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The Uzi SMG
Type submachine gun
Place of origin Israel
Service history
Used by Israel, other nations including Belgium (Under license), Colombia, Germany, Indonesia, Ireland, Netherlands, Philippines, Sri Lanka, South Africa, United States of America and many other police/military organisations.
Wars Six-Day War, Yom Kippur War, Sri Lankan Civil War, South African Border War, Rhodesian Bush War, anti-guerrilla operations in Colombia and the Philippines
Production history
Designer Uziel Gal
Designed 1948
Manufacturer Israel Military Industries, FN Herstal, Norinco, Lyttleton Engineering Works (Under Vektor Arms), RH-ALAN, Ka Pa Sa State Factories
Specifications
Weight 3.5 kg (7.7 lb)
Length 470 mm (18.5 in), 650 mm (25.6 in) with stock extended
Barrel length 260 mm (10.24 in.)
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Cartridge 9 mm Parabellum, .22 LR, .45ACP, .41AE
Action open-bolt, blowback
Rate of fire 600 round/min
Muzzle velocity ~400 m/s (~1,310 ft/s)
Feed system 10 (.22 and .41AE), 16 (.45ACP) 20, 32, 40 and 50 round magazines
Sights iron sight
There are several smaller variants of the Uzi SMG:
Mini Uzi, 360 mm (14.17 inches) long and basically a scaled-down version of the Uzi. First introduced in 1980, It comes with a side-folding stock and retains a small forward handgrip. The Mini Uzi weighs about a kilogram less than the Uzi when unloaded. The Mini Uzi has a rate of fire of 950 rpm, or about 16 rounds a second.
Micro Uzi, At only 250 mm (9.84 inches) in length, it is slightly larger than a standard pistol and is about as small as the original Uzi design could be made. It fires from a closed bolt position and has a side-folding stock similar to the one on the Mini Uzi. The forward handgrip is completely eliminated. First introduced in 1986, the Micro Uzi weighs 2.2 kilograms less than the Uzi when unloaded and fires at a rate of 1250 rpm, which can unload the 20 round magazine in 0.96 seconds.
Para Micro Uzi, designed especially for counter terror units. It was recently developed by the IMI and is in use by the Shabak and the Israeli counter-terror units such as the YAMAM. It has a side-mounted charging handle, a provision which makes room for top and bottom-mounted Picatinny rails. It has an angled pistol-grip to accommodate a 33-round Glock 18 magazine.
Uzi Pistol, a semi-automatic version of the Micro Uzi developed for sale in countries where the civilian ownership of automatic weapons is restricted, such as many states in the U.S. Externally, it is distinguished by not having a stock or a recoil compensator, as well as a different trigger guard and a slightly different grip design.
Uzi Carbine, a semi-automatic version of the full sized Uzi SMG, with a longer 400 mm (16 inch) barrel. Was also generally available for sale to civilians in the United States prior to both semi-auto models being banned from import in 1994. New Uzi Carbines are still available from several American manufacturers as of March, 2006.
Those variants are still in use by many special forces and law enforcement agencies in the world - including in Israel, United States and the Sri Lanka[2].
[edit] In popular culture
The Uzi and its variants are some of the most popular submachine guns in the world. Along with the MP5 and MAC-10, they have appeared in many films, TV series, and video games.
The Uzi was designed to be able to be fired with one hand if its user lost the use of a hand in battle. As a side-effect, many fictional characters are shown with two Uzis, firing one with each hand.
[edit] Similar weapon
The unrelated Ingram MAC-10 is often dubbed the "American Uzi" or even mistaken for an actual Uzi because of its similar style of use. |
