Espagnolette knob B370 on rose E18

The B370, the standard replacement knob

A classically styled espagnolette knob, mounted on the round escutcheon E18. This is the model you turn to when the original espagnolette is still working perfectly well and you simply want to replace the part you touch — without making the handle a focal point.

It uses the same operation that old windows were used to: grip, turn a quarter turn, and the rod moves up and down.

Replacing the handle without touching the espagnolette

On a French casement window, the espagnolette is the mechanism that secures the casement: two vertical rods, one running up towards the top of the window, the other down towards the bottom, operated by the handle which you turn a quarter turn.

What you'll find here is the handle alone, on its escutcheon. The rest of the mechanism stays in place. This is the most common replacement on an old window: the rod linkage lasts for decades, while the handle tarnishes, loosens, or eventually breaks at the base.

Removal takes just two screws. The new handle goes back in the same place, in the same fixing holes.

Specifications

• Manufacturer reference: B370 on escutcheon E18
• Type: espagnolette knob
• Material: solid brass
• Fitting: depending on your espagnolette, square spindle or screw — please specify when ordering
• Escutcheon: E18 round, included
• Sold: individually, fixings included
• Origin: France, Vimeu (Picardy)

What to check before ordering

• The fitting — old espagnolettes are not all operated in the same way: some by a square spindle, others by a screw. Look at what protrudes from your espagnolette beneath the current handle and let us know, or send us a photo: we'll supply the right version.
• The escutcheon — the backplate that sits between the handle and the wood. It is supplied with the handle; there is nothing else to add.
• Quantity — one espagnolette per opening casement, so one handle per window. Allow two for a window with two independently opening casements.

If in doubt, a photo of the espagnolette in place is enough: we'll tell you exactly what to order.

Finishes

From bright gold to anthracite, via bronze, copper, chrome and nickels. The handle and its escutcheon come from the same finishing bath: the set arrives matched. The exact choice is displayed in the selector above.

Solid brass, cast in Picardy

Gravity cast in a sand mould, machined, then hand-polished in the Vimeu, the historic heartland of French ironmongery. The brass is solid: on a window, where the handle is gripped bare-handed in cold conditions, the difference in weight and feel is immediately apparent.

Fixings included. 2-year guarantee.

See also our full range of window handles and our espagnolettes.