Emtek 461121 Monolithic San Carlos Grip Entrance Handleset, Wrought Steel Tubular, Single Cylinder
- Can be ordered with any Wrought Steel Knob or Lever for the inside trim
- Sold as a complete set. Includes Latch and Strike Plate
- Standard 2-1/8" door prep. 5-1/2" Center-to-Center
- Standard latch is for 2-3/8" backset. Specify 2-3/4" backset if required
- Handing required if Lever used on inside or if Interconnect device is specified
Specifications
- Backset: 2-3/8" or 2-3/4"
- Cross Bore: 2-1/8"
- Door Thickness: 1-3/8" to 2"
- Keyway: Schlage C (standard)
- Handing: Required - specify left or right
Weiser (WR5) Keyway Option
Add "W" to the beginning of the product code to specify Weiser (WR5) keyway. No upcharge for cylinder substitution. Can be keyed into an existing Weiser system.
Manufacturer Resources
Product Specs
- Subcategory:
- Handlesets
- Collection:
- Wrought Steel
- Product Type:
- Handlesets
- Product Group:
- Mechanical Locks
- Product Subgroup:
- Bored Locksets
- Keyed Function:
- Single Cylinder
- Commercial/Residential:
- Residential
- Lock Type:
- Tubular
- Keyed:
- Yes
- Lock Function:
- Entry
- Series:
- San Carlos
- Theme:
- Rustic Living
- Electronic:
- No
- Handle Type:
- Handleset
- MAP Policy:
- Yes
- Product Model:
- 461121
- (CTC) Center-to-Center:
- 5-1/2"
- Product Function:
- Entry
- Product Style:
- Wrought Steel
- Product Material:
- Steel
- Product Category:
- Mechanical Locks
- Product Substrate:
- Steel
- Department:
- Door Hardware
Emtek 461121-FBS – Frequently Asked Questions
1) Will the Emtek 461121 San Carlos handleset fit a 1-3/4 inch exterior door?
Yes. The 461121 San Carlos grip handleset covers doors from 1-3/8 inches up to 2 inches thick, so a standard 1-3/4 inch entry door is right in the middle of the range. That range also takes in thicker custom and older doors, which is wider than what a lot of residential handlesets accept. Door thickness is one of the things you specify when you order.
2) Does the Emtek 461121 handleset drop into my existing door prep, or do I have to re-bore the door?
If the door already has a standard 2-1/8 inch cross bore and the handleset holes are 5-1/2 inches center to center, no new boring is needed. That is exactly what the 461121 is prepped for. The tubular latch comes standard for a 2-3/8 inch backset, and you can specify 2-3/4 inch instead if that is what your door is drilled for. Measure from the door edge to the center of the bore before ordering: 2-3/8 and 2-3/4 are the two backsets in play and picking the wrong one means the latch will not line up.
3) Do I have to specify handing on the Emtek 461121, and how do I tell left hand from right hand?
Handing is required on this one, left or right, and it is a required selection at order. It matters because the San Carlos grip handleset is ordered with an interior lever or knob and the lever has to swing the correct way, and because handing is also required when the Emtek 443 Interconnect Device is added. Stand outside the door: if the hinges are on your left it is left hand, hinges on the right is right hand.
4) Can I key the Emtek 461121 handleset to my existing Schlage or Weiser keys?
Both keyways are offered. Standard build is a Schlage C cylinder, so it keys into an existing Schlage C system. If your property runs Weiser, order the Weiser (WR5) keyway version instead and it can be keyed into an existing Weiser system, with no upcharge for the cylinder substitution. Keyed alike or keyed different is a required choice at order, and there is a field for keying to a specific code if you are matching an existing bitting.
5) What do I need to pick when ordering the Emtek 461121, and what comes in the box?
It ships as a complete set with the latch and strike plate included, so the exterior grip, the interior trim, latch and strike all arrive together. You choose: interior knob or lever (Lafayette, Normandy or San Carlos lever, or Jamestown, Savannah, Madison Black or Madison Ivory knob), handing, backset at 2-3/8 or 2-3/4 inches, keyway (Schlage C or Weiser WR5), finish in Flat Black Steel or Satin Steel, keyed alike or keyed different, and door thickness. The Emtek 443 Interconnect Device is an optional add.
6) What is the closest equivalent to the Emtek 461121 San Carlos handleset from another brand?
The Emtek 461121 is a single cylinder entry handleset built on a tubular lock, and it fits doors 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch thick. The nearest match from another maker is the Weslock 2810 Hillcrest single cylinder handleset with Hudson knob, which is also a single cylinder function and covers the same 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch door thickness range. The Deltana 810871 Montego handleset also covers 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch. If the door is a standard 1-3/4 inch slab, the Schlage Residential F60 Addison keyed entry handleset with Accent lever is an entrance function unit rated Grade 2 and fits 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors.
7) What handleset should I use on a thick door the Emtek 461121 will not fit?
The Emtek 461121 is built for doors 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch thick. For a slab beyond 2 inch, the Weslock 1411 Traditionale Colonial handleset with Eleganti knob is a single cylinder unit covering 1-3/4 inch to 2-1/4 inch. The Yale Real Living BYRD226NRRX Assure Lock standalone touchscreen deadbolt with Ridgefield handleset also covers 1-3/4 inch to 2-1/4 inch if a keypad entry is acceptable on that opening.
8) I need a keyed grade rating for a facility spec - what handleset carries one?
The Emtek 461121 is a residential single cylinder entry handleset. Where a spec calls out a stated grade, the Schlage Residential F60 Addison keyed entry handleset with Accent lever is Grade 2 entrance function for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors, and the Master Lock HDLB Series HDLBA0615/4D single cylinder deadbolt handleset is Grade 2 entrance function. The Kwikset 687AMD Amador single cylinder keyed handleset is Grade 3 entrance function for 1-3/4 inch doors.
