SA collar tab opinions?

So I had bought this yellow set from lakeside the other day. In there photo’s it appeared to me that there was some silver wash left in the groves of the oakleafs however when I got them I could not find any evidence of any wash. I then noticed a few things that I did not before I bought them. I noticed these rattlesnake tail looking designs on the oakleaf i circled in the photo. I have never seen this on any originals that I am familiar with.
I then removed the device to check for rzm stamp on the prongs or the device and there are none. Then I compared side by side with my modern fake sample (red), my known good tab (orange), and noticed that the piping on the yellow has a much tighter twist then the others and a smaller bullion then the others.

So from my understanding there would not be gold oakleaf with silver piping and devices have rzm stamps on them. The interfacing is similar to my originals however the bullion and the tight twist do not match any of my originals or my fake example.

I am interested in your opinions and any detailed information to expand my knowledge on these items.
The devices are not cheaply made and have some weight to them.
Please explain you opinion!

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