EU Safety Gate · Report-2006-42
Pressurised air cartridge for sport and hunting rifles “Anschütz”
The product poses a risk of explosive separation of the pressure gauge or fill-valve. Three incidents of burst cartridges have been reported since August 2006. The most serious accident occurred when a cartridge separated from the fill-valve during loading, hitting the marksman's hand. The marksman suffered considerable lacerations to the inner surface of the hand. The product does not comply with Directive on transportable pressure equipment.
- Published
- 27 October 2006
- Notifying authority
- Germany
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other. Category of measure(s): Voluntary recall from consumers by the manufacturer.. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 0684/06
- Model
- 1. cartridge, anodised silver, 430 mm long: from 012947 to 016846, Art. No. 711.3415, 2. Cartridge, anodised red, 430 mm long: from 002444 to 002527, Art. No. 711.3414, 3. Cartridge, anodised black, 430 mm long: from 000006 to 000053, Art. No. 711.3413, 4. Cartridge, Junior, 290 mm long: from 001632 to 002225, Art. No. 711.3412
Classification
- Category
- Hobby/sports equipment
- Risk type
- Injuries
- Country of origin
- Not published
Product description
The aluminium cartridges are numbered in a continuous series