Crosman BB Pistol May Have Inoperative Safety
CPSC recall 77111. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
CPSC recall 77111 has the recall date 25 Oct 1977. The notice names a person as the firm, and this site does not show the name. The CPSC record gives no number of units. CPSC gives the product type Air Rifles/Air Guns/BB Guns & Accessories.
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| Description | October 25, 1977 Release # 77-111 WASHINGTON, DC (Oct. 25) -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with the Crosman Arms Company, a division of The Coleman Company, Inc., announced today the possibility of an inoperative safety in certain BB repeater pistols marketed under the Crosman name. About 25,000 model number 454 repeater pistols were manufactured and distributed nationwide during 1977 for recreational shooting. In a portion of these, an improper dimension on a receiver cover raises the possibility of the pistol discharging when the trigger is pulled with the safety engaged. The company is trying to locate the pistols involved in order to make modifications to eliminate the possible problem at no cost to the consumer. The pistols are identified as Crosman model 454, 16-shot, semi-automatic .177-caliber CO2 powered BB pistols. Suspect pistols can be identified by the first three digits of the serial number. The digits are 477, 577, 677, 777, or 877. The serial number is located on the left side of the pistol just below the name Crosman. Pistols bearing these serial numbers but with an "R" stamped on the right-hand side of the casting under the… |
| Product | Crosman 16-shot semi-automatic BB pistols, Air Rifles/Air Guns/BB Guns & Accessories |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1977: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1977
- 36
- Recalls of 1977 with one of the same hazards
- 25%
- Recalls of 1977 in the category Air Rifles/Air Guns/BB Guns & Accessories
- 3%
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 77111. https://recallregister.com/product/3907-crosman-bb-pistol-may-have-inoperative-safety/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
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- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 77111 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 77111 has no incident or injury text.