Specifications
Weapon type:
Submachine gun
Weight:
3.5 kg (7.72 lb)
Calibre & Catrige:
9x19mm Parabellum / .22 LR (5.6x15mmR) / .45 ACP (11.43x23mm) / .41 AE / 9x21mm IMI
Effective range:
200 m
Rate of fire:
600 rounds/min
Designed:
1950
Designer:
Uziel Gal
Manufacturer:
Israel Military Industries, Israel Weapon Industries, Norinco...
Number produced:
10,000,000+
Action:
Blowback, open bolt
In service:
1954-present
Muzzle velocity:
400 m/s (1,300 ft/s)
The Uzi was one of the first guns that had a telescopic bolt design. It was produced in 1954 and was used as a personal defense weapon in many wars and was exported to over 90 countries.