Kaba Ilco Look Alike Duplication Prohibited Key Blank; A Keyway (Pack of 50 units)

The A keyway is the Kwikset standard keyway, and this Ilco look-alike blank is cut from the 1A1A1 blank pattern (also referenced as KS473 and KS8000). If the cylinders on your doors are Kwikset and take a Kwikset A-keyway key, a locksmith or key machine can duplicate onto these. If your building runs Schlage, Corbin Russwin, or another manufacturer's keyway, this blank will not enter those cylinders.

The wording is stamped on the bow of the blank, not a patented restriction. It is an unrestricted Kwikset A keyway blank that any key machine will cut; the marking is there to discourage a tenant or employee from walking into a hardware store and copying the key. If you need genuine legal or patent-protected key control, a stamped-only blank like this does not give you that.

They ship 50 to a box. That is the package quantity for the A keyway nickel silver blank, so a property manager rekeying a building or a locksmith stocking a van is buying in 50-unit lots rather than singles.

They are blanks only, so they carry no cuts and no pins. Buying a box of 50 gives you the keys for a rekey; you still need the pinning kit or rekey kit for the cylinders themselves. For a Kwikset A keyway property that works, and 50 blanks covers a mid-size building's tenant and master keys in one order.

It is an Ilco look-alike blank that matches the original 1A1A1, KS473 and KS8000 Kwikset blank references. Functionally it cuts and operates the same as the factory blank in an A keyway cylinder; the difference is the manufacturer stamping and the Duplication Prohibited marking on the bow.

Use the Corbin Russwin 027-6PIN-10, a 6-pin blank in the 027 master section, when the system runs a master section rather than a single section. The Corbin Russwin standard bow blank is a single section blank, which suits a standalone cylinder rather than a section-keyed system. The Kaba Ilco look alike blank is an A keyway blank and belongs to Kwikset A work, so it does not enter either Corbin Russwin discussion. Confirm the section stamped on your existing key before you commit to a box.

The Kaba Ilco look alike A keyway blank carries the Duplication Prohibited marking on the bow, which is what you want when you are handing keys to tenants or subcontractors and want the restriction visible. If you are working Corbin Russwin cylinders and want an unrestricted bow instead, the Corbin Russwin single section standard bow blank carries a coined logo on the bow and is nickel silver. The difference is the marking and the keyway family, so pick by which cylinders you service and whether you want the restriction legend in the customer's hand.

Nickel silver. It runs harder and more wear resistant than plain brass, which matters on a master-keyed or high-traffic opening where the same key goes in thousands of times. It also cuts cleanly on a standard duplicator.

The Kaba Ilco look alike A keyway blank comes 50 blanks to a box, which is a working quantity for a shop rekeying Kwikset A cylinders across a portfolio. The Corbin Russwin 027-6PIN-10 and the Corbin Russwin standard bow blank are the key blanks to hold alongside it if your buildings also run Corbin Russwin cylinders. A shop servicing both brands stocks both keyway families rather than trying to make one blank cover the door.