Uzi#Civilian variants

{{Short description|Family of Israeli submachine guns}}

{{Other uses}}

{{Infobox weapon

| name = Uzi

| image = File:Uzi of the israeli armed forces.jpg

| image_size = 330

| caption = Uzi submachine gun

| origin = Israel

| type = Submachine gun

| is_ranged = yes

| service = 1954–present

| used_by = See Users

| wars = {{tree list}}

  • 1950s
  • Suez Crisis
  • Basque conflict
  • 1960s
  • Guatemalan Civil War
  • Portuguese Colonial War
  • West New Guinea dispute{{cite magazine |author= |date=February 2013 |title=Kiprah Tempur Pasukan Belanda |trans-title=Dutch Troops Combat History |language=ID |magazine=Angkasa Edisi Koleksi No. 82: Kisah Heroik Pertempuran Laut Trikora |location=Jakarta |publisher=Kompas Gramedia Group |pages= 90–91}}
  • Six-Day War
  • Vietnam War
  • Ñancahuazú Guerrilla{{cite web |url=https://arsof-history.org/articles/v4n4_new_stage_begins_page_1.html |title="Today a New Stage Begins" Che Guevara in Bolivia|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128063635/https://arsof-history.org/articles/v4n4_new_stage_begins_page_1.html|archive-date=January 28, 2023}}
  • War of Attrition
  • 1970s
  • Yom Kippur War
  • Internal conflict in Colombia
  • Internal conflict in Peru
  • Angolan Civil War{{cite book|chapter=Callan’s Mercenaries Are Defeated in Northern Angola|title=Mercenaries in Asymmetric Conflicts|first=Scott|last= Fitzsimmons|date=November 2012|isbn=9781107026919|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sZfGYsrEIBEC|page=155|publisher=Cambridge University Press|doi=10.1017/CBO9781139208727.005}}
  • Shaba II{{cite magazine|title=Les armes de Kolwezi|first=Jacques|last=Sicard|pages=25–30|magazine=La Gazette des armes|language=fr|url=http://fr.1001mags.com/parution/gazette-des-armes/numero-111-novembre-1982/page-28-29-texte-integral|issue=111|date=November 1982|access-date=2018-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181019075744/http://fr.1001mags.com/parution/gazette-des-armes/numero-111-novembre-1982/page-28-29-texte-integral|archive-date=2018-10-19|url-status=live}}
  • Rhodesian Bush War
  • Nicaraguan Revolution
  • 1980s
  • Salvadoran Civil War
  • Falklands War
  • Sri Lankan Civil War
  • Invasion of Grenada{{cite book|title=Grenade 1983|author=Lee E. Russel|year=1985|page=39}}
  • Lebanese Civil War
  • 1982 Lebanon war
  • South African Border War
  • 1990s
  • Gulf War
  • Yugoslav Wars
  • Somali Civil War
  • Sierra Leone Civil War{{cite book|first=Christina|last=Wille|editor-first1=Nicolas|editor-last1=Florquin|editor-first2=Eric G.|editor-last2=Berman|date=May 2005|chapter=Children Associated with Fighting Forces and Small Arms in the Mano River Union|title=Armed and Aimless: Armed Groups, Guns, and Human Security in the ECOWAS Region|chapter-url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/D-Book-series/book-01-Armed-and-Aimless/SAS-Armed-Aimless-Part-1-Chapter-06.pdf|url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/de/publications/by-type/book-series/armed-and-aimless.html|publisher=Small Arms Survey|isbn=2-8288-0063-6|page=198|access-date=2019-01-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190131040219/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/de/publications/by-type/book-series/armed-and-aimless.html|archive-date=2019-01-31|url-status=dead}}
  • Burundian Civil War
  • First Congo War{{cite book|url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/publications/by-type/yearbook/small-arms-survey-2005.html|chapter-url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/A-Yearbook/2005/en/Small-Arms-Survey-2005-Chapter-11-EN.pdf|chapter=The Central African Republic: A Case Study of Small Arms and Conflict|title=Small Arms Survey 2005: Weapons at War|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2005|author=Small Arms Survey|author-link=Small Arms Survey|page=318|isbn=978-0-19-928085-8|access-date=2018-08-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180830004838/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/publications/by-type/yearbook/small-arms-survey-2005.html|archive-date=2018-08-30|url-status=dead}}
  • 2000s
  • War in Darfur{{r|mcnab2011|p=55}}
  • Mexican drug war
  • Kivu conflict{{cite book|url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/A-Yearbook/2015/eng/Small-Arms-Survey-2015-Highlights-EN.pdf|chapter-url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/A-Yearbook/2015/eng/Small-Arms-Survey-2015-Chapter-07-EN.pdf|chapter=Waning Cohesion: The Rise and Fall of the FDLR–FOCA|title=Small Arms Survey 2015: weapons and the world|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=2015|author=Small Arms Survey|author-link=Small Arms Survey|ref={{harvid|Small Arms Survey 2015}}|page=201|access-date=2018-08-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180128065841/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/A-Yearbook/2015/eng/Small-Arms-Survey-2015-Highlights-EN.pdf|archive-date=2018-01-28|url-status=dead}}
  • First Ivorian Civil War{{cite report|language=fr|title=Enquête nationale sur les armes légères et de petit calibre en Côte d'Ivoire: les défis du contrôle des armes et de la lutte contre la violence armée avant la crise post-électorale|first=Savannah|last=de Tessières|publisher=UNDP, Commission Nationale de Lutte contre la Prolifération et la Circulation Illicite des Armes Légères et de Petit Calibre and Small Arms Survey|date=April 2012|series=Special Report No. 14|url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/C-Special-reports/SAS-SR14-CoteIvoire.pdf|page=75|access-date=2018-08-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009102938/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/C-Special-reports/SAS-SR14-CoteIvoire.pdf|archive-date=2018-10-09|url-status=dead}}
  • 2010s
  • Syrian Civil War
  • 2020s
  • Russo-Ukrainian War{{cite web |title=Uzi In Ukraine |url=https://armourersbench.com/2023/05/14/uzi-in-ukraine/ |website=The Armourers Bench |language=en |date=14 May 2023}}
  • Myanmar Civil War
  • Israel-Gaza war

