Israel Military Industries Israel Weapon Industries
Copies or variants made by:
FN Herstal
Norinco
Z111 Factory
Lyttleton Engineering Works (under Vektor Arms)
RH-ALAN
Group Industries
Produced
1950–present
No. built
10,000,000+[14]
Variants
See Variants
Specifications
Mass
3.5 kg (7.72 lb)[12]
Length
445 mm (17.5 in) stockless
470 mm (18.5 in) folding stock collapsed
640 mm (25 in) folding stock extended[12]
Barrel length
260 mm (10.2 in)[12]
Cartridge
.22 LR .41 AE .45 ACP 9×19mm Parabellum 9×21mm IMI
Action
Blowback,[12] open bolt
Rate of fire
600 rounds/min 950 rounds/min Mini Uzi 1200–1500 rounds/min Micro Uzi[12]
Muzzle velocity
400 m/s (1,300 ft/s) (9mm)[15]
Effective firing range
200 m[16]
Feed system
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)
Sights
Iron sights
The Uzi (/ˈuːzi/ⓘ; Hebrew: עוזי, romanized: Ūzi; 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.
The Uzi has been exported to over 90 countries.[14] Over its service lifetime, it has been manufactured by Israel Military Industries, FN Herstal, and other manufacturers. From the 1960s through to the 1980s, more Uzi submachine guns were sold to more military, law enforcement and security markets than any other submachine gun ever made.[17]
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^Gaboury, David (3 July 2017). The UZI Submachine Gun Examined. Andrew Mowbray Publishing, Inc. p. 25. ISBN 978-1931464765.
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