Emtek 4301 Orleans Dummy Entrance Handleset - Brass Tubular

The 4301 Orleans is a dummy handleset. There is no latch, no bolt, and no key cylinder in it, so it does not lock or latch anything. It is a pull with matching inside trim, meant for the inactive leaf of a double door or a door that stays shut with a roller catch or flush bolts. If you need the door to latch and key, look at a keyed entrance handleset instead, such as the Schlage Residential F60 Addison with Accent lever.

Handing is required on the order, right hand or left hand. It matters because of the inside trim: if you pick a lever, the lever has to point the correct way, and a dummy lever cannot be flipped in the field the way a keyed lockset sometimes can. Stand outside the door; if the hinges are on your right it is right hand.

It ships as a complete set, exterior handle plus the inside trim, but you choose the inside knob or lever when you order. Any Emtek brass knob or lever works with it, and the choice runs from plain levers like the Luzern and Poseidon through knurled and faceted bar styles to crystal knobs such as the Windsor and Georgetown. Nothing else is needed to hang it, since there is no latch to buy.

That is exactly the job a dummy handleset does. The 4301 Orleans has no latch and no bolt, so it does nothing to the door except give you a pull that matches the active leaf. Secure the inactive leaf with flush bolts or a surface bolt and let the active leaf carry the lock. Order the same finish on both leaves and mind the handing on the inside lever so the pair reads symmetrically.

The Weslock 2815 Hillcrest Dummy Handleset with New Heaven Lever is the direct counterpart. It is a dummy function handleset in the Premiere Essentials Series and fits doors 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch thick. The Emtek 4301 Orleans is also a dummy function handleset, in brass, for doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch. The Weslock 6695 Belmont Dummy Handleset with Impresa Knob is a second dummy option, in the Elegance Series, covering the same 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch door range. Choose by inside trim: the 2815 comes with a lever, the 6695 with a knob, while the 4301 lets you pick the inside knob or lever separately.

The 4301 Orleans is a dummy, non-keyed handleset, so it will not secure an opening. For a keyed exterior door in the same 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch door thickness range, the Schlage Residential F60 Addison Single Cylinder Keyed Entry Handleset with Accent Lever is a Grade 2 entrance handleset in the F Series, and the Pamex FS7P31 Lexington Single Cylinder Handleset is an entry function handleset in a satin nickel finish. Both are single cylinder, meaning key outside and thumbturn inside.

The Emtek 4301 Orleans is built for doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch thick, so a full 2 inch door is outside its range. The Deltana 810871 Montego Handleset covers 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch, and the Weslock 2810 Hillcrest Single Cylinder Handleset with Hudson Knob covers the same 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch range. For thicker slabs still, the Weslock 1411 Traditionale Colonial Handleset with Eleganti Knob is rated 1-3/4 inch to 2-1/4 inch.

They are not the same. The Schlage Residential JE285 Barcelona Style Handleset with Seville Lever is a non-keyed Grade 2 unit with an entrance function, so the lever operates a latch. The Emtek 4301 Orleans is a dummy: the handle is fixed and there is no latch action at all, which is why it surface mounts with no door prep. Use the JE285 where the door still has to latch shut, and the 4301 on an inactive leaf or a door that only needs a pull.

Center to center on the Orleans plate is 5-1/2 inches. That is the figure to check against the existing holes if you are swapping out another handleset and hoping to reuse the prep. It mounts to the door surface, so if the old holes do not line up you are drilling two new through holes rather than reworking a bore.

Unlacquered Brass (US3NL) is one of the seven finishes on the Orleans 4301, and it is the one that will darken and patina with handling since it has no clear coat. If you want the brass look held bright instead, Polished Brass Lifetime (US3) is the finish that stays put. The rest of the range is Oil Rubbed Bronze (US10B), Satin Nickel (US15), Pewter (US15A), Polished Chrome (US26) and French Antique (US7).

