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Falcon Falcon MA101 Passage/Closet Latchset - Grade 1 Non-Keyed Mortise Lock FAL-MA101

Falcon MA101 Grade 1 Heavy-Duty Mortise Passage Lock with Field Reversible Operation

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Falcon MA101 Grade 1 Heavy-Duty Mortise Passage Lock with Field Reversible Operation

Professional Non-Keyed Mortise Lock Solution for High-Traffic Commercial Applications

The Falcon MA101 delivers Grade 1 heavy-duty performance in a non-keyed passage/closet configuration designed for demanding commercial environments. This mortise lock features forged escutcheons for enhanced strength, cold-formed steel construction with zinc plating and dichromate coating for superior corrosion resistance, and field reversible operation for installation flexibility. UL listed with 3-hour fire door A label certification, the MA101 meets ANSI/BHMA 156.13 Series 1000 standards for reliable performance in office buildings, educational facilities, healthcare institutions, and other high-traffic commercial settings.

Professional Features & Benefits

  • Grade 1 Heavy-Duty Performance: ANSI/BHMA 156.13 Series 1000 certified construction engineered for high-traffic, high-abuse commercial environments with exceptional durability.
  • Superior Construction Materials: Cold-formed steel components with zinc plating and dichromate coating provide outstanding corrosion resistance and long-term reliability.
  • Enhanced Security Design: Forged escutcheons deliver added strength and tamper resistance compared to standard cast components for improved security performance.
  • Field Reversible Operation: Easy re-handing capability allows installation flexibility without requiring different handed units, reducing inventory requirements and installation complexity.
  • Fire Door Compliance: UL listed 3-hour fire door A label certification ensures code compliance for fire-rated door applications in commercial buildings.
  • Anti-Friction Latch System: 2-piece stainless steel latch bolt design provides smooth, reliable operation with reduced wear and extended service life.
  • Flexible Trim Options: Wide variety of lever and knob trim packages with multiple finish options allows coordination with existing or new architectural design requirements.
  • Professional Installation Standards: Meets ANSI Standard A115.1 for frame preparation ensuring consistent, reliable installation across different door and frame configurations.

Technical Specifications

  • Commercial/Residential: Commercial
  • Department: Door Hardware
  • Door Hand Direction: Field Reversible
  • Duty Level: Heavy Duty
  • Electronic: No
  • Fire Rating: Yes
  • Grade: Grade 1
  • Keyed: No
  • Keyed Function: Non-Keyed
  • Lock Function: Passage/Closet
  • Lock Type: Mortise
  • Product Attribute: Mortise Locks
  • Product Category: Mechanical Locks
  • Product Function: Passage/Hall/Closet
  • Product Group: Mechanical Locks
  • Product Model: MA101
  • Product Subgroup: Mortise Locks and Trim
  • Product Type: Mortise Locks
  • Series: MA Series
  • Subcategory: Mortise Locks
  • UL Listing Type: UL listed 3-hour fire door, A label

Installation & Operation

  1. Review manufacturer specifications and verify door preparation requirements including door thickness, stile width, and handing as applicable to this product.
  2. Use manufacturer-provided templates to mark mounting hole locations accurately on door and/or frame surfaces.
  3. Prepare door and frame by drilling required holes and routing as specified in manufacturer instructions.
  4. Install all mounting hardware and secure the device to door and frame per manufacturer torque specifications.
  5. Adjust operational components for proper alignment, latching, and smooth operation throughout the full range of motion.
  6. Test device operation to verify proper function and make final adjustments as needed. Refer to manufacturer documentation for complete installation details and troubleshooting.

Professional Applications

  • Commercial Office Buildings
  • Educational Facilities
  • Healthcare Institutions
  • Retail Establishments
  • Industrial and Warehouse Facilities
  • Multi-Tenant Residential Properties
  • Government and Municipal Buildings

Why Choose Falcon Quality?

