Toy Cork Rifles Recalled by F.J. Strauss
CPSC recall 79037. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Laceration
CPSC recall 79037 has the recall date 9 Aug 1979. The notice names the firm Straco. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Laceration. CPSC gives the product type Toy Guns.
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| Description | Toy Cork Rifles Recalled by F.J. Strauss NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 9, 1979 Release # 79-037 Toy Cork Rifles Recalled WASHINGTON, D.C. (Aug. 9) -- The F. J. Strauss Company, Inc., an importer and distributor with headquarters in New York City, is voluntarily recalling approximately 3,600 toy cork rifles because they may injure children's eyes. The recall is being conducted in cooperation with the Consumer Product Safety Commission. According to CPSC staff, children run the risk of serious eye injuries if they remove the gun's muzzle and fire toward their faces, an action which could drive two interior metal rods into their eyes. These "pushrods," which serve to expel the cork from the toy I normally are protected from extending to their full 8-inch length by small plastic barriers. However, some barriers may be positioned improperly, allowing the metal rods to project completely when the trigger is pulled. While F. J. Strauss never has received a complaint about the toy, CPSC received a report earlier this year that a 3+year-old boy suffered eye injuries from an… |
| Product | Straco Western Double-Barrel Cork Rifles, Toy Guns |
| Manufacturer | Straco |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1979: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1979
- 33
- Recalls of 1979 with one of the same hazards
- 18%
- Recalls of 1979 in the category Toy Guns
- 12%
- Recalls on the register that name Straco
- 1
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 79037. https://recallregister.com/product/3973-toy-cork-rifles-recalled-by-f-j-strauss/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
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- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 79037 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 79037 has no incident or injury text.