Marks Metro 114A/3 Left Hand Apartment Entry Heavy Duty Mortise Lockset

EXCELLENT PRODUCT AND SEY UP IS ABOUT 45 MINUTES IN MY CASE, BUT ITS WORTH BUYING--- UNDERSTANDABLE INSTRUCTIONS, TAKE YOUR TIME READING TO UNDERSTAND

We are very satisfied with the lock we purchased. It was exactly as advertised and exactly what we needed. The package was even delivered earlier than expected! Would purchase from this seller again.

Ok, so - this vintage-style mortise lock is *beautiful*, and a very nice improvement to both the look and security of my apartment door. It is heavy, impressive, and quality-built. It’s not inexpensive, so you do pay for all that gorgeousness.💛There are some other things to be aware of: this is *not* an exact replacement for all the brass mortise locks that are so prevalent in very old NYC buildings - the hole pattern for the new interior face plate is 2 holes vs 4 holes in my original lock. Why does this matter? Because if you’re replacing this kind of lock, you most likely have a steel-clad door - and drilling new mounting holes requires both a higher level of expertise *and* steel drill / bore bits, not necessarily things that a ‘replacement’ shopper has… So make sure you check your face-plate hole pattern, and if you’re able to, check the bore-hole as well... I had to pay my super some cash to get all new holes drilled for this (see my first photo), which for me was preferable to the annoying product-return-and-start-over process.🙄Also not cheap is the time and expense of getting key copies made. It only comes with two keys, so most people will want a couple more. (Your super should not get one of the branded brass originals, at least not until you move.) The key for this lock requires key blank #95 to copy, which apparently is not a common blank, and therefore more expensive. Who knew, right? I found this out *after* I paid my super to drill all-new holes and install the new lock. One reproduction at Lowe’s would have been $12 minimum if it had been in stock. It was not. It was also not in stock at Home Depot. A month later, I still haven’t gotten my copies made, so the extent of this whole production is a bit frustrating.By the time you factor in the possible additional costs of installing the new lock on your door and copying the key, you’re committing to a fairly expensive ‘replacement’ - way too much for most renters. (I personally couldn’t stomach living in a pre-war apartment with the original lock that literally hundreds of keys are probably still floating around for. You cannot just change the cylinder on a mortise lock.)SUGGESTIONS FOR MARKS CUSTOMER SERVICE: Provide three keys with a new lock. Provide a couple MARKS-branded #95 brass blanks that can be taken for cutting to a home-improvement/hardware store. Offer a reasonably-priced mail service to order more MARKS-branded brass keys by serial number.👌🏻

Muy buena facil de instalar

Was pretty easy to install, first time installing changed out my old lock

I purchased the lockset back in October. And from the beginning it gave problems with closing.... just about 2 weeks ago. And this is with the ORIGINAL key I was able to open the door but it did not come out.. and the day before it had difficulty trying to come out as well. I was trying for about 30 minutes out in the cold to remove the key until I just gave up and clipped off. I went several days without a bottom lock. So if you do not want be locked out outside of your house choose another lockset.

It was a perfect replacement for my antique one. Everyrhing fit as it should. Easy to install and good quality. Happy with purchase.

I have a new door latch set without a key that works. The new keyed spindle was not the proper length. I should have sent it back but needed to shut my door. So the old spindle was inserted in the new apparatus.