Uzi
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Type | Submachine gun |
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Place of origin | ![]() |
Service history | |
Used by | See Users |
Wars | Suez Crisis Six-Day War Vietnam War Yom Kippur War Colombian internal conflict Sri Lankan Civil War Portuguese Colonial War Falklands War South African Border War Rhodesian Bush War Somali Civil War Mexican Drug War |
Production history | |
Designer | Uziel Gal[1] |
Designed | 1948 |
Manufacturer | Israel Military Industries Israel Weapon Industries FN Herstal Norinco Lyttleton Engineering Works (under Vektor Arms) RH-ALAN |
Produced | 1950–present |
Number built | 10,000,000+[2] |
Variants | See Variants |
Specifications | |
Weight | 3.5 kg (7.72 lb)[1] |
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Barrel length | 260 mm (10.2 in)[1] |
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Cartridge | 9×19mm Parabellum .22 LR .45 ACP .41 AE |
Action | Blowback,[1] open bolt |
Rate of fire | 600 rounds/min[1] |
Muzzle velocity | 400 m/s[3] |
Effective range | 200 m[4] |
Feed system | 10 (.22 and .41 AE) 16 (.45 ACP) 20, 25, 32, 40, 50 (9 mm) magazines |
Sights | Iron sights |