Let's face it. Anytime you ship something you take the high, let me rephrase that, very high risk of losing it. You are better off taking a weekend off and just driving it to it's destination. Otherwise you are probably going to lose it. There are too many good smiths, rebluers, engravers, or whatever somewhere in your neck of the woods. Or at least in your part of the country. So, drive it there or lose it forever is pretty much the standard.