{{tree list/end}}

| designer = Uziel Gal{{cite book |title=The Illustrated Directory of 20th Century Guns |last=Miller |first=David |year=2001 |publisher=Salamander Books |location=London |pages=391–393 |isbn=1-84065-245-4 |oclc=59522369 }}

| design_date = 1950{{cite book|last1=Gaboury|first1=David|title=The UZI Submachine Gun Examined|date=3 July 2017|publisher=Andrew Mowbray Publishing, Inc.|isbn=978-1931464765|page=25}}

| manufacturer = Israel Military Industries
Israel Weapon Industries

Copies or variants made by:

| production_date = 1950–present

| number = 10,000,000+{{cite book |title=Ultimate Special Forces |last=McManners |first=Hugh |year=2003 |publisher=DK Publishing |location=New York |isbn=0-7894-9973-8 |page=[https://archive.org/details/ultimatespecialf00hugh/page/157 157] |url=https://archive.org/details/ultimatespecialf00hugh/page/157 |access-date=6 January 2011 |oclc=53221575 |url-access=registration }}

| variants = See Variants

| weight = {{convert|3.5|kg|lb|2|abbr=on}}

| length = * {{convert|445|mm|in|abbr=on}} stockless

  • {{convert|470|mm|abbr=on|1}} folding stock collapsed
  • {{convert|640|mm|in|abbr=on}} folding stock extended

| part_length = {{convert|260|mm|abbr=on|1}}

| crew =

| cartridge = .22 LR
.41 AE
.45 ACP
9×19mm Parabellum
9×21mm IMI

| caliber =

| action = Blowback, open bolt

| rate = 600 rounds/min
950 rounds/min Mini Uzi
1200–1500 rounds/min Micro Uzi

| velocity = {{convert|400|m/s|ft/s|abbr=on|lk=on}} (9mm){{cite web |url=http://www.uzi.com/firearms.html |title=Firearms |work=The Uzi Official Website |publisher=Uzi Brands International |access-date=6 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130506113520/http://www.uzi.com/firearms.html |archive-date=6 May 2013 }}

| range = 200 m{{cite web |url=http://world.guns.ru/smg/isr/uzi--micro-uzi--mini-uzi-e.html |title=UZI / Mini UZI / Micro UZI submachine gun (Israel) |first=Max R. |last=Popenker |date=27 October 2010 |publisher=World Guns: Modern Firearms & Ammunition |access-date=6 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110110133302/http://world.guns.ru/smg/isr/uzi--micro-uzi--mini-uzi-e.html |archive-date=10 January 2011 |url-status=live }}

| max_range =

| feed = * 10-round box magazine (.22 and .41 AE)

  • 12-, 16-, or 22-round box (.45 ACP)
  • 20-, 25-, 32-, 40-, or 50-round box (9×19mm Parabellum)

| sights = Iron sights

}}

The Uzi ({{IPAc-en|audio=en-us-uzi.ogg|pron|ˈ|uː|z|i}}; {{langx|he|עוזי|Ūzi}}; officially cased as UZI) is a family of Israeli open-bolt, blowback-operated submachine guns and machine pistols first designed by Major Uziel "Uzi" Gal in the late 1940s, shortly after the establishment of the State of Israel. It is one of the first weapons to incorporate a telescoping bolt design, which allows the magazine to be housed in the pistol grip for a shorter weapon.

The Uzi prototype was finished in 1950. It was first introduced to Israel Defense Forces (IDF) special forces in 1954, and the weapon was placed into general issue two years later. The IDF supplied Uzis to rear-echelon troops, officers, artillery troops and tank crews, as well as a frontline weapon by elite light infantry assault forces.

The Uzi has been exported to over 90 countries. Over its service lifetime, it has been manufactured by Israel Military Industries, FN Herstal, and other manufacturers. From the 1960s through to the 1980s, more Uzi submachine guns were sold to more military, law enforcement and security markets than any other submachine gun ever made.{{cite journal | last = Hackathorn| first = Ken | title = Using the Uzi| journal = Fighting Firearms| volume = 3| issue = 1| pages = 18–23| publisher = Soldier of Fortune| year = 1995 }}

Design

The Uzi uses an open-bolt, blowback-operated design, quite similar to the Jaroslav Holeček-designed Czech ZK 476 (prototype only){{cite web|url= http://www.pmulcahy.com/submachineguns/israeli_submachineguns.htm|title= IMI Uzi|first= Paul|last= Mulcahy|access-date= 25 November 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130120073355/http://pmulcahy.com/submachineguns/israeli_submachineguns.htm|archive-date= 20 January 2013|url-status=live}} and the production Sa 23, Sa 24, Sa 25, and Sa 26 series of submachine guns introduced in 1948. The open bolt design exposes the barrel's breech end, improving cooling during periods of continuous fire. However, it means that since the bolt is held to the rear when cocked, the receiver is more susceptible to contamination from sand and dirt. It uses a telescoping bolt design, in which the bolt wraps around the breech end of the barrel.{{cite book | last = Hogg | first = Ian V. | author-link = Ian V. Hogg | title = Guns and How They Work | publisher = Everest House | year = 1979 | location = New York | pages = 157–158 | isbn = 0-89696-023-4 }} This allows the barrel to be moved far back into the receiver and the magazine to be housed in the pistol grip, allowing for a heavier, slower-firing bolt in a shorter, better-balanced weapon.

The weapon is constructed primarily from stamped sheet metal, making it less expensive per unit to manufacture than an equivalent design machined from forgings. With relatively few moving parts, the Uzi is easy to strip for maintenance or repair. The magazine is housed within the pistol grip, allowing for intuitive and easy reloading in dark or difficult conditions, under the principle of "hand finds hand". The pistol grip is fitted with a grip safety, making it difficult to fire accidentally. However, the protruding vertical magazine makes the gun awkward to fire when prone. The Uzi features a bayonet lug.{{cite book |title=The Gun Digest Book of Assault Weapons |last=Lewis |first=Jack |author2=Steele, David E. |author-link =Jack Lewis (screenwriter) |year=2000 |edition=5th |publisher=Krause Publications |location=Iola, Wis. |isbn=0-87341-778-X |page=222 |oclc=43521989}}

File:Uzi Gal.jpg, the designer and inventor of the Uzi submachine gun]]

=Operation=

The non-reciprocating charging handle on the top of the receiver cover is used to retract the bolt. Variants have a ratchet safety mechanism which will catch the bolt and lock its movement if it is retracted past the magazine, but not far enough to engage the sear. When the handle is fully retracted to the rear, the bolt will cock (catch) on the sear mechanism and the handle and cover are released to spring fully forward under power of a small spring. The cover will remain forward during firing since it does not reciprocate with the bolt. The military and police versions will fire immediately upon chambering a cartridge as the Uzi is an open bolt weapon.

