What model Eotech is this?

[rushca01]

Slap that thing on a .22lr gun.

[GambitVII]

I did some airsofting and occasionally still do. I can spot a fake real quick and this for sure is one.

The biggest indicator is the size of the glass compare to the frame around it. The thick outer-frames are the biggest give away:



Real Eotechs have a much slimmer frame/bigger glass. Not to mention that the logo looks like it's using the wrong font and the switches are raised higher than the original.

[TF82]

For those looking at this, the QD latch is a good indication as well. One of the reasons I felt more comfortable buying my EXPS2 on an EE was that I couldn't find an indistinguishable copy anywhere. Not sure if I wasn't looking hard enough but all of the very real looking fakes seemed to all be replica EXPS3s or 5 series. Glad you didn't pay anything, as soon as I saw the picture I felt sick for you.

[swinokur]

the logo is a dead give away IMO. at least you didn't get burned. There is a pdf on the Eotech web site about recognizing imitations.

[Ryno12]

It's like a game of "what's wrong with this picture". I think I've counted at least 5 errors with this so far & there's likely more.
The pics are pretty dark, especially when viewing on a phone. There also doesn't appear to be a hole drilled for the battery cap retention wire.
I wonder if the friend knew it was a fake, hence the free giveaway.