One and only time I flew back from the SOS with a new Swiss piece in my checked bags...
The airline folks insisted on placing a color-coded tag on my checked-bag...basically it said..."gun located inside".
Upon arrving at the Oakland, CA airport, my bag was 2 flights late and showed up "sans" the locked pistol case.
Luckly my collectors insurance made good on the loss and I think I got $ 500 eventually from the airline...but nearly 8 months later.
It helped to have a signed sales receipt from the seller at the SOS show.
I will only UPS-ship it (C&R) to myself now...after leaving a gun show out-of-state...you need to do it at a "manned" UPS center and not just a drop box...this usually means a stay over until the following Monday if I bought anything.
I travel with all the UPS flat boxes and labels in my suit case when going to gun shows.
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