Uzi uses an open-bolt, blowback-operated design, quite similar to the Jaroslav Holecek-designed Czech ZK 476 and the production Sa 23, Sa 24, Sa 25, and Sa 26 series of submachine guns.
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18 Facts About Uzi
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The military and police versions will fire immediately upon chambering a cartridge as the Uzi is an open bolt weapon.
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The Mini Uzi has a forward-folding single-strut metal stock that is actually an inch longer than the Uzi's.
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Uzi was used as a personal defense weapon by rear-echelon troops, officers, artillery troops and tankers, as well as a frontline weapon by elite light infantry assault forces.
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In general, the Uzi was a reliable weapon in military service.
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However, even the Uzi fell victim to extreme conditions of sand and dust.
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Uzi proved especially useful for mechanized infantry needing a compact weapon, and for infantry units clearing bunkers and other confined spaces.
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Uzi has been used in various conflicts outside Israel and the Middle East during the 1960s and 1970s.
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Mini Uzi is a smaller version of the regular Uzi, first introduced in 1980.
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Micro Uzi is an even further scaled down version of the Uzi, introduced in 1986.
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The Uzi Pro is a blowback-operated, select-fire, closed-bolt submachine gun with a large lower portion, comprising grip and handguard, entirely made of polymer to reduce weight; the grip section was redesigned to allow two-handed operation and facilitate control in full-automatic fire with such a small-sized firearm.
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Uzi carbine is similar in appearance to the Uzi submachine gun.
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The Uzi carbine is fitted with a 400-millimetre barrel, to meet the minimum rifle barrel length requirement for civilian sales in the United States.
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The Mini Uzi carbine is fitted with a 500-millimetre barrel, to meet the minimum rifle overall length requirement for civilian sales in the United States.
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Uzi pistol is a semi-automatic, closed bolt, and blowback-operated pistol variant.
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Uzi Pro pistol is a current version of the Uzi pistol.
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Arma Grupa Strojnica ERO was a Croatian Uzi clone made locally by Arma Grupa of Zagreb during the Yugoslav War.
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