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Uzi

Also known as Uzi submachine gun

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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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
Weapon.cartridge: .22 LR.41 AE.45 ACP9×19mm Parabellum9×21mm IMI
Weapon.action: Blowback, open bolt
Weapon.rate: 600 rounds/min950 rounds/min Mini Uzi1200–1500 rounds/min Micro Uzi
Weapon.velocity: (9mm)
Weapon.range: 200 m
Weapon.feed: 10-round box magazine (.22 and .41 AE) 12-, 16-, or 22-round box (.45 ACP) 20-, 25-, 32-, 40-, or 50-round box (9×19mm Parabellum)
Weapon.sights: Iron sights
Weapon.name: Uzi
Weapon.image: File:Uzi of the israeli armed forces.jpg
Weapon.image_size: 330

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Wikidata facts

Mass: 3.52
Official website: www.israel-weapon.com
Image: Uzi 1.jpg

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Commons category: IMI Uzi
service entry: 1954-01-01
total produced: 10000000
Commons gallery: Uzi
inception: 1948-00-00

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Contents

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 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.