Falcon MA Series mortise locks deliver professional-grade reliability with forged escutcheons and cold-formed steel construction engineered for high-traffic, high-abuse commercial environments. UL listed with 3-hour fire door certification and Grade 1 ANSI/BHMA performance standards, these locks provide the dependable operation essential for demanding commercial applications. The field reversible design and comprehensive trim options ensure installation flexibility while maintaining the robust performance required in office buildings, educational facilities, and healthcare institutions.

Product Specs

Product Group:
Mechanical Locks
Series:
MA Series
Grade:
Grade 1
Duty Level:
Heavy Duty
Keyed Function:
Non-Keyed
Subcategory:
Mortise Locks
Keyed:
No
Product Subgroup:
Mortise Locks and Trim
Product Type:
Mortise Locks
Lock Type:
Mortise
Commercial/Residential:
Commercial
Electronic:
No
UL Listing Type:
UL listed 3-hour fire door, A label
Lock Function:
Passage/Closet
Product Attribute:
Mortise Locks
Product Model:
MA101
Product Function:
Passage/Hall/Closet
Door Hand Direction:
Field Reversible
Fire Rating:
Yes
Product Category:
Mechanical Locks
Department:
Door Hardware

Falcon MA101 DG 626 – Frequently Asked Questions

1) Is the Falcon MA101 a locking mortise lock or does it just latch the door?
The MA101 is a non-keyed passage function, so it never locks. Both levers always retract the latch, from either side, at all times. There is no cylinder and no thumbturn. Use it on corridor doors, hall doors, closets and other openings where you want a heavy commercial latch and mortise feel with no security. If the opening needs to lock, a passage lock is the wrong function and you'd want a storeroom, office or classroom mortise instead.
2) Do I have to order the Falcon MA101 handed, or can it be re-handed on site?
Handing is not something you specify. The MA101 lock body is field reversible, so one part number covers left and right hand openings and the installer re-hands it at the door. For a property manager or a shop stocking spares, that means a single unit covers every swing on the building instead of carrying two.
3) What do I have to specify when ordering a Falcon MA101 passage mortise lock?
Three choices decide the part: lever style, trim style, and finish. Levers are Avalon, Boardwalk, Broadway, Dane, Latitude, Longitude, Quantum and Sutro. Trim is either the Gala rose or the Napa escutcheon, the rose being the compact round plate and the escutcheon the tall plate that covers more of the door face. Finishes are 605 bright brass, 606 satin brass, 613 satin bronze oil-rubbed, 619 satin nickel, 622 matte black, 625 bright chrome, 626 satin chrome, 630 satin stainless and 643E aged bronze. Handing is not part of the order since the body reverses in the field.
4) Will the Falcon MA101 fit the mortise pocket already cut in my door?
The MA101 is prepped to ANSI Standard A115.1 for frame and door preparation, which is the standard mortise pocket and strike prep used across commercial mortise locks. If the existing opening was cut to A115.1, which most commercial mortise-prepped doors are, the body drops into the same pocket. What can still differ is the face plate and trim footprint, so match the Gala rose or Napa escutcheon to whatever is covering the door face now.
5) Can I use a Falcon MA101 on a bathroom or a classroom door?
Not for either, if you need control of the door. The MA101 is passage only, with no locking from either side, so a restroom needs a privacy function instead and a classroom needs a classroom or classroom security function. Grade 1 privacy mortise options include the Cal-Royal NM8440 with deadbolt and the Hager 3840S. For classroom, the Cal-Royal NM8070 and the Corbin Russwin ML2003 are both Grade 1 classroom mortise locksets for 1-3/4 inch doors. Keep the MA101 for halls, corridors and closets.
6) What mortise lock should be used instead of a Falcon MA101 on a door that needs to lock?
