Let's not get testy about shotgun chokes. It's Bob's gun and he can do whatever he wants with it, right or wrong. For me, it's not so much a matter of originality as it is functionality. I don't buy or shoot guns with open chokes, and way too many of the older guns seem to have been opened or shortened by guys who decided to do that to their guns. Problem is, there are getting to be fewer and fewer old doubles, especially small bores, with the tight chokes that God intended them to have. Fortunately, I have a few small bore Parkers with tight chokes, and my one Sterly is Full and Fuller, so I don't need Bob's gun. Otherwise I'd be seriously tempted, because it is a nice example and still (for now) has proper chokes.