IMI Uzi (MP-2) | |
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Type | Submachine gun |
Place of origin | Israel |
Service history | |
In service | 1954–present |
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 Invasion of Grenada 1982 Lebanon war South African Border War Rhodesian Bush War Somali Civil War Mexican Drug War Syrian Civil War Miami Drug Wars |
Production history | |
Designer | Uziel Gal |
Designed | 1948 |
Manufacturer | Israel Military Industries Israel Weapon Industries FN Herstal Norinco Lyttleton Engineering Works (under Vektor Arms) RH-ALAN Group Industries |
Produced | 1950–present |
No. built | 10,000,000+ |
Variants | See Variants |
Specifications | |
Mass | 3.5 kg (7.72 lb) |
Length | |
Barrel length | 260 mm (10.2 in) |
Cartridge | 9×19mm Parabellum .22 LR .45 ACP .41 AE |
Action | Blowback,open bolt |
Rate of fire | 600 rounds/min |
Muzzle velocity | 400 m/s (9mm) |
Effective firing range | 200 m |
Feed system | 10 (.22 and .41 AE) 16 (.45 ACP) 20, 25, 32, 40, 50 (9 mm) magazines |
Sights | Iron sights |
The Uzi is a type of submachine gun (SMG). It is famous for being very small and easy to carry, much more easily than any SMG made in World War II. It does this by loading magazines inside the grip, much like a pistol. It was not the first submachine gun to do this, but the Uzi was the first used on a large scale.