16 3/8'' (415.9 mm)

16 3/8'' (415.9 mm) cabinet hardware: a long-spacing category

16 3/8'' (415.9 mm) cabinet hardware describes the distance between the two mounting screws on a pull, measured center to center rather than end to end. At just over 16 inches, it sits among the longer spacings carried here, used mainly for wide bar pulls and edge pulls rather than the shorter pulls found on standard drawers. Richelieu's aluminum edge pulls and Amerock's bar pulls both show up at this length, alongside a handful of other contemporary profiles built specifically for wider openings.

Why this length shows up on edge pulls specifically

Edge pulls mount along the top edge of a drawer or door rather than across its face, which is part of why they tend to run longer than a typical bar pull: there's more surface available to grip along, and a short pull would look out of proportion against a wide drawer front. A 16 3/8'' spacing suits drawers in roughly the 18-to-24-inch range without crowding the edges or leaving too much bare rail on either side.

Replacing existing hardware at this spacing

If existing holes measure 16 3/8'' apart, a new pull built to that same spacing threads onto the same holes without any new drilling required; the main variable left to decide is finish and profile, not fit. Confirm the measurement with a tape rather than by eye, since spacings this close to 16 inches are easy to misjudge against the visually similar 3 3/4'' (96 mm) and 6 5/16'' (160.3 mm) options carried elsewhere on the site.

Aluminum and steel dominate this size rather than cast brass or bronze, since a longer bar needs to stay rigid without adding excessive weight to a wide drawer front. Richelieu's Lincoln series covers most of the aluminum edge pulls at 16 3/8'', built in a consistently modern profile rather than the mixed traditional and transitional styles found at shorter, more common spacings.

Keeping a run of pulls consistent

Kitchens with several wide drawers in a row, an island bank, for instance, generally look better when every pull at this length comes from the same profile and finish rather than mixing edge pulls with bar pulls along one run. Since fewer manufacturers build at 16 3/8'' compared with shorter, more common sizes, it's worth confirming enough matching pieces are available across the full run before finalizing a design that depends on this specific length.