Emtek Lost Wax Cast Bronze Leversets - Octagon Lever, Dummy (Pair)

No door prep. The Octagon dummy lever is surface mount, so there's no 2-1/8 inch cross bore and no latch prep to cut. It screws to the face of the door, which makes it the usual fix for a slab that was never bored, or for a door where a bored hole would be in the wrong spot.

Handing on the Emtek Octagon dummy sets which way the lever points, so it matches the swing and sits over the hinge side correctly. It's ordered left hand or right hand. Stand outside the door (the side you'd push from): hinges on your left is left hand, hinges on your right is right hand. Because it comes as a pair, both faces are supplied to that hand.

It's a residential-grade product in lost wax cast bronze, aimed at homes and interior doors rather than a commercial traffic count. For a commercial dummy on a lever, look at the BEST 9K Series 1DT single dummy trim, which is Grade 1 heavy duty, or the BEST 7KC Series 1DT at Grade 2 medium duty. Accentra's 455LN Augusta is another Grade 1 single dummy lever. Those are single dummy trims, so you'd order two for a door handled from both sides.

The Octagon dummy has no latch at all, so it won't hold a door closed. If the opening needs to latch or lock, order the Emtek Octagon lever in a passage, privacy or keyed entry function instead, all of which are bored tubular locksets and do require a cross bore and latch prep. Keep the dummy only for the inactive leaf of a pair or a catch-held door.

For a two-sided decorative pull on an inactive or french door leaf, the Emtek Octagon lever is a dummy function set sold as a pair with no latch. On the commercial side, the BEST 9K Series 1DT is a Grade 1 heavy duty non-keyed single dummy trim lever, and the Accentra 455LN Augusta is a Grade 1 heavy duty single dummy cylindrical lever lock. Both are single dummy trim, so an inactive pair of doors needs two of them to cover both faces; the Emtek set already ships as a pair. The Emtek is a lost wax cast bronze residential set in Flat Black Bronze and Medium Bronze; the BEST and Accentra sets are commercial trim built to ANSI Grade 1.

The Emtek Octagon lever pair is a dummy, surface mounted with no door prep and no latch, so it will not hold a door closed. For a latching lever with no lock, the Accentra 5301LN Augusta is a Grade 2 passage/closet cylindrical lever and the Accentra 4601LN is a Grade 2 passage lever with Augusta trim. If the door needs a heavier passage set, the Falcon K101 is Grade 1 heavy duty passage, fire rated, for doors 1-3/8 inch to 2-1/4 inch, and the Corbin Russwin CL3110 is a Grade 1 vandal resistant fire rated passage lever for 1-3/4 inch to 2 inch doors. In a decorative residential line closer to the Emtek, the Baldwin Estate 5103 is offered in a passage lever with the 5048 rose.

Anything with a working latch or a cylinder is a different part. The Emtek Octagon lever pair is a non-keyed dummy, tubular style, surface mounted with no door prep required. Sets that look similar in a photo but bore into the door include the Deltana 6201 Manchester and 6431 Linstead entry levers for 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors, the Hager 2540 with the Withnell lever, and the Cal-Royal AG05 Grade 2 storeroom lever with a deadlocking latchbolt. Keypad units such as the Lockey 2835 pushbutton keyless lever for 1-3/16 inch to 2 inch doors are also full locks, not trim. None of these will drop into a door that was never prepped for a latch.

The Emtek Octagon lever dummy pair covers 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors. For a thicker leaf, the Falcon K101 Grade 1 passage lever covers 1-3/8 inch to 2-1/4 inch, the Dexter C1000 asylum function covers 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch, and the Hager 2510 Grade 2 passage lever with the Withnell design covers 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch. The Arrow GL01 Grade 2 Sierra passage lever and the Corbin Russwin CL3110 are built for 1-3/4 inch to 2 inch doors. All of these are latching locksets rather than dummy trim, so the door will need standard cylindrical prep.

Four rosette styles, #11, #12, #14 and #15, each available in Flat Black Bronze (FB) or Medium Bronze (MB). Every rosette pairs with either finish and either hand. The rosette is what carries the look here, so it's the choice to make first if you're matching other Emtek bronze hardware already on the job. If you need two different finishes on the two faces, there's a split finish note field on the order.

No. It's non-keyed with no cylinder, no latch and no locking of any kind, so it can't be keyed alike or brought into a master system. If a keyed opening is what you're specifying, a keyed cylindrical lever such as the Cal-Royal AG00 entry lever in a Schlage C keyway is the type to look at instead.

The Emtek Octagon lever dummy is sold as a complete pair, which suits an inactive french or double door leaf that shows a lever on both faces. Where only one face needs trim, the Baldwin Estate 5103 half dummy lever with the 5048 rose is a decorative single-side dummy and is handed, ordered left hand or right hand as separate items. The Emtek Octagon is likewise ordered by hand, left or right, and is lost wax cast bronze with a choice of the #11, #12, #14 and #15 Lost Wax Bronze rosettes.

A dummy lever carries no latch and no cycle load, so the choice is mostly about trim and finish match. The BEST 7KC Series 1DT is a Grade 2 medium duty non-keyed single dummy trim lever and the Callan Bentley BN5051 is a Grade 2 dummy lever, both cylindrical-style commercial trim. The Emtek Octagon dummy pair is a residential lost wax cast bronze set in Flat Black Bronze and Medium Bronze, made to match the other Lost Wax Bronze rosettes on the same doors. If the units are being standardized to one commercial trim family, the BEST or Callan dummy matches the adjacent locksets; if the doors carry Emtek bronze trim, the Octagon keeps the finish consistent.

The Emtek Octagon lever pair is a dummy and has no privacy pin or turn button. For a bed or bath door, the Baldwin Estate 5103 privacy lever with the 5048 rose keeps a decorative cast look, the Hager 2540 uses the Withnell lever on 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors, and the Kwikset 300BRNL RDT Breton is a Grade 3 privacy lever set for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors. The Emtek Octagon fits 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors, so the Kwikset Breton covers the same door thickness range.

Solid bronze, lost wax cast, in the Tuscany Bronze collection. Flat Black Bronze and Medium Bronze are living finishes on cast bronze, so they wear and lighten at the touch points over years of use rather than staying uniform. That's the point of the material on a bronze package, but if you want a finish that stays exactly as delivered across a whole building, a plated finish on a commercial lever is the better call.

The Emtek Octagon dummy pair handles the inactive leaf; the active leaf needs a latching set. Simpler round-rose passage levers include the Bravura Atlanta BV333002, the Bravura Orlando BV333602 and the Bravura Miramar BV940-106 in US4 satin brass, all Grade 2 passage. The Design Hardware J75 is a Grade 2 flat lever passage lockset for 1-3/4 inch doors and the X75 is the Grade 1 version of the same flat lever. The Emtek Octagon is finished in Flat Black Bronze or Medium Bronze, so matching the active leaf means matching to those bronze tones rather than to a satin brass or square trim.