Norinco 1887 choke? Help

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I just bought myself a REALLY nice used Norinco 1887 lever 12ga. The shotgun seems to be the carbon copy of the one that Marstar sells, but is always out of stock on. 12ga, 2 3/4" shells, 22" barrel. There are no markings at all regarding choke. I think it may be cylinder bore, but I'd like to know for sure. I've spent several hours searching for info online, but can't find a thing referring to choke other than references to screw-in chokes that have been added to some of these guns.
Through my searches I know that this is a question that's actually come up here before, but never answered.
 
So I finally had a good idea. I sent an email to Marstar regarding my question. They don't have any of these shotguns in stock at the moment, but they do sell them. The answer came back that it is indeed Cylinder Bore.

I'm posting the answer to my own question here so that others might find the answer in the future.
 
A good rule of thumb for 12 gauges is what I call the "dime test". A full choke will not allow a dime to pass through, modified will be a snug fit, and improved cylinder or less will allow the dime to easily drop through.
 
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