In regard to the grips, yes, because he said they took away the mystique and made it ordinary (and I agree on this matter) but as far as anybody knows, it may well have been a rivet or a screw, or both, as Christian implies because of the multiples he says were made.
Though a part of me does think he is just recalling things colloquially.
Though a part of me does think he is just recalling things colloquially.