To the people of Fort Knox,

On the night of December 6, 2005 our house caught on fire. Due to temperature conditions the 4,500 square foot structure burned out of control for 8-9 hours. The house was totally destroyed and we lost everything. . . except a couple of years before the fire I purchased on of your executive series fun safes. My sons Model 70 pre .64 gun collection and our other valuables were in the safe.

I was shocked when the safe was opened their was no damage to the funs or valuables. I knew that you had said the safe would withstand 1600 degrees for 90 min, so I was sure the items in the safe would have been lost also because of the time it had been in the fire.

My family lost a lot but it helps so much when there is at least something to hang onto. So I just wanted to thank all of you at Fort Know for making such an exceptional product that is better than you advertise it to be!

The Busskohl Family!

Dear Sirs

I am writing this letter to thank you for making the highest quality gun vault on the market today. I purchased my vault in August, 1995 at a gun show in Jackson Mississippi. It was the last day of the gun show and with about one half hour before the show closed I decided on 1200. The only 1200 that the vendor had left was one that was accidentally shot the day before by a gun dealer from accross the isle. The round that was fired was a 38 Special, which struck the middle of the door, and about 6 inches up from the bottom. The only damage done to the vault by the bullet was the paint was chipped off about the size of a quarter. Your company sent some touchup paint, and in 20 minutes I had the chip fixed and looking good.

Two years later 30 October, 1997, four punks tried to break into my vault. For an hour and a half they beat the vault and pried the door. They managed to knock the dial off and punch a small 1 inch high by 3 inch long hole in the top right side of the vault. The only thing the four managed to get for their efforts were blisters and an attempted grand larceny charge, which are now waiting to go to trial.

Again I would like to thank you for the vault that save my guns and a lot of heartache. The last thing I can say in my case is, my vault is bullet proof and burglar proof.

Thank You
Tim

Boy, am I glad I bought a Fort Knox product. I've owned one of your vault doors since 1996 and it has worked without fail since then. I had trouble with it for the first time a couple of weeks ago and contacted your site for help. I pointed out that, because of the time difference, I would be home at about the time your work day ended, and could be called there at that time. In the mean time, I contacted my installing/servicing dealer, Steve's Services. He made some suggestions and asked me to call him back whether or not they worked. I then got the call from your service people at 6:30 EST, shortly after I had walked in the door. They endorsed Steve's advice, but they invited me to call back if I did need help.

When I couldn't get the door to work properly, Steve offered to come over immediately, but I could not accommodate him. When he did come over, he stayed until it was fixed, more than an hour. When I asked him what I owed him, he said “zero.”

It's hard to beat that level of service.

I have recommended your products (and Steve's Services) to friends and acquaintances because of performance, and I know Steve's has made sales to some of them. Now I can recommend your products based on service, as well, both from Fort Knox and Steve's.

I am not connected to Steve's in any way, except as a happy customer.

Steven

December 2, 1991

This was the first time that I have had the opportunity in my eight years of locksmithing to see first hand how a Fort Knox safe holds up in a fire. I must say that I was quite impressed. The contents of the safe included such items as paper money, guns, ammunition, jewelry, pictures, and plastic. Upon entry to the safe, it was discovered that the money was unburned, the pictures were in good shape, the ammunition was unharmed, and the plastic did not melt. It has been my pleasure in the past to service your safes but now I can assure my customers with confidence that their belongings are truly safe in a For Knox gun safe…We believe that they will be especially interested in this because this man lost everything he owned in the fire EXCEPT for the contents of the the safe. I think that you can see the advertising possibilities here.

Michael
Gen. Partner
Lock Around The Clock

February 22, 1998

When I ordered my Legend 12000 XT Gun Safe back in October of 1995, I had no idea that its protection would be so valuable. The prevention of theft was my primary reason for purchasing your product, little did I know that two years later it would save my firearms from what has been the most devastating things ever to happen to me and my family. A fire ravaged our home between New Years Eve 1997 and New Years Day 1998 and although I have had several thousand dollars of refinishing and cleaning, done to my firearms, they still do exist and are not in ashes as many of our possessions are today. I just want to thank you for making a fine product. Without my Legend 12000 XT safe, I would have been way under insured for the contents of my home and would not have any grandfathers old hunting rifle in my possession today. Again, I can not thank you enough for your fine product.

