Trimco 1096VD Series Antivandal Handle Only

Yes. The 1096VD handle is prepped specifically for the Von Duprin 98/99 VR910NL night latch trim on rim and surface vertical rod exit devices. It takes the place of the exposed 910NL pull so there is no accessible handle or fastener to pry, while the cylinder still operates the device. If your opening uses a different device family or a different Von Duprin trim number, this prep will not line up.

Yes, handing is required. The 1096VD is offered left hand and right hand, and the described configuration is LHR (left hand reverse). Pull the handing off the door itself, not off the exit device, before you order. Get it backwards and the cutout sits on the wrong side of the opening.

A standard night latch trim leaves the handle and its fasteners exposed, which is what gets levered, bent, or unscrewed on abused openings. The Trimco 1090 Series has no exposed handles or fasteners to tamper with, which cuts down trim damage. It is the trim of choice for schools, parks, prisons, government facilities, retail strip malls, and commercial and industrial buildings.

They solve different problems. The Trimco 1096VD is an anti-vandal pull with no exposed handles or fasteners that can be tampered with, made from 1/8 inch type 316 stainless steel, bronze or brass, and it is prepped to mate to a Von Duprin 98/99 VR910NL rim or SVR exit device with a 1-1/4 inch cylinder cut out on a 1-3/4 inch door, so it is handed left or right. The Ives 8103HD is a straight door pull on 1 inch round bar with through bolt mounting - a pure pull with no lock or exit device prep and no handing. Use the 8103HD where the door just needs a grip; use the 1096VD where the pull has to carry a night latch exit device trim and resist vandalism.

The Cal-Royal PUL-175 night latch cylinder pull is the pared down choice - a 3-1/2 inch height stainless steel pull that carries the cylinder for a night latch function and nothing more. The Trimco 1096VD is a full anti-vandal handle with a 1-1/4 inch cylinder cut out prepped for Von Duprin 98/99 VR910NL rim and SVR devices on a 1-3/4 inch door, handed left or right, with no exposed fasteners to attack. Choose the PUL-175 when the opening only needs cylinder access and a grip; choose the 1096VD when the door is in a school, prison or public building where the trim itself is a target.

Single door. The configuration described is prepped for a single opening. Trimco's 1090 Series is offered with or without an astragal, and the astragal versions are what you look at when you have a pair of doors to cover the meeting stile.

The 1090 Series as a family can be mated to exit devices, mortise locks, or cylindrical locks, and versions exist for both in-swing and out-swing doors. The 1096VD itself is the one prepped for Von Duprin 98/99 VR910NL rim and surface vertical rod devices, so if your door has a mortise or cylindrical lock you want a different prep within the series.

If the opening does not need tamper-resistant exit device trim, a straight or offset surface pull is the simpler buy. The Ives 8103HD is a heavy duty 1 inch round straight pull with through-bolt mounting, and the Ives 8145EZHD is a 45 degree offset ADA compliant pull with heavy duty mounting hardware. Those are plain grab pulls though, with exposed fasteners, so they do not give you the anti-vandal protection or the night latch cylinder prep the 1096VD does.

The Cal-Royal PUL-175 is a night latch cylinder pull in stainless steel with a 3-1/2 inch height. It covers the same basic job of pulling the door and housing a cylinder, but it is a small exposed pull rather than a full anti-vandal escutcheon prepped to a Von Duprin 98/99 device, so it does not protect the trim the way the 1096VD does.

Both are ADA compliant and both are heavy duty, so on the accessibility question they are peers. The difference is function: the Ives 8145EZHD is a 45 degree offset pull with heavy duty mounting hardware and no lock or exit device preparation, while the Trimco 1096VD is prepped to mate to a Von Duprin 98/99 VR910NL rim or SVR exit device and carries a 1-1/4 inch cylinder cut out for a 1-3/4 inch door. If the exit device trim is part of the scope, the 8145EZHD will not cover it.

Look at the back-to-back offset sets: the Deltana SSPOBB24 is a 24 inch back-to-back modern offset door pull and the Deltana SSPORBB24 is the 24 inch back-to-back round offset version. Both are through-door pull sets sized for a full-height entrance look. The Trimco 1096VD is a different animal - a handed anti-vandal handle built from 1/8 inch type 316 stainless steel, bronze or brass with no exposed fasteners, prepped for a Von Duprin 98/99 VR910NL exit device on a 1-3/4 inch door. Pick by whether the opening is an aesthetic entrance or a high-abuse door in a school or government facility.

Yes. The Trimco 1096VD anti-vandal handle is ordered left hand or right hand in 630 satin stainless steel, because it is prepped to mate to a Von Duprin 98/99 VR910NL rim or SVR exit device on a single door. Among comparable pulls, the Emtek Art Nouveau 8 inch cast bronze pull is also selected by handing, while straight and offset bar pulls such as the ABH AB3300 straight flat end and the Ives 8102HD straight pull are symmetrical and carry no hand. If you are used to ordering plain bar pulls, budget for confirming the swing before you release a 1096VD order.

Check the door thickness first. The Deltana OHP620 off-set handle pull back-to-back set is listed for 1-1/8 inch to 1-3/8 inch doors, while the Trimco 1096VD anti-vandal handle is prepped for a 1-3/4 inch door with a 1-1/4 inch cylinder cut out for a Von Duprin 98/99 VR910NL device. On a standard 1-3/4 inch commercial door the OHP620 is outside its stated range, so it is not a swap for the 1096VD on that opening.

The 1090 Series anti-vandal pulls are made from 1/8 inch type 316 stainless steel, bronze or brass, with bronze, brass and aluminum among the substrates carried. The 1096VD is offered in 630 satin stainless steel, which is the standard commercial match for most exit device and door trim in the same opening.

For a plain offset grip, the ABH AB3310 offset flat end pull and the ABH AB3330 offset round end pull with custom length options are surface mount commercial pulls, and the Ives 8169 is a C style offset solid pull at 1 inch diameter. The Trimco 1096VD is a heavy duty anti-vandal handle in 1/8 inch type 316 stainless steel, bronze or brass that mates to exit devices, mortise locks or cylindrical locks and has no exposed handles or fasteners - more hardware than an opening needs when it is simply a pull-side grip on a low-abuse door.