Serious riskSerious risk
EU Safety Gate · Report-2008-34
WALTHER · Compressed air cartridge for airgun
There is a risk that the compressed-air cartridge will burst when being loaded or used due to faulty raw material. One accident reported. The product does not comply with the relevant standard EN ISO 6506.
- Published
- 01 September 2008
- 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 withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers by the manufacturer.. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 0928/08
- Model
- 2/WALTHER/ 0,085
Classification
- Category
- Hobby/sports equipment
- Risk type
- Injuries
- Country of origin
- Germany
Product description
Cartridges stamped with test date between 6/00 and 6/01. The batch including the burst cartridge was delivered to WALTHER by a sub-supplier in 2000 and the cartridges were sold until 2001.