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.

Nov 1, 2023 · Uziel Gal began his career in arms design in a rather odd way. He escaped the rise of Nazis in Germany by moving to Palestine in 1933. There, he began to develop an interest in firearms. This interest leads to illegal possession of a firearm and a short stint in prison under British authority.

Apr 5, 2014 · You wouldn’t think it true but the story of the Uzi submachine gun, Israel’s best-known military weapon, started in Imperial Germany.

May 18, 2024 · The first Uzi prototype was finished just two years after the 1948 war and was adopted in 1951. It was issued to Israeli special forces in 1954, and by 1956, the Uzi was the military’s standard submachine gun used by both front line and rear-echelon troops.

Feb 13, 2022 · Development of the Uzi. The story of this small but deadly submachine gun began shortly after the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. A Captain from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) named Uziel “Uzi” Gal designed the weapon following the conflict and …

The First Example of A Third Generation Subgun. Designed by Josef and Frantisek Koucky, the Czechoslovakian The ZK 476 represents an historic marker in submachine gun development. It was the first subgun to incorporate every feature that defines a classic third generation subgun.

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.

The first Uzi submachine gun was designed by Major Uziel Gal in the late 1940s. The prototype was finished in 1950. First introduced to IDF special forces in 1954, the weapon was placed into general issue two years later.

The Uzi (officially cased as UZI) is a blowback-operated, magazine-fed, shoulder-fired, select-fire Israeli submachine gun. It fires from an open bolt. Based on the same mechanics as used in the experimental Czechoslovak ZK 476, the first Uzi was designed in …

Sep 18, 2020 · The IDF placed its first orders for the Uzi in 1954. The submachine gun’s baptism by fire occurred in 1956, when Israeli paratroopers of Unit 202 sized the Mitla Pass in the Sinai Peninsula.