Yes, I emailed them, including pictures of the destroyed guard, within a week or two of buying my Regulator at Blade. I also made statements that the guard needed to be fixed when I posted my full length review and chopoff, exactly six months after I purchased the knife and was permitted to comment publicly about it.

It is only now that I am being more harsh about the guard, for two reasons - one, because I am shocked that it wasn't addressed, and I am hardly the only person who has noticed the problem (just look at the votes in this poll if you don't believe me). And two, because I am disappointed to see people defending this very poor design choice with a "if you don't like it, shut up about it" attitude.


I tested the hell out of both of my test team blades, including being stuck with a knife I HATED (the killa zilla), which cost me a month's mortgage payment and I was not allowed to sell for six months, despite the fact that the knife sucked. I think I earned the right to complain, especially given the fact that MANY people feel the same way I do about the guard.