How could they be so careless with a high value 'Priority' package?! I'm so sorry for you my friend, I know how much you had been looking forward to receiving your first Lambsfoot knives 
"Where? Behind the rabbit?
"It IS the rabbit!!!"
If they would have only been carrying their lambsfoots (lambsfeet?) They wouldn't have had to waste the holy hand grenade of Antioch.
Is that Lambsfoot old enough to drive?! 
I'm sorry to hear about the shipping problems.Reading through your original post again Archie, it does sound like the knife might have been damaged in the mail. Did you take any pics of the knife when it arrived? I guess, if someone stood on it, or ran over the envelope with a cart, it could have been damaged. @Slim278 emailed me photos of the one knife he received, and it looks like it has been run-over by a vehicle, the liner is bent, and the blade has been pushed into the liner opposite. As the liner has been bent inwards the horn has separated from the liner. I think it'd take quite a bit of force to cause the damage, and in this case the knife was wrapped in several layers of bubble-wrap, sealed in a Jiffy bag, and then that was sealed inside another Jiffy bag. That's how I usually ship knives, and how I shipped all the Guardians knives last year. Maybe I will have to look at some other packaging for this year's, but that would be more expensive. Of course, in the case of Slim's knife, it may not have been in the envelope when it was damaged, because the ripped-open packaging was delivered empty, with the Post Master subsequently finding the knife in the bottom of the mail-cart. Guardians Lambsfoot aside, I don't think I will be picking up any knives from the factory for a while, it's too much of a headache
Most of the time, things go fine, but it's always a risk.
Howdy Guardians
While searching for Wright's contact info I was pleased to find that they posted a pic of my Guardian's knife on their Facebook page.
I don't have a Facebook account, so have very limited access, but could see one of GT's pics too. A shame they're not credited. The Facebook page is actually run by someone from The Famous Sheffield Shop I'm sorry to hear about the shipping problems.
When I package things up, I try to visualize the journey.
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Jack Black - A fine Midnight Special Lambsfoot and pocket slip showed up here in Central New York yesterday. Thanks, Jack! It's a wonderful knife and I'll treasure it! A very nice slip too,
Pàdruig ! I'm happy to be a member of the "Guardians of The Lambsfoot"!
I appreciate the postcard and pin too.
My wife wants to know if the Guardians are a secret society? I told I couldn't tell her and if I did I'd have to take her out to dinner!
Thanks again, my friend!
Despondent this morning because of the news that two beautiful horn Lambsfoot knives, sent to a member here, were damaged in the post by the USPS
Reading through your original post again Archie, it does sound like the knife might have been damaged in the mail. Did you take any pics of the knife when it arrived? I guess, if someone stood on it, or ran over the envelope with a cart, it could have been damaged. @Slim278 emailed me photos of the one knife he received, and it looks like it has been run-over by a vehicle, the liner is bent, and the blade has been pushed into the liner opposite. As the liner has been bent inwards the horn has separated from the liner. I think it'd take quite a bit of force to cause the damage, and in this case the knife was wrapped in several layers of bubble-wrap, sealed in a Jiffy bag, and then that was sealed inside another Jiffy bag. That's how I usually ship knives, and how I shipped all the Guardians knives last year. Maybe I will have to look at some other packaging for this year's, but that would be more expensive. Of course, in the case of Slim's knife, it may not have been in the envelope when it was damaged, because the ripped-open packaging was delivered empty, with the Post Master subsequently finding the knife in the bottom of the mail-cart. Guardians Lambsfoot aside, I don't think I will be picking up any knives from the factory for a while, it's too much of a headache
Edit - Here's the 'before' pic of the damaged/ruined knife, such a shame
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I checked a pile of tracking numbers today, and most seemed to be just parked up at Kennedy
Bubble wrap and strong padded envelopes have always served me well, better than USPS boxes which stuff can rattle about in. But, load of post where the doormat used to be....books, magazines and a jiffy bag from a shop in Sheffield...no tyre marks on this and very rapid delivery from Britain (Royal Mail like Finland's Posti is a lot better than all these couriers in my experience) Inside, a VERY TIDY Sambar Stag Swayback L-foot Can't take any pix now as it's dark (plus the mess at home...) but a quick assessment: decent thick Sambar slabs of equal width and this gives a small single blade a great presence in the hand, strong pull and satisfying snap, blade centre, liners and Stag well finished and smooth, no blade play, spring flush on open. Any negs? Not much, the spring is not flush when the knife is closed but that's no bother, gap or two but nothing horrid, pins are kind of burred over but smooth and the spring is not cleanly cut-off. however, these are minor finish aspects and certainly nothing to brood over. Blade is straight (unlike some previous Wrights..)and no cant either. Extremely pleased indeed and now I'm really satisfied.
I have a new one to show off myself, plus a very interesting visitor, but photos of those will have to wait until tomorrow too. In the meantime, here's my Guardians Lambsfoot out in Yorkshire today 
