Gunman,

Thank you for your clarification on both the screw grip nut & the grading system.

The grading system has been discussed on this forum before & people still seem to confuse the grades. I often see 702 guns advertised for sale as 701 guns. The real 701 doesn't show up here for sale very often & I doubt many were sold because of price. A real shame as they are nice looking & well made guns of good materials.

FYI from the 1972 Gun Digest (the last year the 701 was listed in GD) retail pricing in US $ was: 700 @ $375, 702 @ $550 & 701 @ $750.