Emtek 4405 Jefferson Dummy Entrance Handleset - Brass Tubular

A dummy handleset doesn't latch or lock anything. The Jefferson 4405 is a non-keyed dummy set that mounts to the face of the door as pull trim only, so it's what goes on the inactive leaf of a double door, a closet or pantry door held by a ball catch or roller catch, or the second door of a French pair. If the door needs to latch shut or lock, you want an entrance or single-cylinder handleset instead, not this one.

No boring needed. The Jefferson 4405 is surface mount, so it fastens to the door face with no cross bore or latch prep. That makes it the practical choice on a slab you don't want to cut, on an existing door where a bore would leave a hole showing, or on the inactive leaf of a pair. Door thickness range is 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch.

Handing is required only because of the inside trim. Order the Jefferson 4405 right hand or left hand, and it matters when you pick a lever for the inside, since a lever has to point toward the hinge side. If you choose a knob for the inside trim, handing doesn't change how the set looks or works. Stand outside the door: hinges on your right is right hand.

No, it ships as a complete set. You pick the inside trim when you order the Jefferson 4405, and the choice list runs across the full Emtek brass range: levers such as Stuttgart, Athena, Hermes, Luzern, Poseidon, Cortina, Milano and Rustic, knobs such as the Ace, Spoke, Orb, Round, Egg, Melon and Providence, and crystal knobs including Bristol, Windsor, Georgetown and Old Town. Any brass knob or lever can go on the inside.

That's the standard way to do it. Put the active leaf on a keyed or entrance handleset and the Jefferson 4405 dummy on the inactive leaf, with the same finish and the same inside knob or lever style, so the pair reads identically from the street. Because the dummy is surface mount with no prep, the inactive leaf stays uncut and is held by flush bolts or a catch.

The Jefferson 4405 is dummy only, non-keyed, so it won't secure an entry. For a keyed entrance on a 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch door, the Schlage F60 Addison single cylinder keyed entry handleset with Accent lever is Grade 2, and the Pamex FS7P31 Lexington single cylinder handleset covers the same thickness range. If you want the same opening non-keyed but still latching, the Schlage JE285 Barcelona handleset with Seville lever is a non-keyed entry function.

Both are dummy handlesets. The Weslock 6695 Belmont comes with an Impresa knob and fits doors 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch thick. The Emtek 4405 Jefferson is brass, fits doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch, and is ordered with the buyer's choice of brass knob or lever for the inside trim, with handing specified when a lever is used. If the interior trim has to match an existing knob or lever style, the 4405 is the one that is selected by style; if the trim choice does not matter, the 6695 arrives as a fixed pairing.

The Emtek 4405 Jefferson covers doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch. For a thicker door, the Weslock 1411 Traditionale Colonial handleset with Eleganti knob is listed for 1-3/4 inch to 2-1/4 inch, and the Deltana 810871 Montego handleset covers 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch. The Weslock 1411 is a single cylinder keyed handleset, so it is not a like-for-like swap for non-keyed dummy trim.

The Schlage Residential JE285 Barcelona is a non-keyed handleset with a Seville lever, Grade 2, in the J Series, for doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch, and it carries an entrance function, meaning the interior lever operates a latch. The Emtek 4405 Jefferson is non-keyed dummy trim, which does not operate a latch at all. On a door that swings and must latch shut without a key, the JE285 is the working option; the 4405 is surface mounted with no door prep.

The Baldwin Estates 6542 Tremont is mortise trim, offered as single cylinder and double cylinder entry, for 1-3/4 inch doors. It requires a mortise pocket in the door. The Emtek 4405 Jefferson is a tubular handleset that is surface mounted with no door prep and covers 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch. The two are not interchangeable in the same door prep.

5-1/2 inches center to center between the mounting points. That's the number to check if you're replacing an existing surface-mounted handleset and want the new plate to cover or reuse the same holes, and it's what decides whether the set sits proportionally on a narrow stile door.

Ten finishes: Oil Rubbed Bronze (US10B), Polished Nickel Lifetime (US14), Satin Nickel (US15), Pewter (US15A), Flat Black (US19), Polished Chrome (US26), Polished Brass Lifetime (US3), Unlacquered Brass (US3NL), Satin Brass (US4), and French Antique (US7). Split finish is available if you want the exterior handleset in one finish and the inside trim in another, which is how you match a dark exterior to a lighter interior scheme.

The Emtek 4405 Jefferson is brass, in the American Classic style. Among solid brass handlesets, Deltana offers the 803871B Hanover, the 815871 St. Ann, and the 825871 Kingston, all entry function. Those three are entry handlesets that operate; the 4405 is dummy trim, so the comparison is on material and appearance rather than on function.

The Emtek 4405 Jefferson is a residential brass handleset. Where a graded product is required, the Master Lock HDLBA0615/4D single cylinder deadbolt handleset in the HDLB Series is Grade 2, and the Kwikset 687AMD Amador single cylinder handleset is Grade 3 for doors 1-3/4 inch. Both of those are keyed entry products rather than dummy trim.

The Emtek 4405 Jefferson is not electronic. Where keypad or app control is wanted at the same opening, the Kwikset 815SCEHFL-CP913CNT San Clemente handleset pairs a Halifax lever interior with a Contemporary SmartCode keypad electronic deadbolt for 1-3/4 inch doors, and the Yale Assure BYRD226CBARX pairs a Wi-Fi and Bluetooth touchscreen deadbolt with a Ridgefield handleset for doors 1-3/4 inch to 2-1/4 inch. Both are complete locking assemblies, where the 4405 is dummy trim with no latch or bolt.

The Baldwin Wesley handleset is sold paired with an interior knob, as the Alcott knob version and the Carnaby knob version, both entrance function. The Emtek 4405 Jefferson is also sold as a complete set with the inside trim selected by the buyer from the brass knob and lever range, with handing specified if a lever is chosen. The Baldwin pairings are fixed combinations, and they are entrance function rather than dummy.

Within Emtek, yes on appearance. The Jefferson 4405 takes the same brass knob and lever trim used across the line, so a closet or inactive leaf carrying the dummy can wear the same Athena lever or Round knob and the same finish, say Satin Nickel US15 or Flat Black US19, as the doors around it. The 5-1/2 inch center-to-center handleset plate keeps the exterior proportions consistent door to door.