New end cap
Found one on Craigslist, and after seeing all the fake ones available, I was erring on the side of caution.
This ones end cap is another mixture of what appears to be old and new as well as fake. Enough so that it made me put off the purchase until I could verify with Garrett.
Just received a call from them and it's the real deal. Was shipped to Cabela's just a couple months ago. The seller is only asking $100, and it's looks new, unused. Agreed to hold it until I checked with Garrett. Said he was just getting into MDing, and had bought one, then won this one as door prize somewhere.
Hopefully by the end of the day, this one will be mine.