During product observation and quality control measures the J. G. ANSCHÜTZ GmbH & Co. KG has found out, that a certain production lot may show material defects at the compressed air cylinders of target air rifles.

This material defect may lead to a sudden failure of the aluminum air cylinder. The manometer or the filling valve may loosen from the air cylinder. Serious injuries cannot be excluded.

For safety reasons a check and - if necessary - exchange by the manufacturer is essential. The below listed air cylinder series - only until year of manufacture December 2005 - may be concerned:

Check if your aluminum air cylinder is affected:
Select the type of your aluminum air cylinder, enter the four digit number of the production year (in the picture below blue framed), and the six digit serial number of your cartridge (in the picture below blue underlined), and then click on -Check-.

For a safe assignment, please select the type of your cartridge concerned!

	Air cylinder, silver, length 430 mm:	from 012947 to 016846	Item-No. 711.3415
	Air cylinder, red, length 430 mm:	from 002444 to 002527	Item-No. 711.3414
	Air cylinder, black, length 430 mm:	from 000006 to 000053	Item-No. 711.3413
	Air cylinder, Junior length 290 mm:	from 001632 to 002225	Item-No. 711.3412
	The type of your cartridge is not specified

year of manufacture		serial no.

It is not allowed to use the mentioned cartridges anymore without being checked before. They must be safely emptied at once. Please, send the affected and pressureless cartridges immediately for a check to J.G. ANSCHÜTZ GmbH & Co. KG, Abt. Kartuschenüberprüfung, Daimlerstraße 12, 89079 Ulm / GERMANY or to any authorized ANSCHÜTZ sales partner in your country. Our sales partners are listed on our website.

The numbers mentioned before (blue numbers field) are indistructibly engraved on your air cylinder. For the position of the serial number and the year of manufacture on the air cylinder see below picture, it is marked in blue. Please control your air cylinder immediately. When the number on your air cylinder matches with on of the above mentioned numbers, then empty your air cylinder. It must not be filled again!

ANSCHÜTZ also refers to further information for handling with compressed air cylinders which are listed ind the instruction leaflets and on the internet pages of www.anschuetz-sport.com and www.walter-henrich-gmbh.de.

Please note that this recall only refers to the aluminum air cylinders and not to the complete target air rifle!