The Falcon MA101 is non-keyed, so it will not secure an opening. For a keyed mortise in the same Grade 1 heavy-duty class, the Accentra 8805FL is a Grade 1 storeroom mortise lock with an Arcadia lever, and the Cal-Royal NM8080 is a Grade 1 storeroom mortise lockset with an interchangeable core option for a 1-3/4 inch door. If the room is an office rather than a storeroom, the Cal-Royal NM8050 is a Grade 1 office/entrance mortise lockset with an auxiliary deadlatch. For a classroom opening, the Corbin Russwin ML2003 is a Grade 1 mortise classroom lockset for a 1-3/4 inch door.
7) What is the closest cross-brand equivalent to a Falcon MA101 mortise passage lock?
The Falcon MA101 is a non-keyed Grade 1 mortise lock in a passage/closet function, so the nearest cross-brand equivalents are locks that are also mortise, also Grade 1, and also passage rather than keyed. The Schlage PM010 is a Grade 1 non-keyed mortise passage latch listed for a 1-3/4 inch door. The Hager 3810S is a Grade 1 passage mortise lock with a rose and a 2-3/4 inch backset, and the Hager 3810E is the same passage function with an escutcheon instead of a rose. All three sit in the same slot in the door as the MA101: latch only, both levers always free, no cylinder.
8) What replaces a Falcon MA101 on a restroom or bedroom door that needs privacy?
Passage function on the MA101 means the levers are always free, with nothing to lock the door from inside. For a bath, bed, or restroom opening, the Hager 3840S is a Grade 1 privacy mortise lock with a 2-3/4 inch backset for doors 1-3/4 to 2 inches, and the Cal-Royal NM8440 is a Grade 1 privacy mortise lockset with a deadbolt for a 1-3/4 inch door. Both add the inside locking that the passage function does not carry.
9) Is a mortise dummy trim the same as a Falcon MA101 passage lock?
No. The MA101 is a working passage latch: the lever retracts a latch bolt and the door latches shut. A dummy has no latch at all and is fixed in place as a pull. The Schlage L0170 is a Grade 1 mortise non-keyed half dummy trim for a 1-3/4 inch door, and the Emtek 3102 Memphis, 3104 Hamilton, 3106 Manhattan, and 3019 Brisbane mortise entrance locksets are all dummy function. Those go on the inactive leaf of a pair or on a door held shut some other way; they will not hold a swinging door closed the way the MA101 does.
10) What mortise passage lock is used instead of a Falcon MA101 in a behavioral health or detention setting?
The MA101 uses conventional lever and knob trim in eight lever styles including Avalon, Dane, and Quantum. Where the opening needs anti-ligature trim, the TownSteel MRX-L-01 is a Grade 1 heavy duty stainless steel anti-ligature lever mortise lockset in passage function for a 1-3/4 inch door, and the MRX-A-01 is the same passage function with satin stainless ligature resistant arch trim. For a push/pull opening, the Marks USA 5PDN is a Grade 1 hospital passage mortise push/pull paddleset, ligature resistant and ADA compliant in satin stainless steel. All three keep the always-free passage operation while changing the trim to a form that cannot be looped.
11) What should be specified instead of a Falcon MA101 when the opening needs credential or keypad access?
The MA101 is a mechanical, non-electronic lock. For an access-controlled mortise opening there are several directions: the Schlage CO-100 is a Grade 1 standalone electronic mortise lock with a keypad reader for a 1-3/4 inch door, the Alarm Lock DL3500CR is a Grade 1 Trilogy electronic mortise lock with 300 user codes in classroom function for doors 1-5/8 to 1-7/8 inches, the TownSteel FME-2000 is a Grade 1 heavy duty classroom mortise lockset with RFID, and the Schlage LEMD-GRW is a Grade 1 ENGAGE wireless mortise lock with a 125kHz proximity reader carrying a 3 hour fire rating. Each carries its own function, so match the function to the opening before the credential type.
12) Will the Falcon MA101 hold up on a school or hospital corridor door that gets used all day?
