Emtek Modern Designer Brass Knobset - Laurent Knob, Dummy (Pair)

It does neither. The Laurent dummy is a fixed pull, non-keyed, with no latch and no turning spindle. It is there to give you something to grab and to visually match the working hardware on the rest of the doors. If you need the door to stay shut, you need a passage set with a latch, not a dummy.

This is the pair configuration, sold as a complete set with a knob and rosette for each face of the door. Use it on a door you pull from both sides. For a door where only one face is visible, such as the fixed leaf of a French pair against a wall, a single dummy is the part to order.

It's a residential-grade decorative set in solid brass, with no ANSI/BHMA grade behind it. For a rental turn on an interior closet in a single-family or condo it's fine. For a corridor or a high-traffic commercial opening, go to a graded cylindrical line instead: the Schlage A170 single dummy trim is Grade 2 heavy duty for 1-3/8 to 1-7/8 inch doors, and the BEST 6K Series single dummy trim is Grade 2 medium duty.

A dummy knob is fixed trim with no latch, so it will not hold a door closed. For a hall or closet door that needs a latch, a passage function is the match: the Dexter C2000 Series passage ball knob is Grade 2 for doors 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch, the Schlage D10S Orbit knob is a Grade 1 heavy duty passage latch, and the Corbin Russwin CK4410 Global knob is a Grade 2 passage/closet cylindrical lock for the same 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch thickness. In brass residential trim, the Omnia 434/PA is a passage latchset in solid brass.

The Laurent is a residential brass knobset in dummy function, which is fixed trim rather than a latching or locking device. Openings that call for a commercial-graded knob have other options: the Sargent 8XG04 is a Grade 1 heavy duty storeroom/closet knob lock with a 2-3/4 inch backset, the Falcon X101 is a Grade 1 heavy duty cylindrical passage knobset with a fire rating and an interchangeable core for doors 1-3/8 to 2-1/4 inch, and the Dexter C2000 classroom ball knob is a Grade 2 keyed classroom function for 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors. The Falcon W101 is a Grade 2 medium duty fire-rated passage knob with a 2-3/4 inch backset.

The Laurent brass knobset covers doors 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch. Above that, the Corbin Russwin CK4310 Global knob is a Grade 1 passage/closet lock for 1-3/8 to 2 inch doors and the CK4851 entrance/office lock covers the same 1-3/8 to 2 inch range. Deltana's 3381 Egg knob entry, 6171 Round knob entry and 6112 St. Thomas privacy knob all take 1-3/8 to 2 inch doors. The widest in the group is the Falcon X101, a Grade 1 heavy duty passage knobset for 1-3/8 to 2-1/4 inch.

The Laurent dummy pair is surface mount and needs no door prep. The knobs that replace it in a latching opening do need a bored hole and a latch: the Corbin Russwin CK4410 Global knob is a cylindrical passage lock for 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors, the Arrow MK01 and RK01 are Grade 2 cylindrical passage knob locks in the same range, and the Schlage Residential F500 Plymouth with Georgian knob ships as a combo pack with adjustable backsets and dual strikes for 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors. On a slab with no existing bore, the Laurent is the one that mounts without cutting.

Yes, and it's a required choice on the order. The Laurent knob takes any of six brass rosettes: Disk, Modern Rectangular, Modern, Neos, Square, and Urban Modern. Pick the one that matches the rose shape already on your other doors, since the rose is the part that reads from across the room.

Seven finishes: Flat Black (US19), Oil Rubbed Bronze (US10B), Polished Chrome (US26), Polished Nickel Lifetime (US14), Satin Brass (US4), Satin Nickel (US15), and Unlacquered Brass (US3NL). A split finish is also available as an order option if you want one finish on the corridor side and another inside the room. Note that Unlacquered Brass is living finish brass that will patina with handling rather than staying bright.

Only on the closet. The Laurent dummy has no latch or privacy turn, so a bedroom door needs a privacy function set instead. To keep the finishes matching across a whole floor, order the working functions from the same Emtek brass collection and put the dummy pair on the doors that genuinely don't need to latch. If you're buying across brands, comparable privacy knobs include the Deltana 6112 St. Thomas for 1-3/8 to 2 inch doors and the Dexter C2000 Grade 2 privacy knob for 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors.

Neither applies. Because the dummy pair surface mounts and has no latch, there is no backset to specify and no left or right hand. The only choices on the order are finish and rosette, plus an optional split finish note. That's a difference from a working knob set, where backset matters: the Baldwin 5000 Baltimore passage knob, for example, is built around a 2-3/8 inch backset.

The Laurent is non-keyed. Keyed knobs in the same 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch door thickness range include the Dexter C2000 Series entry/office ball knob, Grade 2 and keyed; the Cal-Royal BER00 entrance/office knob, Grade 3, with a Kwikset keyway; the Pamex FTF Baron entrance/office knob, Grade 3; and the Kwikset 400P-CP Polo keyed entry knob, Grade 3, with a round corner adjustable latch and round corner strike. For a commercial keyed knob, the Corbin Russwin CK4851 is an entrance/office cylindrical lock with a conventional cylinder for doors 1-3/8 to 2 inch.

The Laurent brass knob covers the dummy openings in Flat Black, Oil Rubbed Bronze, Polished Chrome, Polished Nickel, Satin Brass, Satin Nickel and Unlacquered Brass. If a single series across every function matters more than the Laurent shape, the Pamex FTF Baron knob lockset comes in entrance/office, privacy and passage functions, all Grade 3 for 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors, and the Dexter C2000 Series ball knob spans passage, privacy, entry/office and classroom at Grade 2 in the same thickness range.

No. Both are exit device trim rather than a standalone knobset. The Sargent 78-2875 is an outside knob only in the 7800 Series, and the Imperial USA ED-BKL580 is knob trim in storeroom function from the ED-500 Series; the Sargent 28C-KNOB is exit device trim with knob and rose in classroom function for 1-3/4 inch doors. Each is built to mount to a matching exit device. The Emtek Laurent is a self-contained brass dummy knob pair for 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors and does not attach to an exit device.

The Laurent is a brass dummy knob sold as a pair with a choice of Disk, Modern, Modern Rectangular, Neos, Square and Urban Modern rosettes, and no latch. Baldwin's Estate knobs in the comparable range are working functions with the rose fixed to the model: the 5000 Baltimore 2 inch knob with 5048 rose is a preconfigured passage lock with a 2-3/8 inch backset and full lip strike, the 5000 Baltimore with 5148 rose is the privacy version, and the 5011 Colonial passage knob comes with a 5058 rose.

No electronics and no cylinder. The Laurent dummy is a purely mechanical, non-keyed pull with nothing to key or wire. If you're trying to secure the opening without keys, a mechanical pushbutton like the Lockey 3830 keyless combination knob lock, which fits doors from 1-3/16 to 2 inches, is the different animal you actually want.

Only if the door needs to control access, which the Laurent does not do. The Lockey 3830 is a mechanical keyless combination knob lock with an auto-locking passage function for doors 1 3/16 to 2 inch, so entry depends on a code rather than a key. The Laurent is a non-keyed brass dummy knob pair, fixed trim with no latch, code or cylinder. They solve different problems on the same door.