Kwikset KWI-788H Hancock Knob Half Dummy Lock

No moving parts on the Hancock half dummy. It is a single knob that mounts to one face of the door as a pull only, with no latch, no spindle turn, and no bore-through mechanism. Use it on closet doors, pantry doors, or the inactive leaf of a double door where you only need something to grab. If you need the knob to retract a latch, that is a passage function, not a dummy.

Universal handing. The Hancock half dummy fits right-hand and left-hand doors with no reversing procedure, so a property manager buying a dozen for closet doors across a building orders one part number regardless of swing.

A half dummy covers one face only. For a knob on both sides you need two of them, or a double dummy set. Emtek's dummy knobsets, such as the Arts and Crafts Hammered Egg dummy and the Classic Brass Crystal Georgetown dummy, ship as pairs if you want a two-sided set in one order.

Not on its own. A dummy knob has no lock and no latch, so a bathroom or bedroom door will not stay shut or lock. For privacy you want a privacy function set: the Dexter C2000 Grade 2 privacy knob and the Pamex FTF Baron Grade 3 privacy knob both fit 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors, and Cal-Royal's BER20 privacy knob covers the same thickness range.

The Schlage A170 is a single dummy trim Grade 2 cylindrical non-keyed knob lock, which matches the Hancock 788H on both dummy function and ANSI/BHMA Grade 2. The Schlage A170 is listed as heavy duty and fits doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-7/8 inch thick. The BEST 6K Series single dummy trim is also a Grade 2 non-keyed dummy knob, rated medium duty. All three are one-sided pull trim with no latch operation, so the door prep is the same class of job.

The Hancock 788H is a half dummy, meaning one-sided trim for doors where only a pull is required. For trim on both faces, the Emtek Arts and Crafts Hammered Egg dummy knobset and the Emtek Classic Brass Crystal Georgetown and Providence dummy knobsets are each supplied as a pair, giving a knob on each side of the door. The Emtek Porcelain knobset is also sold as two knobs per set with a threaded rod.

The Hancock 788H is dummy function with no operation, so it cannot be used where a bathroom needs to lock. For privacy in a knob, the Dexter C2000 Series privacy ball knob is Grade 2 non-keyed for doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch, the Cal-Royal BER20 is a Grade 3 privacy knob with brass trim for the same range, and the Pamex FTF Baron privacy is Grade 3 over 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch. Many jobs pair a privacy knob on the bath door with a matching half dummy on the adjacent closet.

The Hancock 788H is a half dummy for doors where only a pull is required, with no latch operation, so it does not latch a fire door. Where a fire-rated opening needs a latching knob, the Falcon W101 is a Grade 2 medium duty passage/closet latch knob with a fire rating and a 2-3/4 inch backset, and the Falcon X101 is a Grade 1 heavy duty passage knobset with a fire rating.

Grade 2 certified under ANSI/BHMA. On a dummy the grade speaks to the trim and finish durability rather than cycle life of a latch, since there is no latch to cycle. It is a residential product, so for a school, hospital, or high-traffic commercial corridor a Grade 1 or heavy-duty option is the closer match.

Six finishes: Venetian Bronze, Satin Nickel, Bright Chrome, Satin Chrome, Bright Brass, and Matte Black. That spread means you can match the Hancock dummy on a closet to the passage and entry hardware already hung on the other doors, which is usually the reason someone buys the dummy last.

A screwdriver. The Hancock half dummy mounts in minutes with no boring required beyond what is already in the door, and no latch to install. That is the practical difference from a passage set, which needs a cross bore and an edge bore for the latch.

Kwikset ships the Hancock latch with three interchangeable faceplates, round corner, square corner, and a drive-in collar, so it drops into whatever edge prep the door already has. Round corner and square corner cover the two standard routed mortises; the drive-in collar suits a bored hole with no mortise at all. That matters on a retrofit where you are matching an existing door prep rather than cutting a new one.

The Hancock 788H is a residential Grade 2 knob. Among dummy-function knobs, the Schlage A170 single dummy trim is Grade 2 and rated heavy duty, while the BEST 6K Series single dummy trim is Grade 2 rated medium duty. Because dummy trim carries no latch and no cycle-tested mechanism, the practical difference on a commercial opening is the trim and rose construction rather than lock function - the Omnia 442/00 and 458/0 single dummy knob latchsets are solid brass.

Both are dummy-function cylindrical knobs. The Cal-Royal BA40 is a Barrington BA Series dummy knob listed for doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch thick. The Kwikset 788H Hancock is ANSI/BHMA Grade 2 certified, has universal handing for right- and left-handed doors, and comes in six finishes including Venetian Bronze and Matte Black. If you are standardizing a floor on one look, match the family you already have on the other doors.

No. The Sargent 78-2875 is an outside knob only with B design from the 7800 Series, and the Sargent 28C-KNOB is exit device trim with knob and rose in entrance function for 1-3/4 inch doors. Both are trim components that mount to an exit device, not standalone dummy pulls. The Kwikset 788H Hancock is a half dummy for doors where only a pull is required, installed with a screwdriver. Similarly, the Imperial USA ED-BKL580 is ED-500 Series knob trim in storeroom function.

Dummy trim is offered at Grade 2 across the set: the Kwikset 788H Hancock is ANSI/BHMA Grade 2 certified, and the Schlage A170 single dummy trim and BEST 6K Series single dummy trim are both Grade 2. Where the specification calls for Grade 1 on the operating openings, the Corbin Russwin CK4310 Global knob passage lock is Grade 1 for 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors, the Falcon X101 is a Grade 1 heavy duty passage knobset with a fire rating and interchangeable core for 1-3/8 inch to 2-1/4 inch doors, and the Sargent 8XG04 is a Grade 1 storeroom knob lock with a 2-3/4 inch backset.

The Kwikset 788H Hancock covers the pull-only doors in a residential package. For the operating doors, the Schlage Residential F500 Plymouth with Georgian knob is a combo pack with adjustable backsets and dual strikes for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors, the Baldwin Estate 5000 Baltimore knob is offered in both passage with a 5048 rose and privacy with a 5148 rose, each with a 2-3/8 inch backset and full lip strike, and the Master Lock BC Series biscuit knob is a Grade 3 keyed entry.

Microban antimicrobial protection is built into the Hancock knob's finish. That is a point of interest for multi-family and hospitality buyers standardizing touch hardware, though it is a finish treatment, not a medical or disinfecting claim.

For a traditional look in solid brass, the Omnia 434/0 and 442/00 are egg-shaped and #44 single dummy knobs, and the Omnia 458/0 single dummy latchset is another in that family. Bravura's Biloxi round trim dummy is a Grade 2 option. The Hancock is Kwikset's Signature Series styling, which sits closer to a builder-standard residential look than the Omnia brass pieces.

Both are Grade 2 dummy-function knobs. The Bravura Biloxi is a dummy knobset with round trim. The Kwikset 788H Hancock is a half dummy with universal handing that fits right- and left-handed doors, carries Microban as a product feature, and is offered in Venetian Bronze, Satin Nickel, Bright Chrome, Satin Chrome, Bright Brass and Matte Black. Bravura also offers the Albany and Lynchburg round trim knobsets in Grade 2, though those are passage function rather than dummy.