That is what it is built for. The MA101 is a Grade 1 heavy duty lock meeting ANSI/BHMA 156.13 Series 1000, the highest of the three mortise performance grades and the level normally specified for schools, hospitals and other high-traffic institutional openings. Construction is cold-formed steel with zinc plating and dichromate coating, forged escutcheons, and a 2-piece stainless anti-friction latch bolt. It is a commercial lock, not a residential one.
13) Should I use a mortise passage lock like the Falcon MA101 or a cylindrical passage lock?
It comes down to how the door is prepped. A mortise lock needs a rectangular pocket routed into the edge of the door, and the MA101 is that type. A cylindrical passage set like the Schlage PC10, also Grade 1 non-keyed passage, only needs a round cross bore and is far faster to install on a door with no existing mortise pocket. If the door already has a mortise pocket, or you are matching mortise hardware elsewhere in the building, stay with the MA101. If you are starting from a bored door, the cylindrical route is less work.
14) What else does ZenSupply carry if I need a passage mortise lock other than the Falcon MA101?
Several. The Schlage PM010 is a Grade 1 non-keyed passage latch mortise lock listed for 1-3/4 inch doors. Hager's 3800 Series passage comes two ways, the 3810S with rose trim and the 3810E with escutcheon, both with a 2-3/4 inch backset and a 1-3/4 to 2-1/2 inch door thickness range, which is the option to look at if your door is thicker than standard. For behavioral health or detention work, TownSteel's MRX-L-01 lever and MRX-A-01 arch trim are Grade 1 heavy duty passage mortise locksets in stainless with anti-ligature trim.
15) I need the same lever look on my locking doors as on my passage doors. Can I match the Falcon MA101?
Within the Falcon MA Series, yes. The MA101 uses the same lever families the rest of the series does, so a corridor of doors carrying different functions can all wear the same Avalon, Boardwalk, Broadway, Dane, Latitude, Longitude, Quantum or Sutro lever in one finish, with either the Gala rose or the Napa escutcheon. Order the passage doors as MA101 and the locking doors as the MA function that suits them, then specify the identical lever, trim and finish across the set.
16) Is the Falcon MA101 an electronic or access-control lock?
No, it's purely mechanical. The MA101 has no reader, no keypad, no wiring and no credential of any kind, and there is nothing to power. If you need electronic access on a mortise-prepped door, that is a different product entirely, such as the Schlage CO-100 standalone keypad mortise lock or the BEST 45HW wired electromechanical mortise lock with 12V/24V operation.
17) How does the Falcon MA101 compare to the BEST 45H heavy duty mortise lock bodies?
Both are heavy duty mortise locks that re-hand in the field. The Falcon MA101 is a complete non-keyed passage/closet lockset supplied with lever or knob trim, with the trim chosen from eight lever styles and two trim styles. The BEST 45HCA is a heavy duty mortise lock body in public entrance function, and the 45HCAINL is a heavy duty mortise lockbody in intruder function. Those are lock bodies with their own function, so the choice between them is a function decision first: passage leaves the door always free, public entrance and intruder do not.
18) Which mortise passage substitutes hold a 3-hour fire rating like the Falcon MA101?
The Falcon MA101 is UL listed for a 3-hour fire door, A label. Among mortise peers, the Schlage LEMD-GRW ENGAGE wireless mortise lock is Grade 1 with a 3 hour fire rating, and the Schlage LE Series LEBMB-ADD mobile-enabled mortise lock is Grade 2 with a 3 hour fire rating. If a fire-rated opening is the constraint and the substitute is being chosen on that basis, confirm the rating on the specific part before it goes on the door.
19) What is the difference between a Falcon MA101 and a mortise deadbolt or thumbturn?