There are two external safety mechanisms on the Uzi. The first is the three-position selector lever located at the top of the grip and behind the trigger group. The rear position is "S", or "safe" (S = Sicher or Secure on the MP2), which locks the sear and prevents movement of the bolt.

The second external safety mechanism is the grip safety, which is located at the rear of the grip. It is meant to help prevent accidental discharge if the weapon is dropped or the user loses a firm grip on the weapon during firing.

The trigger mechanism is a conventional firearm trigger, but functions only to control the release mechanism for either the bolt (submachine gun) or firing pin holding mechanism (semi-auto) since the Uzi does not incorporate an internal cocking or hammer mechanism. While the open-bolt system is mechanically simpler than a closed-bolt design (e.g. Heckler & Koch MP5), it creates a noticeable delay between when the trigger is pulled and when the gun fires.

The magazine release button or lever is located on the lower portion of the pistol grip and is intended to be manipulated by the non-firing hand. The paddle-like button lies flush with the pistol grip in order to help prevent accidental release of the magazine during rigorous or careless handling.

When the gun is de-cocked the ejector port closes, preventing entry of dust and dirt. Though the Uzi's stamped-metal receiver is equipped with pressed reinforcement slots to accept accumulated dirt and sand, the weapon can still jam with heavy accumulations of sand in desert combat conditions when not cleaned regularly.{{cite book| last = Dockery| first =Kevin| author-link=Kevin Dockery (author)|title = Future Weapons| url = https://archive.org/details/futureweapons0000dock| url-access = limited| publisher = Berkley Caliber |location=New York | year = 2007| pages = [https://archive.org/details/futureweapons0000dock/page/227 227]–229| isbn = 978-0-425-21750-4 }} The magazine must be removed prior to de-cocking the weapon.

= Stocks =

File:1952 General von Horn IMI Uzi 001 (cropped).jpg

File:UZI Submachine Gun (7414624230).jpg

There are different stocks available for the Uzi proper.{{cite book|last1=Gaboury|first1=David|title=The UZI Submachine Gun Examined|date=3 July 2017|publisher=Andrew Mowbray Publishing, Inc.|isbn=978-1931464765|page=234}} There is a wooden stock with a metal buttplate that comes in three similar variations that were used by the IDF. The first version had a flat butt and straight comb and had hollows for a cleaning rod and gun oil bottle. The second had an angled butt and a straight comb and no hollows. The third had an angled butt and curved comb and no hollows; a polymer version is currently available from IMI. The wooden stocks originally had a quick-release base but the ones sold in the United States often had a permanent base for legal reasons, as detachable stocks on pistols or other short-barreled weapons upgrade the weapon to NFA status.{{cite web |title=UZI Talk - FAQ |url=https://www.uzitalk.com/reference/pages/FAQ.htm#Barrel%20and%20stock |website=www.uzitalk.com}}{{cite web |title=If a person has a pistol and an attachable shoulder stock, does this constitute possession of an NFA firearm? {{!}} Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives |url=https://www.atf.gov/firearms/qa/if-person-has-pistol-and-attachable-shoulder-stock-does-constitute-possession-nfa |website=www.atf.gov}}

Choate made an aftermarket polymer stock with a rubber butt-pad that had a flat butt, a straight comb, and a permanent base.

In 1956,{{cite book|last1=Gaboury|first1=David|title=The UZI Submachine Gun Examined|date=3 July 2017|publisher=Andrew Mowbray Publishing, Inc.|isbn=978-1931464765|page=40}} IMI developed a downward-folding twin-strut metal stock with two swivelling sections that tuck under the rear of the receiver. The Mini Uzi has a forward-folding single-strut metal stock that is actually an inch longer than the Uzi's. Its buttplate can be used as a foregrip when stowed. The Micro Uzi has a similar model.

= Magazines =

The original box magazines for the 9mm Uzi had a 25-round capacity. Experimental 40- and 50-round extended magazines were tried but were found to be unreliable. A 32-round extended magazine was then tried and was later accepted as standard. The Mini Uzi and Micro Uzi use a shorter 20-round magazine. Available extended magazines include 40-, and 50-round magazines. Other high-capacity aftermarket magazines exist such as the Vector Arms 70-round and Beta Company (Beta C-Mag) 100-round drums.

The .45 ACP Uzi used a 16- or 22-round magazine, while the .45 ACP Micro Uzi and Mini Uzi used a 12-round magazine. A conversion kit by Vector Arms allowed the .45-caliber Uzi to use the same 30-round magazines as the M3 "Grease Gun".{{r|mcnab2011|p=20–25}}

= Caliber conversions =

The Uzi was available with caliber conversion kits in .22 LR or .41 AE. The operator just has to change the barrel, bolt and magazine. The .22 LR had 20-round magazines; the original IMI kit used a barrel insert while the aftermarket Action Arms kit used a full replacement barrel. The .41 AE also had a 20-round magazine; since it has the same bolt face as the 9×19mm Parabellum, only the barrel and magazine needed to be changed.{{r|mcnab2011|p=20–25}}

IMI also manufactured a .45ACP conversion kit both in full auto/open bolt with a 10.2" barrel for the 9mm SMG and a semi only/closed bolt with a 16" barrel for the carbine version. Magazine capacity is limited, with 2 sizes of 16 and 10 rds each.