9) Which handlesets look like the Emtek 461121 but are not a keyed entry substitute?
The Emtek 461121 is keyed, single cylinder, entry function. Several handlesets share the same body style but not the function. The Weslock 6695 Belmont handleset with Impresa knob and the Weslock 2815 Hillcrest handleset with New Heaven lever are both dummy function - trim only, no latch operation. The Schlage Residential JE285 Barcelona style handleset with Seville lever is a non-keyed entry unit. The Schlage Residential JI18/19 with Torino lever is passage function paired with a keyed deadbolt, so the keying sits in the deadbolt rather than the handleset. None of those will key into an entry opening the way the 461121 does.
10) What is the difference between the Emtek 461121 and a mortise entry handleset like the Baldwin 6542 Tremont?
The Emtek 461121 uses a tubular lock with a 2-1/8 inch cross bore and 5-1/2 inch center-to-center prep, and takes a 2-3/8 inch or 2-3/4 inch backset latch. The Baldwin Estates 6542 Tremont single cylinder entry mortise trim is a mortise unit for a 1-3/4 inch door, which needs a mortise pocket routed into the edge of the door rather than a bored cross bore. Baldwin also offers the 6542 Tremont in a double cylinder entry version for the same 1-3/4 inch door. A door already bored for a tubular set takes the 461121 without a new pocket.
11) What does single cylinder mean on the Emtek 461121 handleset, and is there a thumbturn inside?
Single cylinder means one key cylinder on the outside grip only. From inside you operate it without a key. That is the normal choice for a front entry door and it is what the 461121 is built as, in the entry function. If you need key operation from both sides, this is not the configuration to order.
12) What is a monolithic handleset and how is it different from a handleset with a separate deadbolt?
Monolithic means the grip and the lock are one continuous piece of trim on the exterior face rather than a grip with a separate deadbolt escutcheon above it. The 461121 uses a tubular lock through the standard 2-1/8 inch cross bore, so it installs like a bored lockset, not a mortise. If you want a keyed deadbolt operating separately from the latch, you would add the Emtek 443 Interconnect Device, which turns it into an interconnected set and requires handing to be specified.
13) Is the Emtek 461121 wrought steel handleset suitable for a commercial building entrance?
It is a residential-duty handleset. The Wrought Steel collection 461121 is built in steel for house and rustic-style residential openings, and it carries no commercial grading. For a light commercial or multi-family entrance where a grade matters, look at a graded handleset instead, such as the Schlage Residential F60 Addison at Grade 2 or the Master Lock HDLB Series single cylinder deadbolt handleset, also Grade 2.
14) I want a keypad instead of a key on the front door - what replaces the Emtek 461121?
The Emtek 461121 is a keyed mechanical set with no electronic component. For a keypad on the same opening, the Kwikset 815SCEHFL-CP913CNT San Clemente handleset pairs a Halifax lever interior trim with a contemporary SmartCode keypad electronic deadbolt and ships with an RCAL latch and RCS strike, for 1-3/4 inch doors. The Yale Real Living BYRD226CBARX Assure Lock is a Wi-Fi and Bluetooth touchscreen deadbolt with Ridgefield handleset for 1-3/4 inch to 2-1/4 inch doors, and the BYRD256 CBARX is a key free Wi-Fi touchscreen deadbolt with the Ridgefield passage handleset and trim.
15) The Emtek 461121 uses a Schlage C keyway - what other handlesets key into an existing system?
The Emtek 461121 ships with a Schlage C keyway as standard and can also be ordered with the Weiser WR5 keyway, which keys into an existing Weiser system. On the Kwikset side, the 687AMD SMC Amador single cylinder keyed handleset uses the SC1 keyway with SmartKey, while the 687AMD SMT and the 687BW Belleview are SmartKey handlesets - all three are exterior only trim for 1-3/4 inch doors.
16) What are the solid brass alternatives to the wrought steel Emtek 461121 handleset?
The Emtek 461121 is a wrought steel handleset with a steel substrate, offered in Flat Black Steel and Satin Steel. If the opening calls for solid brass instead, Deltana offers three entry function solid brass handlesets: the 803871B Hanover, the 815871 St. Ann, and the 825871 Kingston. Each is an entry function handleset in its own series, so the grip profile differs while the function matches the 461121.
17) Which handleset comes with the interior trim already matched, instead of choosing a knob or lever separately?
The Emtek 461121 is ordered with the inside trim selected separately - any Wrought Steel knob or lever, including the San Carlos lever, Lafayette lever, Jamestown knob or Savannah knob. Handlesets that come with the interior trim already paired include the Baldwin Wesley handleset with Alcott knob and the Wesley handleset with Carnaby knob, both entrance function, and the Weslock 2810 Hillcrest single cylinder handleset with Hudson knob for 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors.
18) Is there a simpler single cylinder handleset for a door under 1-3/4 inch?
The Emtek 461121 covers 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch and is ordered with handing, backset and inside trim specified. For a thinner residential slab with fewer choices to make, the Pamex FS7P31 Lexington single cylinder handleset in satin nickel is an entry function unit for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors. The Schlage Residential F60 Addison with Accent lever covers the same 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch range as a Grade 2 entrance set.
19) I need an interconnected lock so one motion retracts latch and deadbolt - does the Emtek 461121 do that?
The Emtek 461121 accepts the Emtek 443 Interconnect Device as an option, and handing must be specified when an interconnect device is ordered. A factory interconnected alternative is the Schlage Residential JI18/19 interconnected passage lock with keyed deadbolt and Torino lever in satin stainless steel, a Grade 2 unit in the JI Series for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors.
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