Eric -
The El Paso clone is only $130. If you paid much more then it might be an idea to get the El Paso clone for showing off to ice-cream eating 10-year-olds at gun shows and keep the Real Deal in your safe.
Bill is right about the orientation; they offer left or right, black or 'russet', any US embossing [US, USAF, USMC, USN] even though there may not have been such a service before WW 1...