🔑 PRIME-LINE E 2294 Vintage Style Indoor Mortise Lock Assembly Kit with Antique Skeleton Key - Cast Steel Construction, Brass Plated Finish - Reversible Latch Bolt - 1/4” Max Square Spindle - Backset Review

I wasn't sure if this was the lock I needed as the dimensions of my own door were slightly different. I rolled the dice and still took the risk and it was great. I use it on my garage door whose last lock broke when someone kicked in the door (when the deadbolt was locked). In addition, the price is unbeatable! If your measurements indicate this lock will be too big or too small, I still recommend trying it - it worked for me!

The little curved tab that catches the latch when you turn the knob always pops off after a few years. Because of this, two of my tenants and I were stuck in the room and couldn't get out. luckily it wasn't one of my little kids. On one occasion I had to climb through a window to get to the other side with a knife to open it, on another I had to cut through a door molding to gain access to a latch. This cheap horrible construction is extremely dangerous. You will fail at the most inopportune…

Extra work and it's stupid. Elson's shotgun is not in the same location as the old cast iron American style mortise locks. So you have to pry the door open. The strike plate is also heavily tightened. You'll also need to hollow out the slab 1/2 inch longer plus a dome on both ends and deeper. You will need some carpentry skills to make this lock work. Then you must use their shiny brass plates. So if you try to keep the original patina you will not succeed. Then, at the end, the vacuuming…

Well built, looks good. The only problem is that you have to be very careful when you have to change the direction of the latch to accommodate your door's "handle". (FYI, you want the curved part of the deadbolt to face the curved part of the door's strike plate. Otherwise you would have to turn the handle to close the door.) So the problem for me occurred after I opened the lock Using a screwdriver to turn the trap, the spring flew out at high speed. Luckily it crossed my mind. But if it hits…

Poor cheap cheap quality. I walk through them on two antique doors of my house. Suddenly the knob turns, but you're locked in or out. The inner spring breaks. The originals in my house only lasted over a hundred years. If you can get a year's rebate on those "prime-line" imports of junk you use every day, that's almost right. Keep a table knife or other thin knife handy on either side of the door so you can pry the slide latch enough to open the door if this happens. Consider what you paid…

Edit 9/20/19: It's not a bad lock, but it's still the best budget option. Plug in closed position once after purchase. I think it's because the screw is a millimeter too short. IF THAT LOCK CLOSES, the trick is to turn the key all the way to the locked position and then TRY AGAIN TO UNLOCK. Then when the door is open, disassemble and reassemble the lock as it should go. It's annoying, but I'm keeping it. This is a good castle. Some complain that the latch gets stuck when closed, but I don't see

I live in an old house that has these locks on bedroom doors. Even if the old locks are decades old, these interchangeable locks fit very well. I had a strike alignment issue, but I think it's my door, not this product. I've been using it for about a year now and the latch has been constantly stuck in the case for months. The door won't stay closed until I lock it. This is normal for me as I always keep my door locked but I think it shows the quality of this set. But it's cheap and does what I…

Better quality will cost you dearly. This is the only replacement at such a low price and it works at least as well as a very old original. The description says it is 'cast' steel but note that most of it is not cast metal but stamped sheet metal. However, anything but real metal latchbolts are meant to be durable, and they are strong and thin. Please note they are supplied for doors with a latch and handle on the right hand side of the door. funny but true. You have to open it and flip the top

This mortise lock arrived yesterday and is already on the door! I bought a wooden door for my 1922 bungalow and had to get it from one of the antique shops because, unlike now, they made doors out of real wood. I was so lucky as the cutout for the mortise lock was already made. All I needed was to find a lock that matched, and I had no idea there were such differences between them. This castle was a gem. I only had to use a little bit of a chisel as the bezel was a bit higher. But other than…