Well done! Was on my watchlist. A keeper.

Congrats! I was watching this one trying to figure out where the giant "fly' was, just too nice for the $$. When you get it in hand I hope you torture me with the perfect condition of the bores!

I’m not sure this is torture, I’m not talented photographing bores. Hopefully you got the giant fly. The bores are mirrors.
After dry fireing on snap caps you better bring your “A” game to to open the gun, it’s tight as new.

Wow! Now I'm seriously regretting not pursuing this one, bores is what I was worried about. What a nice gun at a great price, good for you! Glad it ended up with someone that will shoot and appreciate it. Way more color than the auction photos showed.

Factory letter received
 

The factory letter confirms the configuration, the requested chokes were RH modified, LH full. Ordered by the Marshall Wells Hardware Co. of Duluth, MN to be sent to Carl Engal of Butte, MT on November 3, 1904. Carl Engel (1871-1956) owned a successful sporting goods store in the lively mining town of Butte, Montana that sponsored local shooting events with the Butte Rod and Gun Club. He was later deputy sheriff in Butte (1925-1931) during the prohibition years.
The price was $100.00.

My favorite year for Parkers -- 1904. Great engraving style and wonderful craftsmanship...and your gun has so much going for it in its condition.

Ok, in the small world of Parkers, the serial number of one of the Dentist's Rondels in the Fall issue of DGJ is 3 SN's away. Great engraving in that era. Also the next gun that was being written about for a future traveling Dentist article was sold directly to Carl Engle in Butte per the Factory Letter. It is a 2 frame 20. Mr Engle sold custom shotgun loads. He may have been developing heavy twenties 3"s for the latest fad.