Anybody know what kind of lock this is?

[Bennylava]

Linked below. I used to have a really old one somewhere, I'll have to dig it out and restore it someday. But I was hoping someone knew what these were called. I'd like to find one that isn't from india, and install that on my study door.

That's right, I'm an old time gentleman and the kids aren't allowed into dad's study unless he's in there. And usually not even then cause it's my fortress of solitude. They'll just mess up the place. But I wanted a cool looking lock for the inside of the door. It does of course, already have a doorknob.

So what is this called?

Bedroom Wooden Door Mechanical Lockset | Old‑Fashioned Tiger Tooth Design, Zinc Alloy Security Lock, Home Use - Amazon.com

Bedroom Wooden Door Mechanical Lockset | Old‑Fashioned Tiger Tooth Design, Zinc Alloy Security Lock, Home Use - Amazon.com

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[The Cobbler]

surface rim lock or night latch

 

[Old tool guy]

cobbler is right. Go search some habitat stores or architectural salvage, might find a door with one still attached.

 

[The Cobbler]

jimmy proof rim lock is another type of lock

 

[BurtEggley]

you can get bedroom sets that match the rest of the house, or come close, and have it keyed differently. Just don't lose the key or have a medical emergency with the door locked... .

 

[carlaisle]

Yale 197

 

[Stuart in MN]

Unless you're tied to the look of a rim lock that screws to the face of the door, you could replace the doorknob/latch assembly with one that has a key lock. It would be less work, and depending on the age of your house and the styles of doorknobs it wouldn't change the appearance.

 

[Bennylava]

Unless you're tied to the look of a rim lock that screws to the face of the door, you could replace the doorknob/latch assembly with one that has a key lock. It would be less work, and depending on the age of your house and the styles of doorknobs it wouldn't change the appearance.

Maybe I got the wrong idea here, but it looks like the one I linked would be almost no work. Cause you just put the catch/holes in between the door and the frame. And the larger part screws into the door.

But yeah I thought about just replacing the knob with a keyed one. Might end up just doing that instead. Need a cool looking retro one though.

 

[The Cobbler]

I think I get it now after looking at the pic again.
looks like it's a surface lock but won't work for doors that open ( away from you)

 

[Stuart in MN]

Maybe I got the wrong idea here, but it looks like the one I linked would be almost no work. Cause you just put the catch/holes in between the door and the frame. And the larger part screws into the door.

But yeah I thought about just replacing the knob with a keyed one. Might end up just doing that instead. Need a cool looking retro one though.

I was assuming the existing door latch is something that's currently available with or without a key lock, in which case it's just a matter of undoing a couple screws, taking off the old and installing the new. If it an older style where you can't get a replacement that goes in the same hole in the door, then yes it would be more involved.