Got an official response from Liberty Safe...They're going to replace it!
Customer service was great over the phone when I started the process. When I contacted them, they told me they could send me all the required forms if I wished, or I could download them off the 'net. I chose to download, and included the requested pictures with their paperwork when I sent it all off.
Five days later--there was no messing around with these guys--I got a response from Liberty. They needed one more item: A notarized statement from me stating that I had no insurance on the safe, or that insurance was refusing to cover it. I included letters from the insurance company from 2005 when the policy was cancelled, stating that no other insurance was available for that property. I paid $5 for a notarization after I typed up a memo, and sent it out.
That was a couple of weeks ago. Yesterday, I got a voucher from Liberty Safe for a new Presidential 50. I've already called the nearest dealer (4 hours away), and my new safe is on order. Should be here end of December/beginning of January.
It should be noted that I had no problem dealing with the safe company. They asked to be faxed a copy of the voucher, and twenty minutes later I had a phone call from a very nice lady, asking what color options I would like. She stated that Liberty was a great company to deal with, and that they've never had any problems with them. I'll have to pay for shipping and installation, but that's only $400.
This is a pretty nice thing. It doesn't replace the lost weapons...I'll probably never be able to do that, at this point...but it's sure been great dealing with these guys in the middle of a really shitty situation. I was a little nervous at first, as some noise was made at the dealer level about not honoring warranties from safes made before 2005...but it wasn't an issue, at all.
Nobody has said anything about having an "approved" locksmith open it up...so I might give the jaws of life idea a try. Either that, or I might just take a torch to it, myself.