History and operational use

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The Uzi submachine gun was designed by Captain (later Major) Uziel Gal of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) following the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. The weapon was submitted to the Israeli Army for evaluation and won out over more conventional designs due to its simplicity and economy of manufacture. Gal did not want the weapon to be named after him, but his request was ignored. The Uzi was officially adopted in 1951. First introduced to IDF special forces in 1954, the weapon was placed into general issue two years later. The first Uzis were equipped with a short, fixed wooden buttstock, and this is the version that initially saw combat during the 1956 Suez Campaign. Later models would be equipped with a folding metal stock.

The 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. The Uzi's compact size and firepower proved instrumental in clearing Syrian bunkers and Jordanian defensive positions during the 1967 Six-Day War. Though the weapon was phased out of frontline IDF service in the 1980s, some Uzis and Uzi variants were still used by a few IDF units until December 2003, when the IDF announced that it was retiring the Uzi from all IDF forces.{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2003-12-18-uzi_x.htm |title=Israel's army phases out country's iconic Uzi submachine gun |work=USA Today |agency=Associated Press |date=18 December 2003 |access-date=6 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204193005/http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2003-12-18-uzi_x.htm |archive-date=4 February 2012 |url-status=live }} It was subsequently replaced by the fully automatic Micro Tavor.

In general, the Uzi was a reliable weapon in military service. However, even the Uzi fell victim to extreme conditions of sand and dust. During the Sinai Campaign of the Yom Kippur War, IDF Army units reaching the Suez Canal reported that of all their small arms, only the 7.62mm FN MAG machine gun was still in operation.{{cite book |last=Long |first=Duncan |title=Terrifying Three: Uzi, Ingram and Intratec Weapons Families |publisher=Paladin Press |year=1989 |pages=25–31 |location=Boulder, Colo. |isbn=978-0-87364-523-2 |oclc=21678853}}

The Uzi proved especially useful for mechanized infantry needing a compact weapon and for infantry units clearing bunkers and other confined spaces. However, its limited range and accuracy in automatic fire (approximately {{convert|50|m|abbr=on}}) could be disconcerting when encountering enemy forces armed with longer-range small arms, and heavier support weapons could not always substitute for a longer-ranged individual weapon. These failings eventually caused the phasing out of the Uzi from IDF front-line assault units.

The Uzi has been used in various conflicts outside Israel and the Middle East during the 1960s and 1970s. Quantities of 9 mm Uzi submachine guns were used by Portuguese cavalry, police, and security forces during the Portuguese Colonial Wars in Africa.

Worldwide sales

File:Reagan assassination attempt 4 crop.jpg and police officer Thomas Delahanty during the assassination attempt of President Ronald Reagan by John Hinckley Jr. on March 30, 1981. Secret Service agent Robert Wanko unfolds the stock of an Uzi in case of further attack.]]

Total sales of the weapon to date (end of 2001) has netted IMI over 2 billion US dollars, with over 90 countries using the weapons either for their armed forces or in law enforcement.

  • The Royal Netherlands Army first issued the Uzi in 1956. It was the first country other than Israel to use it as a service weapon. Their models are distinct in that they have a wooden stock (made to their specifications) that is more angular, an angled butt and a curved comb, and is 2 inches longer than the IDF model. The wooden stock versions were mainly used by the Royal Netherlands Navy and the Marine Corps. The Army and Airforce received the metal foldable stock versions as replacement. No bayonets were issued.
  • The German Bundeswehr (especially its tank crews) used the Uzi since 1959 under the designation MP2. It replaced the MP1 (Beretta M1938/49) and Thompson M1 in service. The MP2 was fitted with the IDF-style wooden stock and the later MP2A1 was fitted with the metal folding stock. It can be recognized by its distinctive three-position "DES" selector switch: "D" for "Dauerfeuer" ("continuous-fire", or "automatic"), "E" for "Einzelfeuer" ("single-fire", or "semi-automatic"), and "S" for "Sicher" ("secure", or "safe"). It was replaced with the Heckler & Koch MP7 Personal Defense Weapon in 2007.
  • The Belgian Armed Forces have used Uzi machine pistols in 9mm, .45 ACP and 22LR calibres, license-made by FN Herstal from 1958 to 1971. They were also issued to the paramilitary Gendarmerie.{{cite web|title=Uzi 9 mm|url=http://www.mil.be/fr/materiel/uzi-9-mm|website=La Défense|publisher=Ministère de la Défense|access-date=9 March 2017|language=fr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312035655/http://www.mil.be/fr/materiel/uzi-9-mm|archive-date=12 March 2017|url-status=live}}
  • The Irish Gardaí ERU and RSU were issued the Uzi from the 1970s to 2012. It was replaced with the Heckler & Koch MP7 in March 2014.[http://www.thejournal.ie/gardai-guns-840169-Mar2013/ "Gardaí feel like ‘sitting ducks’ after decision to withdraw Uzi submachine guns"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414205606/http://www.thejournal.ie/gardai-guns-840169-Mar2013/ |date=2016-04-14 }}, TheJournal.ie, March 23, 2015
  • In Rhodesia, the Uzi was produced under license from 1976 until the fall of Rhodesia in 1980. It was made from Israeli-supplied (and later Rhodesian-made) components.
  • Sri Lanka ordered a few thousand Mini Uzi and Uzi carbines in 1990s. Currently those are deployed with the Sri Lanka Army, Sri Lanka Navy Elite Forces, and the Sri Lanka Police Special Task Force as their primary weapon when providing security for VIPs.
  • The United States Secret Service used the Uzi as their standard submachine gun from the 1960s until the early 1990s, when it was phased out and replaced with the Heckler & Koch MP5 and FN P90. When President Ronald Reagan was shot on March 30, 1981, Secret Service Special Agent Robert Wanko pulled an Uzi out of a briefcase and covered the rear of the presidential limousine as it sped to safety with the wounded president inside.
  • All merchant mariners of the Zim Integrated Shipping line are trained in the use of, and issued, the Uzi.{{cite web

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Military variants

The standard Uzi has a {{convert|10|in|mm|adj=on}} barrel. It has a rate of automatic fire of 600 rounds per minute (rpm) when chambered in 9mm Parabellum; the .45 ACP model's rate of fire is slower at 500 rpm.

