Bill Schodlatz says it is a beavertail without the screw. I don't see any evidence of that from the pictures, although another poster says he can see a screw in the pictures. The original poster says his friend questioned the screw first thing when he was considering the gun. What was the verdict of this questioning? You will never see a picture of my guns on this forum for you guys to criticize. There should be some kind of test given to those who wish to comment on guns pictured on this forum.