Gary

June 25, 2001

As you are aware we had a terrible fire on February 23, 2001, that totally destroyed our home. We had one of your fireproof safes in our home that held all my wife's jewelry and all our important paper, including a complete inventory of all our personal property.

When the safe was removed from the fire, the representative said that when most safes sustain a fire of the magnitude, the contents are destroyed. We were pleasantly surprised when we opened the safe and found that all the items enclosed in the safe had made it through the fire with the the exception of a couple of video tapes.

Needless to say, we have purchased a larger Fort Knox fireproof safe to put back into our house when it is rebuilt. I cannot express how pleased I am with the protection and performance of the Fort Knox Security Products. Thank you.

Ken

My safe was kept in a closet off of the living room of the ranch house in a rather remote area of the Texas Hill Country.

The thieves had dragged the safe from the closet and dropped it on its back in the living room floor. Using sledge hammers, 301 lb. bars, axes, pick-ax, and grubbing hoe they knocked off the dial and dial ring, broke the handle off, and pried up the two outside corner of the door. Using a portable grinder and circle saw with disc grinder blade they ground completely through the upper hinge and partially through the lower. They also cut a gash approximately 1/4 inch deep in the center of the door before giving up on that approach.

They evidently put in several hours before giving up on breaking into the safe.

The safe contained 15 expensive guns (rifles, shotguns, and pistols), cameras, telescope and other valuables, none of which were damaged.

Yours Very Truly,
Roger

June 9,1998

To the men and women who make the Fort Knox gun model safe:

I wish to take this opportunity to thank you for your product. On the 26th of May, 1998, thieves broke into the business where I have my Fort Knox gun safe. The thieves used crow-bars, hammers and a pry bar to try to break into my safe. They did not succeed.

I am a full-time police officer, I have assault weapons and duty weapons in my Defender. At the time of the break in I was on military duty in Alabama. When I was told about the break-in the first thing that went through my mind was that those guns were on the street. I was reassured that the safe had not been entered, but that it was badly damaged and I may not be able to get it opened.

When I returned home I inspected the safe and found that they had bent the door in a couple a places and that the door frame had been bent. They also bent the handle and twisted it on the shaft. The damage that it took was unreal. The hammers that they used were on the floor, broken and the pry bar was bent, yet they did not gain access to my Defender Safe.

I called Keislers Police Supply, where I had purchased the safe, and told them what had happened. They told me nat to worry, that I was covered by Fort Knox's warranty and that my safe would be replaced. I was very relieved.

I thank you for your quality and high standard in your product, along with your great replacement policy. You kept my personal belongings and duty weapons safe, and you kept the police and citizens safe by keeping thieves from getting to these weapons and turning them loose on the streets.

I will back your product and if anyone asks me what kind of gun safe I rocommend I will tell them Ft. Knox has the best product that money can buy.

Again thank you and keep the same quality and standards. People will buy this product.

Sincerely,
Officer David

August 1, 1996

When I purchased your Guardian 1200 SV safe several years ago, little did I know what a valuable investment I had made.

I used the Guardian to store my gun collection, ammunition and important documents such as birth certificates, social security cards, marriage licenses, etc. The Guardian was located in the master bedroom of the our home.

On December 21, 1995, our kerosene heater, which had been inadvertently filled with gasoline, exploded into flames. The fire which followed destoyed our bedroom and severely damaged the remainder of the house. What wasn't burned was so severely smoke-damaged that almost nothing was saved. The Guardian 1200 safe was in the immediate vicinity of the heater.

The safe was charred and warped from the intese heat. A locksmith was needed to open it. To my surprise, when the safe was opened, everything was intact: my important documents unharmed, a box of ammunition unexploded, my guns needing only to be cleaned.

I was so impressed with the performance of my Guardian 1200 I wanted you to know. I would recommend this product to anyone wanting a gun safe providing superior protection to its contents.

Thank you again for providing an outstanding product.

Dennis