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The Mini Uzi is a smaller version of the regular Uzi, first introduced in 1980. The Mini Uzi is {{convert|600|mm|in|abbr=on}} long or {{convert|360|mm|in|abbr=on}} long with the stock folded. Its barrel length is {{convert|197|mm|in|abbr=on}}, its muzzle velocity is {{convert|375|m/s|abbr=on}} and its effective range is {{convert|100|m|abbr=on}}. It has a greater automatic rate of fire of 950 rounds per minute due to the shorter bolt. Its weight is approximately {{convert|2.7|kg|abbr=on}}.

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The Micro Uzi is an even further scaled down version of the Uzi, introduced in 1986. The Micro Uzi is {{convert|486|mm|in|abbr=on}} long, reduced to {{convert|282|mm|in|abbr=on}} with the stock folded, and its barrel length is {{convert|117|mm|in|abbr=on}}. It has a closed bolt compared to its original counterpart.{{Cite web|url=http://georgians.weapon.ge/index.php?sel=1&id=348&l=en |title=IMI Micro-UZI (Israel) |website=WEAPON.GE |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721030240/http://georgians.weapon.ge/index.php?sel=1&id=348&l=en |archive-date=2011-07-21 |url-status=dead}} Weapon.GE, retrieved on February 01, 2011. Its muzzle velocity is {{convert|350|m/s|abbr=on}} and its cyclic rate of fire is 1,200 rpm. It weighs slightly over {{convert|1.5|kg|abbr=on}}.

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The Uzi Pro, an improved variant of the Micro Uzi, was launched in 2010 by Israel Weapon Industries Ltd. (I.W.I.), formerly the magen ("small arms") division of Israel Military Industries. 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 of such a small-sized firearm. The Uzi Pro features four Picatinny rails, two at the sides of the barrel, which can be removed, one below the barrel for the addition of foregrips and one on the top for optics. The under barrel rail is often shown with a specialised foregrip which attaches to the pistol grip to form a hand guard. In addition, the cocking handle has been moved to the left side.{{cite web |url=http://www.israel-weapon.com/default.asp?catid={89B2D388-821D-424D-B8AB-CB619D165202} |title=UZI Pro |publisher=Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) Ltd |access-date=6 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124224307/http://www.israel-weapon.com/default.asp?catid=%7B89B2D388-821D-424D-B8AB-CB619D165202%7D |archive-date=24 November 2010 }} The new weapon weighs {{convert|2.32|kg|abbr=on}} and has a length of {{convert|529|mm|in|abbr=on}} with an extended stock,{{cite news | url=http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=248117 | title=New version of legendary Uzi unveiled | first=Yaakov | last=Katz | publisher=JPost.com | date=5 December 2011 | access-date=6 December 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111206042650/http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=248117 | archive-date=6 December 2011 | url-status=live }} and {{convert|300|mm|in|abbr=on}} while collapsed. As of 2011 it has been purchased by the IDF in limited numbers for evaluation and it is yet to be decided whether or not to order additional units for all of its special forces.{{cite magazine |title=Uzi 2012 |magazine=Bamahane |issue= 3109 |date=November 25, 2011 |page=13 |language=he}}

Civilian variants

=Uzi carbine=

The Uzi carbine is similar in appearance to the Uzi submachine gun. The Uzi carbine is fitted with a {{convert|400|mm|in|adj=on}} barrel, to meet the minimum rifle barrel length requirement for civilian sales in the United States. A small number of Uzi carbines were produced with the standard length barrel for special markets. It fires from a closed-bolt position in semi-automatic mode only and uses a floating firing pin as opposed to a fixed firing pin. The FS-style selector switch has two positions (the automatic setting was blocked): "F" for "fire" (semi-auto) and "S" for "safe". Uzi carbines are available in .22 LR, 9mm, .41 AE, and .45 ACP calibers.

The Uzi carbine has two main variants, the Model A (imported from 1980 to 1983) and the Model B (imported from 1983 until 1989). The Type A was the same as the fully automatic Uzi, while the Type B had a firing pin safety and improved sights and sling swivels. These two variants were imported and distributed by Action Arms.

The American firm Group Industries made limited numbers of a copy of the Uzi "B" model semiauto carbine for sale in the US along with copies of the Uzi submachine gun for the U.S. collectors' market. After registering several hundred submachine guns transferable to the general public through a special government-regulated process, production was halted due to financial troubles at the company. Company assets (including partially made Uzi submachine guns, parts, and tooling) were purchased by an investment group later to become known as Vektor Arms. Vektor Arms built and marketed numerous versions of the Uzi carbine and the Mini Uzi.{{cite book | last = Peterson | first = Phillip | title = Gun Digest Buyer's Guide to Tactical Rifles | publisher = Gun Digest Books| year = 2010| location =Iola, WI | pages =180–181 | isbn = 978-1-4402-1446-2 }} As of 2024, average prices can be over $25,000.00 USD.{{Cite web |date=September 2024 |title=September 2024 Report: 19 Most Expensive Items Sold on GunBroker by Total Dollars {{!}} Auction or Fixed-Price |url=https://www.gunbroker.com/c/article/19-most-expensive-guns-sold-on-gunbroker-september-2024/ |website=GunBroker}}

Today, while the civilian manufacture, sale and possession of post-1986 select-fire Uzi and its variants is prohibited in the United States, it is still legal to sell templates, tooling and manuals to complete such conversion. These items are typically marketed as being "post-sample" materials for use by federal firearm licensees for manufacturing/distributing select-fire variants of the Uzi to law enforcement, military and overseas customers.{{cite web | url = http://www.fullautoguns.com | title = Select-Fire (Fully Automatic) conversion information | access-date = 2019-06-16 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150620123116/http://www.fullautoguns.com/ | archive-date = 2015-06-20 | url-status=live }}

=Mini Uzi carbine=

The Mini Uzi carbine is similar in appearance to the Mini Uzi machine pistol. The Mini Uzi carbine is fitted with a {{convert|500|mm|in|adj=on}} barrel, to meet the minimum rifle overall length requirement for civilian sales in the United States. It fires from a closed-bolt position in semi-automatic mode only.

=Uzi pistol=

File:Uzimicro.jpg

The Uzi pistol is a semi-automatic, closed bolt, and blowback-operated pistol variant. Its muzzle velocity is 345 m/s. It is a Micro Uzi with no shoulder stock or full-automatic firing capability. The intended users of the pistol are various security agencies in need of a high-capacity semi-automatic pistol, or civilian shooters who want a gun with those qualities and the familiarity of the Uzi style. It was introduced in 1984 and produced until 1993.

