**** Recall via Health Canada
Browning Leather Pistol Holsters recalled due to Injury Hazard
Browning Leather Pistol Holsters
Common name: Browning Leather Pistol Holsters
Product description: This recall involves the Browning Leather Pistol Holsters, Multi-Angle Thumb Break, which is a leather pistol holster designed to carry Browning 1911-380 and 1911-22 pistols. The holsters are brown with yellow stitching with the Browning buckmark logo branded on the front of the holster. The holsters can be identified by Item No. 12904011 and UPC Code 023614843702, printed on the back of the product packaging.
Hazard identified: The holster design can change the position of the safety switch on the firearm without the user knowing it. If the trigger is accidentally pulled, the firearm could fire unexpectedly, posing an injury hazard to the user and bystanders. As of March 12, 2020, the company has received one report in the USA where the holster design changed the position of the safety switch on the firearm. No injuries have been reported in Canada or USA.
Canadian consumers should immediately stop using the recalled holsters and contact Browning Canada for a full refund.
For more information, consumers may contact Browning Canada at 1-514-333-7261 from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm EST Monday through Friday, by email or online. Consumers may view the release by the US CPSC on the Commission’s website
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