Valve-protection device for pressurized-gas bottles, having a fastening section which is provided with means for fastening to a neck thread of a pressurized-gas bottle and has a central bore , and having a valve-protection section which can be connected to the fastening section and has a base side with a central bore for leading through a bottle valve and has a protective structure , connected fixedly to the base side , with at least one access opening for operation of the bottle valve, wherein, after connection of the two sections (2, 2'; 3, 3'), the central bores of the fastening section (2 2') and the base side are in a state arranged so as to form a common central axis , wherein the fastening section and the valve-protection section are provided with mutually corresponding connecting means (10, 18; 11, 21) which are formed in such a way that an axially fixed connection can be produced between in each case one connecting means (10, 18; 11, 21) of the one section (2, 2'; 3, 3') and one connecting means (10, 18; 11, 21) of the other section (2, 2'; 3, 3'), wherein at least the connecting means (10, 18; 11, 21) of one section (2, 2'; 3, 3') are arranged rotationally symmetrically with respect to a rotation about the central axis and, if the two sections (2, 2'; 3, 3') are rotated about the central axis with respect to one another, there exist at least two angular positions in which multiple connecting means (10, 18; 11, 21) of the one section (2, 2'; 3, 3') can be connected to connecting means (10, 18; 11, 21) of the other section (2, 2'; 3, 3'), characterized in that the fastening section and the valve-protection section are each provided with a plurality of bores which are arranged at equal radial distances from the central axis, wherein the bores of at least one section (2, 2'; 3, 3') are arranged at uniform angular intervals and correspond to the bores of the other section in such a way that, if rotated about the central axis with respect to one another, at least in two angular positions, a plurality of bores of the one section (2, 2'; 3, 3') and a plurality of bores of the other section (2, 2'; 3, 3') are aligned with one another and can be connected to one another fixedly in a form-fitting manner by fastening means. the fastening section and the valve-protection section are provided with mutually corresponding connecting means (10, 18; 11, 21) which are formed in such a way that an axially fixed connection can be produced between in each case one connecting means (10, 18; 11, 21) of the one section (2, 2'; 3, 3') and one connecting means (10, 18; 11, 21) of the other section (2, 2'; 3, 3'), wherein at least the connecting means (10, 18; 11, 21) of one section (2, 2'; 3, 3') are arranged rotationally symmetrically with respect to a rotation about the central axis and, if the two sections (2, 2'; 3, 3') are rotated about the central axis with respect to one another, there exist at least two angular positions in which multiple connecting means (10, 18; 11, 21) of the one section (2, 2'; 3, 3') can be connected to connecting means (10, 18; 11, 21) of the other section (2, 2'; 3, 3'), characterized in that the fastening section and the valve-protection section are each provided with a plurality of bores which are arranged at equal radial distances from the central axis, wherein the bores of at least one section (2, 2'; 3, 3') are arranged at uniform angular intervals and correspond to the bores of the other section in such a way that, if rotated about the central axis with respect to one another, at least in two angular positions, a plurality of bores of the one section (2, 2'; 3, 3') and a plurality of bores of the other section (2, 2'; 3, 3') are aligned with one another and can be connected to one another fixedly in a form-fitting manner by fastening means. <EOS>