=Uzi Pro pistol=

The Uzi Pro pistol is a current version of the Uzi pistol. It has rails on the top and bottom, and there is an optional stabilizing brace. Unlike any other Uzi variant, the Uzi Pro pistol has a side charging handle, rather than a top charging handle, and has a three-stage safety. There are three safeties on the Uzi Pro pistol: a thumb safety, a grip safety, and a firing pin block. This model was intended for law enforcement and civilian use, due to the compact size, rails, and a semi-automatic rate of fire. Unlike other Uzi variants, the Uzi Pro pistol is only chambered for 9×19 Parabellum.

Copies

=AG Strojnica ERO=

File:Strojnica ERO.jpg

The Arma Grupa Strojnica ERO (Arms Group "ERO machine-gun") was a Croatian Uzi clone made locally by Arma Grupa of Zagreb during the Yugoslav War. It was made entirely from steel stampings, causing it to weigh more ({{convert|3.73|kg|abbr=on}}).Fowler, Will; North, Anthony; Stronge, Charles; and Sweeney, Patrick. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of GUNS (New York: Metro Books, 2013), p.242. The only difference from the Uzi is the selector switch, which is marked "R" (Rafalno {"burst"}, for full automatic fire), "P" (Pojedinačno, for single shot) and "Z" (Zaključan {locked}, for safe) and its rate of fire is 650 rounds per minute. It uses the 32-round magazine as standard, but can use any 9mm Uzi-interface magazine of 25 rounds or larger.

The Strojnica Mini ERO is a clone of the Micro Uzi; it differs in that it had a heavy-gauge folding wire stock like the Skorpion Machine Pistol. It weighs {{convert|2.2|kg|lb}} unloaded and is {{convert|545.5|mm|in}} overall with the folding stock extended and {{convert|250|mm|in}} with the stock folded. It uses the 20-round Mini Uzi magazine.

The EROs were used by the Croatians as early as 1992.{{cite web|url=https://muzej-policije.gov.hr/zbirke-30/zbirka-oruzja/podzbirka-oruzje-hrvatske-proizvodnje/kratke-strojnice/203|title = Kratke strojnice |trans-title=Short machine guns |language=hr |publisher=Republic of Croatia Ministry of Internal Affairs Police Museum}}

=BA93 and BA94=

The BA93 and BA94 are Myanmar made clones of the Uzi.{{cite news | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-11/myanmar-army-uses-lethal-force-used-on-protesters-amnesty-finds/13237220 | title='Killing spree': Myanmar's military is using battle tactics, firing live ammunition on protesters | newspaper=ABC News | date=11 March 2021 }} Production started in Myanmar after 1991 when an Israeli delegation visited the country and supplied the Tatmadaw with Uzis.{{cite web|url=http://www.smallarmsreview.com/display.article.cfm?idarticles=1154|title=Burmese Small Arms Development|date=26 August 2009 |access-date=2018-07-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715210629/http://www.smallarmsreview.com/display.article.cfm?idarticles=1154|archive-date=2018-07-15|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.burmalibrary.org/reg.burma/archives/200008/msg00005.html|title=Myanmar and Israel develop military|website=www.burmalibrary.org|access-date=2018-07-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181027121643/http://www.burmalibrary.org/reg.burma/archives/200008/msg00005.html|archive-date=2018-10-27|url-status=live}} It also included the rights to manufacture the Uzi under license.{{cite web|url=https://kknews.cc/zh-cn/military/nkeo658.html|title=以色列血统的缅甸MA-13冲锋枪|access-date=2018-08-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181130131217/https://kknews.cc/zh-cn/military/nkeo658.html|archive-date=2018-11-30|url-status=live}}

The BA93 is based on the Uzi, but with a longer barrel and fixed stock.{{cite web|url=https://kknews.cc/zh-cn/military/eg84v2z.html|title=缅军最新军演中出现的"海豹"特种部队武器|access-date=2018-08-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181130114728/https://kknews.cc/zh-cn/military/eg84v2z.html|archive-date=2018-11-30|url-status=live}} It was introduced in 1993. It is commonly seen with Myanmar soldiers and special forces units operating in commando or VIP protection operations.

The BA94 was introduced in 1994.Asian Military Review - March 2010, Page 15. Improvements made include moving the charging handle from the top to the left with a shorter barrel. This model is mostly seen with Myanma police forces.

As of 2018, both weapons were renamed MA-13.

=Socimi Type 821=

{{main|Socimi Type 821}}

=Norinco M320=

Norinco of China manufactures an unlicensed copy of the Uzi Model B that is sold as the M320. Early versions were marked "POLICE Model" in English. Modifications were made to avoid the US Assault Weapon Import Ban: the folding stock was replaced with a wooden thumbhole stock, the barrel nut was welded in place, and the bayonet lug was removed.Department oF the Treasury Study on the Sporting Suitability oF ModiFied Semiautomatic Assault RiFles (4-98) The gun had a gray parkerized finish, a {{convert|410|mm|in}} carbine-length barrel and is {{convert|800|mm|in}} overall.

=TK-K12=

The TK-K12 (or TL-K12) is a Vietnamese clone of the IMI Micro Uzi since 2013.{{cite web|author=Nguyễn Minh |url=https://www.tienphong.vn/hanh-trang-nguoi-linh/kham-pha-vu-khi-dac-trung-cua-quan-doi-viet-nam-878513.tpo |title=Khám phá vũ khí đặc trưng của quân đội Việt Nam |publisher=Tienphong.vn |date=2020-02-26 |accessdate=2022-03-01|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404175025/https://tienphong.vn/kham-pha-vu-khi-dac-trung-cua-quan-doi-viet-nam-post792948.tpo|archive-date=April 4, 2023}}

