The Uzi (; ; officially cased as UZI) is a family of Israeli open-bolt, blowback-operated submachine guns and machine pistols first designed by Major Uziel "Uzi" Gal in the late 1940s, shortly after the establishment of the State of Israel. It is one of the first weapons to incorporate a telescoping bolt design, which allows the magazine to be housed in the pistol grip for a shorter weapon.
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The Uzi is an Israeli submachine gun designed in the late 1940s that became notable for being one of the first weapons to use a telescoping bolt design, which made it more compact by allowing the magazine to fit inside the grip. It has been widely influential in firearms design and remains one of the most recognized submachine gun designs in the world.
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Key facts
- Weapon.wars
- 1950s Suez Crisis Basque conflict 1960s Guatemalan Civil War Portuguese Colonial War The troubles West New Guinea dispute Communist insurgency in Thailand Six-Day War Vietnam War Ñancahuazú Guerrilla War of Attrition 1970s Yom Kippur War Internal conflict in Colombia Internal conflict in Peru Angolan Civil War Shaba II Rhodesian Bush War Nicaraguan Revolution 1980s Salvadoran Civil War Attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan Falklands War Sri Lankan Civil War Invasion of Grenada Lebanese Civil War 1982 Lebanon war South African Border War Thai–Laotian Border War 1990s Persian Gulf War Yugoslav Wars Somali Civil War Sierra Leone Civil War Burundian Civil War First Congo War 2000s War in Darfur Mexican drug war Kivu conflict First Ivorian Civil War 2010s Syrian Civil War 2020s Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present) Myanmar Civil War Gaza war
- Weapon.designer
- Uziel Gal
- Weapon.design_date
- 1950
- Weapon.manufacturer
- Israel Military IndustriesIsrael Weapon Industries Copies or variants made by: FN Herstal Norinco Z111 Factory Lyttleton Engineering Works (under Vektor Arms) RH-ALAN Group Industries
- Weapon.production_date
- 1950–present
- Weapon.number
- 2,000,000+
- Weapon.variants
- See Variants
- Weapon.length
- stockless folding stock collapsed folding stock extended
Article
34 sectionsContents
- Design
- Operation
- Stocks
- Magazines
- Caliber conversions
- History and operational use
- Worldwide sales
- Military variants
- Civilian variants
- Uzi carbine
- Mini Uzi carbine
- Uzi pistol
- Uzi Pro pistol
- Copies
- Ero and Mini-Ero
- BA93 and BA94
- Socimi Type 821
- Norinco Model 320
- TK-K12
- Zastava M97
- Hamas clone
- Users
- Africa
- Asia
- Europe
- North and central America
- Oceania
- South America
- Non-state users
- Gallery
- In popular culture
- See also
- References
- External links
The Uzi (; ; officially cased as UZI) is a family of Israeli open-bolt, blowback-operated submachine guns and machine pistols first designed by Major Uziel "Uzi" Gal in the late 1940s, shortly after the establishment of the State of Israel. It is one of the first weapons to incorporate a telescoping bolt design, which allows the magazine to be housed in the pistol grip for a shorter weapon.
The Uzi prototype was finished in 1950. It was first introduced to Israel Defense Forces (IDF) special forces in 1954, and the weapon was placed into general issue two years later. The IDF supplied Uzis to rear-echelon troops, officers, artillery troops and tank crews, as well as a frontline weapon by elite light infantry assault forces.
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