I SHOULD keep my mouth shut, since I am the only bidder but I just spoke with Eric on the phone. It IS the real deal. He said he tried different things on the Elite, one being leaving the Rohrbaugh R9 in silver. The U.S.A. instead of USA just means it was a later model with the updated firing pin placement. Same with the Deer Park in 'Block' instead of script letters. Just a letter model Elite.
YES it is a bit different then my Elite but Eric confirms it's the real deal, just one he made a bit different.