A dummy like the Orleans 4301 is fixed trim, nothing turns and nothing latches, so the door needs a catch or bolt to stay closed. A passage handleset has a working latch that holds the door shut and retracts with the handle, no key. If you want a non-keyed handleset that actually latches, the Schlage Residential JE285 Barcelona with Seville lever is a non-keyed entry function alternative. If you want a keyed exterior door, neither one fits and you need a single cylinder handleset.

The 4301 Orleans is a tubular handleset that surface mounts with no door prep, so it does not fill a mortise pocket. The Baldwin Estates 6542 Tremont Entry Mortise Trim is the mortise-prepped alternative, offered as single cylinder or double cylinder entry trim, both for 1-3/4 inch doors.

The 4301 Orleans is a non-electronic dummy handleset. For an electronic opening, the Kwikset 815SCEHFL-CP913CNT San Clemente Handleset pairs a Halifax lever interior trim with a SmartCode keypad electronic deadbolt for 1-3/4 inch doors, and 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. If you want app connectivity, the Yale BYRD226CBARX adds Wi-Fi and Bluetooth over the same door range.

The Emtek 4301 Orleans is a residential handleset. Among comparable handlesets, the Schlage Residential F60 Addison and JE285 Barcelona are Grade 2, the Master Lock HDLBA0615/4D single cylinder deadbolt handleset is Grade 2, and the Kwikset 687AMD Amador and 687BW Belleview single cylinder handlesets are Grade 3. If a facility spec calls out a graded handleset, those are the ones that state one.

Handing is required on the 4301 Orleans when a lever is used for the inside trim. Handlesets supplied with a knob inside sidestep that question: the Weslock 6695 Belmont Dummy Handleset comes with an Impresa Knob, the Weslock 2810 Hillcrest with a Hudson Knob, and the Baldwin Wesley Handleset is offered with either an Alcott Knob or a Carnaby Knob. A knob interior is symmetrical, so there is no left or right hand call to make.

The Emtek 4301 Orleans is a brass handleset with a dummy, non-keyed function. In solid brass with an entry function, Deltana offers the 803871B Hanover, the 815871 St. Ann, and the 825871 Kingston, each a solid brass handleset in its own series. All three latch and key, where the 4301 is a fixed pull.

Brass, both the material and the substrate, not a plated pot metal casting. That is why the unlacquered version can patina rather than flake. It is a residential grade product, so it suits a house, a condo unit or a boutique multi-family entry rather than a high traffic commercial opening.

Split finish is available as an order option on the Orleans 4301, so the exterior handle can run one finish and the interior knob or lever another. Common use is oil rubbed bronze outside to match the exterior package with polished chrome or satin nickel inside to match the rest of the interior hardware. Specify both finishes when you place the order.

The 4301 Orleans is sold as a complete set with the inside knob or lever included in the order. If you need exterior trim only, the Kwikset 687AMD Amador and 687BW Belleview single cylinder handlesets are supplied as exterior only, both Grade 3 for 1-3/4 inch doors, with the 687AMD offered in SmartKey and in an SC1 keyway SmartKey version.

The Emtek 4301 Orleans is a one-piece handleset with a 5-1/2 inch center-to-center between the grip and the lower trim. If the opening calls for an interconnected lock instead, the Schlage Residential JI18/19 is an interconnected passage lock with a keyed deadbolt and Torino lever, Grade 2 in the JI Series, for doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch. It retracts the latch and deadbolt together from inside rather than presenting a single decorative grip.

The 4301 Orleans is non-keyed because it is a dummy, with no lock at all. If you want key-free operation on a door that actually secures, the Yale Real Living BYRD256 CBARX is a key free touchscreen deadbolt with a Ridgefield passage handleset and trim for 1-3/4 inch to 2-1/4 inch doors, and the Yale BYRD410BLERX Assure Lock 2 is a key-free touchscreen deadbolt with Wi-Fi and Ridgefield handleset for 1-3/8 inch to 2-1/4 inch doors.