While cutting some saplings out of the way for my blind last week,the blade fell out of my saw and some of the parts landed in the muck and were gone.. The saw was maybe 3 years old but I had hardly ever used it. Gerber advised me send it in and they would let me know if it was under warranty. I sent it to Oregon on April 25th and got a brand new saw in today's mail. Wow. That was fast.Three thumbs up to Gerber.