Apr 26, 2017 · The Uru, named for a tropical bird, is a Brazilian 9mm submachine gun made from 1977 until 1985 and used by Brazilian military and police forces. What makes it interesting is the designer’s focus on simplicity – the gun has just 17 parts, and basically no screws or pins (except the bolt holding the pistol grip on).

The Uru is a submachine gun made by the production firm Mekanika in 1977 for the Brazilian Army and Police Forces. License for weapons in 1988, bought the branch of FAU, which modernized the Thompson submachine gun in model 2. SACO Defense of the US manufactured the Uru as the Model 683 for countries without an industrial basis but were sued ...

The Mekanika Uru was a Brazilian submachine gun designed by Olympio Vieira de Mello, and manufactured by Brazilian gun maker Mekanika Industria e Commercio from 1977 to 1985. It is well-known for its simplicity and consists of only 17 main parts. It is named after a tropical bird of the same name.

Nov 23, 2012 · Firing 9x19mm Parabellum ammunition, the Uru operates on the conventional blowback principle, being largely built from tubular elements and stampings. The major components are assembled by welding and spot welding, heat-treated alloy steels being used in parts subject to wear or shocks.

Jun 15, 2017 · The 9x19mm Uru submachine gun, created in the mid-1970s by Brazilian designer Olympio Vieira de Mello Filho and placed into series (though, limited) production in the early 1980s by Mekanika Indústria e Comércio Ltda. in Rio de Janeiro, has already been the subject of a number of printed and on-line articles from the eighties till now.

The Mekanika URU submachine gun is a simple blowback weapon which fires from open bolt. It is capable of semi- and full-automatic fire, and combination safety / fire mode selector lever is located on the left side of the trigger unit.

The Uru prototype is easily distinguished from the series-produced guns by a number of features, such as the shape of the detachable tubular stock, the shorter magazine housing, the wooden pistol grip, small trigger guard, and the full-disc shaped fire selector.

Aug 25, 2022 · The word URU is derived from a literal Brazilian bird. It uses a 30-round magazine and is chambered for 9mm Parabellum. It is noted for its simplicity and its high rate of fire ( a blistering 750 rounds per minute).

The Uru fires the 9x19mm round from 30 round magazines. It is a select fire weapon capable of semi-automatic fire and fully automatic fire. The cyclic rate of fire is 750 rounds per minute.

Jul 18, 2017 · A Mekanika Uru "ghost image" is shown beside a Saco Defense M683, which gives a clear idea of the cloning process involved in the "Made in U.S.A" gun. (Bottom gun: Institute of Military Technology collection)