TYPES / OPTIONS OF RIM LOCK
STYLE - EITHER NORMAL OR NARROW BODIED
QUALTIY - MOST DO NOT MEET BRITISH STANDARD BS3621 ALTHOUGH THERE ARE A FEW OF THESE MADE.
SNIP ON REVERSE TO HOLD BOLT EITHER LOCKED OR UNLOCKED. WHERE A KEYWAY IS ALSO ON THE LOCK BODY THIS CAN BE USED TO DOUBLE LOCK THE BOLT.
THE CYLINDER CAN BE MASTERED KEYED OR KEYED ALIKE
THERE ARE VARIOUS DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MANUFACTURERS DESIGNS WHICH MAKE THE BODIES UNIQUE ALTHOUGH THE CYINDERS ARE INTERECHANGEABLE
CYLINDERS CAN BE MASTER KEYED OR KEYED ALIKE
THE BODY FINISHES ARE LIMITED AND DEPEND ON MANUFACTURER BUT BRASS IS COMMON TO MOST
SOME EXAMPLES OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF RIM LOCKS

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