=Zastava M97=

The Zastava M97 is a Serbian clone of the Mini Uzi.{{cite book| last = Cutshaw| first = Charles Q.| title = Tactical Small Arms Of The 21st Century: A Complete Guide to Small Arms From Around the World| publisher = Krause Publications | year = 2006| page = 171| location = Iola, Wis.| isbn = 087349914X }} Two variants consist of the M97 with an {{convert|8|in|abbr=on}} barrel and the M97K with a {{convert|6.5|in|abbr=on}} barrel and no folding stock with a vertical foregrip permanent attached.{{cite web|url=https://oruzjeonline.com/2019/08/11/automati-9x19mm-m97-i-m97k/|title=Automati 9x19mm M97 i M97K (UZI)|date=11 August 2019}}

=Hamas clone=

From 1993 to 1996, Hamas manufactured a total of 350 Uzi clones, until its production was dismantled by the Palestinian Security Services' intelligence unit led by Moussa Arafat.{{cite web|date=2021-03-18|title=Underground Military Production In Gaza – Part 1|url=https://silahreport.com/2021/03/18/underground-military-production-in-gaza-part-1/|access-date=2021-04-20|website=Silah Report|language=en-US|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404164406/https://silahreport.com/2021/03/18/underground-military-production-in-gaza-part-1/|archive-date= April 4, 2023}}

Users

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= Africa =

  • {{flag|Algeria}}{{cite web|title=MP UZI|url=https://salw-guide.bicc.de/en/weapon/view/20|website=SALW Guide: Global distribution and visual identification|author1=Bonn International Center for Conversion|author-link1=Bonn International Center for Conversion|author2=Bundeswehr Verification Center|access-date=31 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180831035754/https://salw-guide.bicc.de/en/weapon/view/20|archive-date=31 August 2018|url-status=live}}
  • {{flag|Angola}}{{cite book |title=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009–2010 |editor-last1= Jones |editor-first1=Richard D. |editor-last2= Ness |editor-first2=Leland S. |date=27 January 2009 |publisher=Jane's Information Group |location=Coulsdon, Surry | edition=35th |isbn=978-0-7106-2869-5 |page=117 |oclc=268790196 }}
  • {{flag|Botswana}}{{cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/site/worldinventory/wiw_af_botswana|title=Google Sites|website=sites.google.com|access-date=2017-09-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161124203850/https://sites.google.com/site/worldinventory/wiw_af_botswana|archive-date=2016-11-24|url-status=live}}
  • {{flag|Burundi}}: Burundian rebels{{cite book|url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/publications/by-type/yearbook/small-arms-survey-2007.html|chapter-url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/A-Yearbook/2007/en/full/Small-Arms-Survey-2007-Chapter-06-EN.pdf|chapter=Armed Violence in Burundi: Conflict and Post-Conflict Bujumbura|title=The Small Arms Survey 2007: Guns and the City|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=2007|author=Small Arms Survey|author-link=Small Arms Survey|page=204|isbn=978-0-521-88039-8|access-date=2018-08-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180827001033/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/publications/by-type/yearbook/small-arms-survey-2007.html|archive-date=2018-08-27|url-status=live}}
  • {{flag|Cameroon}}{{cite news|title=Contre-offensive - Cameroun et Tchad contre Boko Haram|newspaper=Paris Match|date=18 February 2015|first=Patrick|last=Forestier|url=https://www.parismatch.com/Actu/International/Cameroun-et-Tchad-contre-Boko-Haram-710550|language=fr|access-date=21 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829035212/https://www.parismatch.com/Actu/International/Cameroun-et-Tchad-contre-Boko-Haram-710550|archive-date=29 August 2018|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=A Cameroonian soldier, armed with an Uzi submachine gun, stands guard outside the Palais des Congres|first=Patrick|last=de Noirmont|agency=Reuters|via=stock.adobe.com|date=9 July 1996|url=https://stock.adobe.com/ee/editorial/a-cameroonian-soldier-armed-with-an-uzi-submachine-gun-stands-guard-outside-the-palais-des-congres/146467930|access-date=21 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022073406/https://stock.adobe.com/ee/editorial/a-cameroonian-soldier-armed-with-an-uzi-submachine-gun-stands-guard-outside-the-palais-des-congres/146467930|archive-date=22 October 2018|url-status=live}}
  • {{flag|Central African Republic}}
  • {{flag|Chad}}{{cite book |title=Hand Guns |last=Diez |first=Octavio |year=2000 |publisher=Lema Publications |location=Barcelona |isbn=84-8463-013-7 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e8vcKLkEfcMC |language=ar |oclc=44059526 |access-date=2016-03-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140916211618/http://books.google.com/books?id=e8vcKLkEfcMC |archive-date=2014-09-16 |url-status=live }}
  • {{flag|Democratic Republic of Congo}}
  • {{flag|Eritrea}}
  • {{flag|Eswatini}}
  • {{flag|Ethiopia}}
  • {{flag|Gabon}}
  • {{flag|Kenya}}
  • {{flag|Lesotho}}{{cite book|title=Beyond Blue Helmets: Promoting Weapons and Ammunition Management in Non-UN Peace Operations|first=Eric G. |last=Berman|publisher=Small Arms Survey/MPOME |date=March 2019|url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/U-Reports/SAS-MPOME-Report-WAM-Non-UN-Peace-Ops.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190603103636/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/U-Reports/SAS-MPOME-Report-WAM-Non-UN-Peace-Ops.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 3, 2019|page=43}}
  • {{flag|Liberia}}
  • {{flag|Niger}}
  • {{flag|Nigeria}}
  • {{flag|Rwanda}}
  • {{flag|Sierra Leone}}: Croatian made Ero and Mini-Ero in use.{{cite web|title=World Infantry Weapons: Sierra Leone|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161124203938/https://sites.google.com/site/worldinventory/wiw_af_sierraleone|archive-date=24 November 2016|url=https://sites.google.com/site/worldinventory/wiw_af_sierraleone|date=2013}}{{self-published source|date=January 2019}}
  • {{flag|Somalia}}
  • {{flag|South Africa}}: Manufactured under license.
  • {{flag|Sudan}}
  • {{flag|Togo}}
  • {{flag|Uganda}}
  • {{flag|Zimbabwe}}
  • {{flag|Rhodesia}}: Former user, manufactured under license.{{Cite web |url=http://www.military-today.com/firearms/uzi.htm |title=IMI Uzi - Submachine gun |quote=It was license-produced in ... Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). |publisher=ARG |access-date=2011-04-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510155823if_/http://www.military-today.com/firearms/uzi.htm |archive-date=2012-05-10 |url-status=usurped }}

