Depth of lock mechanism

A quick learner from GA says:
I am building a custom steel door and need to know the depth of the locking mechanism. The distance between handles is shown but not the distance from the edge to the handle.
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Tom from SWISCO responded:

Hello! It sounds like you're referring to the backset. If so, the backset of the 40-183 (from the center of the hole that takes the handle to the back edge of the mortise) is 7/8".

I hope this information helps!

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