wisdom Posted September 10, 2021 Report Share Posted September 10, 2021 I have an old fixed choke lanber with 3 stars on the bottom barrel and 1 star on the top. Would the 3 stars indicate 3/4 choke? It has never been altered so will be the original chokes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted September 10, 2021 Report Share Posted September 10, 2021 I believe it’s 1 star for full, 2 for 3/4, 3 for half, 4 for quarter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted September 10, 2021 Report Share Posted September 10, 2021 As LB has stated, your gun is choked half ( bottom) and full (top). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisdom Posted September 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2021 Thank you all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enfieldspares Posted September 10, 2021 Report Share Posted September 10, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Scully said: As LB has stated, your gun is choked half ( bottom) and full (top). Never assume. I've seen many Spanish and continental guns for sale in the UK that have had the chokes opened up after purchase from new. And, believe it or not, on not one of them did the British gunsmith (presumably who did the job) stamp an extra "star" to the barrels. And unless the OP has certainty that it hasn't been ever altered I'd either pattern the thing or have the chokes properly measured. For even if definitely sure it is unaltered nominal factory stamps will, on that grade of gun, be based solely on a nominal calculation not on actual appraisal. I leave looking at "stars" to "The Sky At Night" and Brian May and Maggie Aderin-Pocock. On a gun I ignore any "stars", "asteriks" or "crosses" and have a gunsmith measure it. Edited September 10, 2021 by enfieldspares Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted September 11, 2021 Report Share Posted September 11, 2021 9 hours ago, enfieldspares said: Never assume. I've seen many Spanish and continental guns for sale in the UK that have had the chokes opened up after purchase from new. And, believe it or not, on not one of them did the British gunsmith (presumably who did the job) stamp an extra "star" to the barrels. And unless the OP has certainty that it hasn't been ever altered I'd either pattern the thing or have the chokes properly measured. For even if definitely sure it is unaltered nominal factory stamps will, on that grade of gun, be based solely on a nominal calculation not on actual appraisal. I leave looking at "stars" to "The Sky At Night" and Brian May and Maggie Aderin-Pocock. On a gun I ignore any "stars", "asteriks" or "crosses" and have a gunsmith measure it. Very true. Both my own Spanish guns are stamped half and full but I have had them both opened out. One is imp cyl and quarter, the other is true cyl and quarter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted September 11, 2021 Report Share Posted September 11, 2021 If I remember rightly, it was my Lanber with 1/2 and Full barrels which to open up cost a bit for a decent job as the barrels were chrome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croohur Posted September 11, 2021 Report Share Posted September 11, 2021 (edited) Here is a handy guide to some basic Lanber info I took a photo of when I had one of my own. It has the choke info in the bottom table. Edited September 11, 2021 by Croohur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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