Uzi

The **Uzi** (, offeecially cased as **UZI**) is a faimily o Israeli open-bolt, blowback-operatit submachine guns. Smawer variants are considered tae be machine pistols. The Uzi wis ane o the first wappens tae uise a telescopin bolt design which allous the magazine tae be hoosed in the pistol grip for a shorter weapon.

The first Uzi submachine gun wis designed bi Major Uziel Gal in the late 1940s.  The prototeep wis finished in 1950. First introducit tae IDF special forces in 1954, the weapon wis placit intae general issue twa years later. The Uzi haes foond uise as a personal defense weapon bi rear-echelon troops, officers, airtillery troops an tankers, as well as a frontline weapon bi elite licht infantry assault forces.

The Uzi haes been exportit tae ower 90 kintras. Ower its service lifetime, it haes been manufactured bi Israel Military Industries, FN Herstal, an ither manufacturers. Frae the 1960s throu the 1980s, Uzi submachine guns wur sauld tae mair militar an polis mercats than ony ither submachine gun iver made.

## Militar variants
The **Uzi Submachine Gun** is a Standard Uzi wi a  barrel.  It haes a rate o automatic fire o 600 roonds per minute (rpm) when chambered in 9mm Parabellum; the .45 ACP model's rate o fire is slower at 500 rpm.

The **Mini-Uzi** is a smawer version o the regular Uzi, first introducit in 1980. The Mini-Uzi is 600&nbsp;mm (23.62&nbsp;inches) lang or 360&nbsp;mm (14.17&nbsp;inches) lang wi the stock fauldit. Its barrel lenth is 197&nbsp;mm (7.76&nbsp;inches), its muzzle velocity is 375&nbsp;m/s (1230 f/s) an its effective range is 100 m. It haes a greater automatic rate o fire o 950 roonds per minute due tae the shorter bolt.

The **Micro-Uzi** is an even further scaled doun version o the Uzi, introducit in 1986. The Micro-Uzi is 486&nbsp;mm (19.13&nbsp;in) lang, reducit tae 282&nbsp;mm (11.10&nbsp;in) wi the stock fauldit an its barrel lenth is 117&nbsp;mm. Its muzzle velocity is 350&nbsp;m/s (1148 f/s) an its cyclic rate o fire is 1,250 rpm.

The **Uzi-Pro** is an impruivit variant o the Micro-Uzi haes been launched in the year 2010 bi Israel Weapon Industries Ltd. (I.W.I.), umwhile the *Magen* ("Small Arms") diveesion o Israel Military Industries. The Uzi-Pro is a blowback-operatit, select-fire, closed-bolt submachine gun wi a lairge lawer portion, comprisin grip an handguard, entirely made o polymer tae reduce wicht; the grip section haes been redesigned tae allou twa-haundit operation an facilitate control in full-automatic fire wi sic a sma-sized fireairm. The Uzi-Pro featurs three Picatinny rails, twa at the sides o the barrel an ane on the tap for optics, haein the cockin haundle been muivit on the left side. The new weapon wichs 2.32&nbsp;kg an haes a lenth o 529&nbsp;mm wi an extendit stock, an 30&nbsp;cm while collapsed. It haes been purchased bi the IDF in leemitit nummers for evaluation an it is yet tae decide whether tae order addeetional units for aw o its special forces.

## Civilian variants
The Uzi Carbine is seemilar in appearance tae the Uzi submachine gun, the Uzi carbine is fittit wi a  barrel (400mm), tae meet the minimum rifle barrel lenth requirement for ceevilian sales in the Unitit States.  It fires frae a closed-bolt poseetion in semi-automatic mode anerlie an uises a floatin firin pin as opposed tae a fixed firin pin. A sma nummer o Uzi Carbines wur producit wi the staundart lenth barrel for special mercats.  Uzi Carbines wur available in calibers 9mm, .41 AE, an .45 ACP.

The Uzi Carbine haed twa main variants, the Model A (importit frae 1980 tae 1983) an the Model B (importit frae 1983 until 1989).  Thir twa variants wur importit an distributit bi Action airms.

Norinco o Cheenae manufacturs an unlicensed copy o the Uzi model B wi modifications made tae avoid the US Assault Weapon Import Ban.  The fauldin stock wis replacit wi a firthen thumbhole stock, the barrel nit wis weldit in place, an the bayonet lug wis remuivit.  The gun haed a gray parkerized feenish an wis sauld as the M320.

The **Mini-Uzi Carbine** is seemilar in appearance tae the Mini-Uzi submachine gun, the Mini-Uzi carbine is fittit wi a 19.8&nbsp;inch barrel, tae meet the minimum rifle oweraw lenth requirement for ceevilian sales in the Unitit States.  It fires frae a closed-bolt poseetion in semi-automatic mode anerlie.

The **Uzi Pistol** is a semi-automatic, closed bolt, an blowback-operated pistol variant. Its muzzle velocity is 345&nbsp;m/s. It is a Micro-Uzi wi nae shoulder stock or full-automatic firin capability. The intendit uisers for the pistol wur various security agencies in need o a heich-capacity semi-automatic pistol, or ceevilian shuiters that wantit a gun wi those qualities an the familiarity o the Uzi style.  It wis introducit in 1984 an producit till 1993.

The USA firm Group Industries made limitit nummers o a copy o the Uzi "B" model semiauto carbine for sale in the USA alang wi copies o the Uzi submachinegun for the USA collector mercat.  Efter registerin several hunder submachineguns transferable tae the general public throu a special govrenment regulatit process, production wis haltit due tae financial troubles at the company.  Company assets includin pairtially made Uzi submachineguns, pairts, an tuilin war purchased bi an investment group later tae acome kent as Vector Arms.

A company kent as Vector Arms purchased tuilin an pairts frae the defunct firm o Group Industries an biggit an marketed numerous versions o the Uzi Carbine an the Mini-Uzi.

## Caliber variants

Most Uzis fire the 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge, tho some fire .22 LR, .41 AE, or .45 ACP.  Caliber conversions exist in .40 S&W an 10 mm auto.

Available magazines include 20-, 25-, 32-, 40-, an 50-roond magazines (9×19mm Parabellum), 10-roond magazines (.41 an .22 LR), an 16-roond magazines (.45 ACP). Aw o the abuin are manufactured bi IMI. Ither heich-capacity magazines exist (e.g., 50-roond magazines an 100-roond drums in 9&nbsp;mm) which wur manufactured bi companies sic as Vector Airms.

## Uisers

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*: Uzi an Mini-Uzi variants uised bi Haitian National Police.
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*: Uzi variant wis uised bi the Special Protection Group till 2008, whan it wis replacit wi the FN P90. Micro-Uzi variant is uised bi Indie Airmy Para Commandos.
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*: Uised bi the Regional Support Unit.
*: Uzi an Mini-Uzi variants. Mini-Uzi variant wis uised bi the YAMAM elite unit an Shin Bet.
*: The Mini-Uzi variant results bi offeecial schedules tae be in the inventories o the Italian National Police. A local version cried the '''Type 821-SMG''' wis manufactured frae 1984 tae 1989 bi the *SOCIMI - Società Costruzioni Industriali Milano, S.p.A.* in Milan.
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