They are different pieces of hardware and one does not replace the other. The MA101 is a latching passage lockset operated by a lever or knob. The Sargent 4874 is a double cylinder mortise deadbolt with a 2-3/4 inch backset and the Kaba Ilco 185 Series is a no-handing mortise deadbolt; those throw a bolt and have no latch or lever. The Sargent 130KB is a standard duty mortise thumbturn from the 8200 Series and the 130W is a standard duty mortise thumbturn with a round backplate from the 7800 Series; those are trim pieces that turn a lock body, not locks in themselves.
20) Can a Falcon MA101 be used on a narrow stile aluminum storefront door?
The MA101 is a heavy duty commercial mortise lockset sized for standard commercial door prep with lever or knob trim. Aluminum storefront and glass door openings are served by different hardware: the Alarm Lock DL1300NW is a Trilogy Networx wireless electronic mortise lock with keypad built for Adams Rite deadlatches, the Dormakaba E-Plex 2066 is an electronic pushbutton keyless mortise lock listed for wide stile, and the Kaba Ilco BR Series is a glass door bottom rail lock. Verify the stile and the existing prep before substituting either way.
21) What is a good match for a Falcon MA101 on a residential-style door with decorative trim?
The MA101 is a commercial lockset, and its finish range runs to nine options including 605 Bright Brass, 613 Satin Bronze Oil-Rubbed, 622 Matte Black, and 643E Aged Bronze, so it coordinates broadly. Where the opening calls for a residential mortise body instead, the Baldwin 6301 is an entry/apartment mortise lock body with a 2-1/2 inch backset for doors 1-3/4 inches and over, offered knob by knob or as the 6301LS lever by lever, and the Baldwin 6310 is an entry/storeroom mortise body with a 2-1/2 inch backset for doors 1-3/8 inches and over. Note the backset difference: the Baldwin bodies are 2-1/2 inch, while the Hager 3800 Series passage mortise locks are 2-3/4 inch.
22) Is a Hager 3850E office mortise lock a substitute for a Falcon MA101?
Not functionally. The Hager 3850E is a Grade 1 office mortise lock with lever and escutcheon, non-keyed, with a 2-3/4 inch backset for doors 1-3/4 to 2-1/2 inches. Both it and the Falcon MA101 are non-keyed, but office function and passage function behave differently at the door: passage leaves both levers free at all times, while office function holds the outside lever secured until it is released. If the intent is a closet, corridor, or hall door that simply latches, the passage lock is the match; the Hager 3810E is the passage member of that same 3800 Series with an escutcheon.
23) What mortise lock covers a dormitory or corridor opening that a Falcon MA101 cannot?
The MA101 is passage only, with no locking at all. For a dormitory opening, the Sargent 7925 is a Grade 1 heavy duty dormitory exit function mortise lock with rose trim and a single cylinder deadbolt. For an electrified corridor opening, the Schlage L9092EU with 03A trim is a heavy duty mortise lock, keyed outside, with electric lock/unlock of the outside lever, request to exit, and 12/24VDC operation on a 1-3/4 inch door. Both add controlled access that a passage latch does not provide.
24) Will a Falcon MA101 mortise lock rust or bind in a garage, plant, or coastal building?
Corrosion resistance comes from the cold-formed steel components being zinc plated with a dichromate coating, and the latch bolt is a 2-piece stainless anti-friction design, so the moving part that sees the strike is stainless. That combination is what carries it through parking structures, warehouses and industrial openings. Finish choice on the exposed trim is separate, and 630 satin stainless is the usual pick for wet or washdown areas.
25) What is a lighter-duty alternative to a Falcon MA101 mortise latch?
The Falcon MA101 is a Grade 1 heavy duty commercial lock built for high-traffic openings. Where the traffic does not justify that, the Codelocks CL2255 is a medium duty electronic tubular mortise latch in a brushed steel finish from the CL2000 Series. That is a different duty class and a different operation, so it suits interior openings with lighter cycle counts rather than the main-corridor doors the MA101 is specified for.
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