handing is required on the 4201 because the inside trim has to swing the correct way and the thumbpiece and grip are oriented to the door. Right hand or left hand are the two choices, and it's specified at order time. Stand outside the door: if the hinges are on your right, it's right hand. Get it wrong and the lever points the wrong direction on the inside face.

It ships as a complete set, but you choose the inside trim yourself when you order. Any Emtek brass knob or lever can go on the interior, and the choice runs from plain levers like the Stuttgart, Athena and Luzern through knobs like the Round, Egg and Octagon to crystal knobs such as Windsor, Bristol and Georgetown. Nothing extra to source, but the trim selection is required, not optional.

It's a residential handleset, tubular type, and it's a dummy, so it carries no latch and no commercial grade. For a light commercial or multi-family opening that needs an actual grade rating, look at the Schlage Residential F60 Addison keyed entry handleset or the JE285 Barcelona, both Grade 2 and both rated for 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors, or the Master Lock HDLB Series Grade 2 single cylinder deadbolt handleset.

The Emtek 4201 Wilshire is built for doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch thick. For a 2 inch door, the Weslock 2815 Hillcrest Dummy Handleset with New Heaven Lever and the Weslock 6695 Belmont Dummy Handleset with Impresa Knob both cover 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch and are dummy function like the Emtek 4201. The Deltana 810871 Montego Handleset also covers 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch. For thicker slabs, the Weslock 1411 Traditionale Colonial Handleset with Eleganti Knob covers 1-3/4 inch to 2-1/4 inch as a single cylinder set.

The Emtek 4201 Wilshire is a dummy-function handleset, meaning it is fixed trim with no latch or lock operation. The Weslock 2815 Hillcrest Dummy Handleset with New Heaven Lever is also a dummy handleset, in the Premiere Essentials Series, with a 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch door thickness range. The Weslock 6695 Belmont Dummy Handleset with Impresa Knob is a second dummy option, in the Elegance Series, also 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch. The Emtek 4201 covers 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors and is a brass tubular set with a 5-1/2 inch center-to-center handle.

The Emtek 4201 Wilshire is non-keyed with a dummy function, so it will not secure an entry door. For a keyed exterior opening, the Schlage Residential F60 Addison Single Cylinder Keyed Entry Handleset with Accent Lever is a Grade 2 entrance-function set for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors, the same thickness range the Emtek 4201 covers. The Pamex FS7P31 Lexington Single Cylinder Handleset is an entry-function set for the same 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch range. The Weslock 2810 Hillcrest Single Cylinder Handleset with Hudson Knob covers 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors.

They are not the same function. The Emtek 4201 Wilshire is a dummy handleset, which is fixed trim that does not operate a latch. The Schlage Residential JE285 Barcelona Style Handleset with Seville Lever is described as a non-keyed entry function set, Grade 2, in the J Series, for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors, and it operates a latch without a key. If the door needs to latch closed, the JE285 is the one that does that; if the door is an inactive leaf or a slider where nothing needs to latch, the Emtek 4201 is the dummy trim.

The Emtek 4201 Wilshire is a tubular set that surface mounts with no door prep required, for doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch. The Baldwin Estates 6542 Tremont is entry mortise trim for 1-3/4 inch doors and is offered as single cylinder or double cylinder, both entrance function. Mortise trim works with a mortise lock body pocketed into the door edge, so the two are not swappable on the same prep. If the door is already prepped tubular, the Emtek 4201 is the set that matches it.

5-1/2 inches center to center between the fixing points. That number matters if you're replacing an existing handleset and hoping to reuse the through holes: unless the old set is also on 5-1/2 inch centers, you'll be drilling fresh holes and the old ones will show unless the Wilshire plate covers them.

Ten finishes: Polished Brass Lifetime (US3), Unlacquered Brass (US3NL), Satin Brass (US4), French Antique (US7), Oil Rubbed Bronze (US10B), Polished Nickel (US14), Satin Nickel (US15), Pewter (US15A), Flat Black (US19) and Polished Chrome (US26). A split finish can be specified at order time if you want the exterior plate in one finish and the interior trim in another, which is how you match a dark exterior scheme to lighter interior hardware.

Active leaf gets a functioning set, inactive leaf gets the dummy. The Emtek 4201 Wilshire is the dummy half: surface mounted, no bore, no latch, so the inactive leaf stays undrilled and is held by its flush bolts. Order both in the same finish from the ten offered, and hand the dummy to the leaf it's going on. If you want the whole pair to be non-latching, two dummies work as well.

The Emtek 4201 Wilshire is a non-electronic mechanical handleset with a dummy function. For a keypad opening, the Kwikset 815SCEHFL-CP913CNT San Clemente Handleset pairs a Halifax lever interior trim with a Contemporary SmartCode keypad electronic deadbolt, SmartKey, RCAL latch and RCS strike, in the Signature Series for 1-3/4 inch doors. The Yale Real Living BYRD226NRRX Assure Lock is a standalone touchscreen deadbolt with Ridgefield handleset for 1-3/4 inch to 2-1/4 inch doors, and the BYRD226CBARX is the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth touchscreen version over the same thickness range.

The Emtek 4201 Wilshire is a brass handleset in an American Classic style with a dummy function. For solid brass in an entry function, Deltana offers the 803871B Hanover Handleset, the 815871 St. Ann Handleset, and the 825871 Kingston Handleset, all listed as entry function in solid brass, each its own series. The Emtek 4201 remains the choice when the opening needs matching brass trim that does not latch.

The Emtek 4201 Wilshire is designated for residential use. Where a facility spec calls for a graded handleset, the Schlage Residential F60 Addison Single Cylinder Keyed Entry Handleset is Grade 2 in the F Series for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors, and the Master Lock HDLB Series single cylinder deadbolt handleset is Grade 2 entrance function. The Kwikset 687AMD Amador and 687BW Belleview single cylinder handlesets are Grade 3, entrance function, for 1-3/4 inch doors.

The Emtek 4201 Wilshire is sold as a complete set, with the inside trim chosen from any brass knob or lever and handing required when a lever is used inside. The Kwikset 687AMD SMT Amador and 687BW SMT Belleview single cylinder handlesets are sold exterior only, Grade 3 entrance function for 1-3/4 inch doors, with the 687AMD SMC version carrying an SC1 keyway with SmartKey. Those are the sets to look at when only the outside half is being replaced.

The Emtek 4201 Wilshire is a tubular dummy handleset, non-keyed, with no latch or bolt operation. The Schlage Residential JI18/19 Interconnected Passage Lock pairs a passage function with a keyed deadbolt and a Torino lever in satin stainless steel, Grade 2 in the JI Series for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors, so a single motion retracts latch and bolt together. The two share a door thickness range but answer different openings: the JI18/19 for a door that must latch and lock, the Emtek 4201 for fixed decorative trim.

Brass, both as the material and the substrate, so the metal under the finish is brass rather than a plated zinc casting. That's worth knowing for the Unlacquered Brass (US3NL) option in particular, which is meant to patina with handling rather than hold a factory shine.

The Emtek 4201 Wilshire requires the inside knob or lever style to be selected and the handing specified when a lever is used inside. Sets that come with the interior trim already paired include the Baldwin Wesley Handleset x Alcott Knob and the Baldwin Wesley Handleset x Carnaby Knob, both entrance function, the Weslock 6695 Belmont Dummy Handleset with Impresa Knob for 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors, and the Weslock 2810 Hillcrest Single Cylinder Handleset with Hudson Knob over the same thickness range.