Prime-Line E 2330 Mortise Keyed Lock Set with Satin Nickel Knob – Perfect for Replacing Broken Antique Lock Sets and More, Fits 1-3/8 In.-1-3/4 In. Interior Doors, Satin Nickel (Single Pack)

This Mortise Lock updated our antiquated rear-door that had an incredibly old, and barely functional doorknob that didn't latch or lock. Setup was very easy, even though it required me to chisel away at the door a bit (as anticipated, I knew the size wouldn't match up exactly), so encourage anyone buying to measure first if they don't want to work on the door/ jamb at all. It looks sleek and works exactly as expected!

I have lots of old doors. And one of the doors, the spring broke. and is gummy. the new springs, do not fit perfect, and put a bit too much tension, and the internals are gummy (it's 120 years old), but was not a name brand. So, old, but cheap the day it was bought. Oh, the irony, it's 120 years old now (so, clearly it is better then most things made today). But, it needs work (break cleaner, and a little filing off of a cast defect), and I dont have the time or desire to spend 2 hours fixing it. this worked great, and was a near perfect fit, only took a chisel to nip out a 1/16 to fit perfect. Looks great. the doorknobs work great, with the spindle, I've actually never seen one that spins on, all of mine are unthreaded.

Item was returned Didn't need it Otherwise it looks great

Exactly what I ordered. Much cheaper price that in store and more selections on here. While renovating a home I wanted to keep the older cottage charm so I ordered these to replace the old rusted ones. This was perfect. Fit perfectly in the same place as the old one and the keys worked propery as well. On left/right door, I did end up having to change the direction of the lock but it was an easy fix. There was no directions on how to do that but i easily figured it out.

I had to reverse the lever. It worked. Very nice replacement for mortise doorknobs!

I ordered 18 of these in Oct 2016 for a renovation on our 1912 Craftsman, satin-nickel finish with locks. After reading some of the other reviews and being a bit concerned, we purchased one of these and showed it to a locksmith who does a lot of work in our old neighborhood before deciding to order the rest and do it ourselves, and he said they looked like a duplicate of an old Corbin mortise lock design. His bottom price for the lock alone was at least twice what these cost, and labor on top of that, so we decided to give these a shot. Quality - - The door plates ARE thinner than an original lock from the period. However they're not tin foil and once they were mounted on the door they were solid and I really could not tell they were any thinner than the originals. Just waaayyy shinier, of course! - Since other reviews mentioned issues with the lock mechanism getting stuck, I exercised the lock about 20 times and opened up each one to inspect before setting them in the door. I found 1 that would not work and discovered the lock sliding mechanism was not sitting correctly in the internal track. After setting it in the right position, I haven't had any issues since. The internals are pretty simple so it's not too intimidating to open up the lock. Installation - it's a mortise lock so yes it's way harder than a modern style to carve out the pocket for the lock. But if you've got a house this old then that's the correct style, and if you've got a lot to install there are mortise jigs you can buy to make life easier. We were also able to obtain a number of original doors from the period, and these locks were a direct fit for those that already had the mortise for the lock mechanism, which made installing a lot of them fairly easy. Other issues - I've had the set screw for the door handles loosen up a couple of times and need to be retightened. The bar the handle connects to is threaded so the handle loosened up but stayed on the bar just fine until I retightened the set screw. I also put a little Loctite on the set screw and no more problems after that. Overall I'm happy with these locks. Best part is the solid clunk sound the internal spring makes with the old solid core doors when you close them, you just don't get that with newer lock designs! Update Nov 3, 2022 - I have to lower my rating on these locks. About a year ago, one of these broke such that the latch would not retract. My kids had been fighting over the door so I figured maybe it was a fluke. But then a couple days ago the same thing happened randomly to another door. In both cases one of my kids was trapped in the room until I could get inside the room via a window and take the door off the hinges. The lock broke in the same place both times - see the circled tab in the picture. It is a tiny tab of metal that links the door knob to the door latch. But in both cases that tab fatigued and straightened out. This is a serious safety issue with the design causing someone to be trapped in the room. I believe it's just a matter of time that more of these will fatigue so I am now in the process of searching for a more reliable replacement design. PLEASE BEWARE!

for the money, it's s decent product. Instructions were easy to follow, and the template for drilling out the pocket for the lock body and holes was extremely helpful and idiot proof. My only issue was the quality of the mounting hardware. The screws for the faceplates had narrow and soft enough threads that a couple ended up spinners, even with a too small pilot hole and only hand tightening. Likewise, the knob set screws are terrible. I have neuropathy and atrocious grip, but I managed to strip one before it was even close to hand tight. You get what you pay for, and I have plenty of extra hardware, so it's not a deal breaker.

Solidly built and they fit right in where the original lock was.