Looking at a nice, used K9. Seller seems honest, but has no box and purchased it from the estate of a friend with no other knowledge of the piece.

This would be a remote purchase, so I have no way to gauge the trigger. Any way to tell aside from box whether this is the NYPD or elite?

I have a line on an elite for the same price, but it was carried for a while and not in quite as good condition (although not bad either). The elite also includes the box for what that’s worth.