The Uzi (/ ˈ uː z i / ⓘ; 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.

Mar 22, 2018 · His friends called him Uzi, but Major Uziel Gal never wanted that name attached to the firearm he designed. But the Israelis simply ignored his request, and the Uzi submachine gun, one of the most iconic firearms in history, came into being.

Mar 8, 2018 · This firearm born in the 1950s, and a veteran of major world conflicts in the 1960s and 70s, was entering its twilight years.

The Uzi is a compact submachine gun chambered in 9mm. It has an open-bolt design and is blowback-operated. The Uzi is one of the first firearm designs to use a telescoping bolt, which permits the magazine to be placed inside the pistol grip to save space.

Apr 30, 2021 · In the 1980s, the Secret Service adopted the Uzi, and we saw Special Agent Robert Wanko draw an Uzi from a briefcase during the Regan assassination attempt. The Uzi and its variants eventually armed over 90 country’s police and military forces.

Dec 24, 2015 · This firearm born in the 1950s, and a veteran of major world conflicts in the 1960s and 70s, was entering its twilight years.

Dec 3, 2020 · While select-fire FN-made UZI variants were imported into the U.S. in the 1970s, the growing popularity of the gun sparked a ready-made consumer market for semi-auto sporting carbine versions...

Mar 17, 2023 · The Uzi submachine gun (SMG)/machine pistol is an iconic firearms design, with a silhouette possibly as recognizable as that of the AK-47. It emerged in a unique time and space in post-World War II history.

Jul 24, 2023 · One of those is the Uzi submachine gun, specifically the semi-automatic variant, the Model A. Since its acquisition, I’ve sought to update this design, more than 70 years old, into a modern pistol caliber carbine.

The UZI was a killing machine: precise and elegant in its design, rather than in the quality of its construction. With its wrap-around telescoping bolt, the UZI was a compact weapon. The original UZI was fitted with a 30-round magazine; later models have 25- or 32-round magazines.