= Asia =

  • {{flag|Azerbaijan}}
  • {{KHM}}
  • {{flag|India}}: Uzi was used by the Special Protection Group until 2008, when it was replaced with the FN P90. Micro Uzi variants are still used by Para SF of the Indian Army.{{cite web |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/Story/13607/INDIASCOPE/If+looks+could+kill.html |title=If Looks Could Kill |author=Unnithan, Sandeep |date=August 22, 2008 |publisher=India Today (Online) |access-date=2009-04-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100212220755/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/Story/13607/INDIASCOPE/If+looks+could+kill.html |archive-date=February 12, 2010 |url-status=live }}
  • {{flag|Indonesia}}
  • {{IRQ}}
  • {{flag|Iran}}
  • {{flag|Israel}}: Uzi and Mini Uzi variants. Mini Uzi variant was used by the YAMAM elite unit and Shin Bet.{{cite web|url=http://www.janes.com/security/law_enforcement/news/ipi/ipi0312.shtml |archive-url=https://archive.today/20080301103639/http://www.janes.com/security/law_enforcement/news/ipi/ipi0312.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 March 2008 |title=Special Weapons for Counter-terrorist Units |author=Meyr, Eitan |date=6 January 1999 |publisher=Jane's — Law Enforcement |access-date=2009-09-26 }}
  • {{flag|Myanmar}}: Locally produced under model number BA93 (wooden stock) and BA94 with, used mainly by Myanmar Police Force and Special Operation Task Force.
  • {{flag|Philippines}}
  • {{flag|South Korea}}: Issued to special forces in the 1970s. Later replaced by the Daewoo K1{{Cite journal |volume=9 |issue=5 |title=The Evolution of K1/K2 Families in the ROK Military |journal=Small Arms Defense Journal |url=https://sadefensejournal.com/the-evolution-of-k1k2-families-in-the-rok-military/ |date=2023-02-24 |access-date=2022-10-11 |language=en-US}}
  • {{flag|Sri Lanka}}
  • {{flag|Syria}}: limited usage
  • {{flag|Taiwan}}
  • {{flag|Thailand}}
  • {{flag|Vietnam}} - People's Army news (Báo Quân đội nhân dân) informed that Technical Department of Special Operation Command (Sapper) had a project to design and manufacture calibration device for MARS attached on Micro Uzi.[http://www.qdnd.vn/qdndsite/vi-VN/61/43/4/38/38/178422/Default.aspx Improvement, Modernization and Development for Special Operation Weapons (Cải tiến, hiện đại hóa, phát triển vũ khí đặc công, in Vietnamese)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308194855/http://www.qdnd.vn/qdndsite/vi-VN/61/43/4/38/38/178422/Default.aspx |date=2012-03-08 }}

= Europe =

  • {{flag|Belgium}}: Made under license by FN Herstal.{{cite web |url=http://www.mil.be/armycomp/subject/index.asp?LAN=nl&FILE=&ID=1680&MENU=2190&PAGE=1 |title=UZI |work=www.mil.be |publisher=Belgische Defensie |language=nl |access-date=7 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307124522/http://www.mil.be/armycomp/subject/index.asp?LAN=nl&FILE=&ID=1680&MENU=2190&PAGE=1 |archive-date=7 March 2012 |url-status=live }}
  • {{flag|Croatia}}: Produces unlicensed copies of the Uzi and Micro Uzi called the ERO and Mini ERO respectively.{{cite web|url=http://www.aalan.hr/Product-Catalogue/tabid/3622/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/11522/categoryId/274/Submachine-Gun-Type-Ero-cal-9x19mm.aspx |title=Submachine Gun Type "Ero" cal. 9x19mm > Alan Agency > Product Catalogue |publisher=Aalan.hr |access-date=2009-10-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091001180548/http://www.aalan.hr/Product-Catalogue/tabid/3622/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/11522/categoryId/274/Submachine-Gun-Type-Ero-cal-9x19mm.aspx |archive-date=2009-10-01 }}
  • {{flag|Estonia}}: Uses the Mini Uzi variant.{{cite web |url=http://www.mil.ee/?menu=tehnika1&sisu=uzi |title=Eesti Kaitsevägi — Tehnika — Püstolkuulipilduja Mini UZI |publisher=Mil.ee |access-date=2009-06-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090607051421/http://www.mil.ee/?menu=tehnika1&sisu=uzi |archive-date=2009-06-07 |url-status=live }}
  • {{flag|France}}
  • {{flag|Germany}}: Made under license as MP2.
  • {{GRC}}
  • {{flag|Ireland}}: Used by the Garda Regional Support Unit.{{cite news |url=http://www.independent.ie/national-news/commuterbelt-garda-squad-to-carry-new-armourpiercing-submachine-gun-bertie-to-launch-journalists-memoir-widow-of-fianna-fails-neil-blaney-dies-declan-lynch-for-electric-picnic-talk-retirement-group-hosts-alan-stanford-funeral-of-fashion-editors-mother-1873265.html |title=Commuter-belt garda squad to carry new armour-piercing submachine gun |access-date=2010-01-31 |work=Irish Independent |date=30 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091005072900/http://www.independent.ie/national-news/commuterbelt-garda-squad-to-carry-new-armourpiercing-submachine-gun-bertie-to-launch-journalists-memoir-widow-of-fianna-fails-neil-blaney-dies-declan-lynch-for-electric-picnic-talk-retirement-group-hosts-alan-stanford-funeral-of-fashion-editors-mother-1873265.html |archive-date=5 October 2009 |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=http://www.garda.ie/Documents/User/col_yr_bk_english.pdf |title=Garda College Yearbook listing weapons training on page 66 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140124082839/http://www.garda.ie/Documents/User/col_yr_bk_english.pdf |archive-date=2014-01-24 }} Formerly available in each Garda District HQ to suitably trained plainclothes officers.
  • {{flag|Italy}}: The Mini Uzi variant results by official schedules to be in the inventories of the Italian National Police.[http://www.siulproma.com/pdf/circolari/2009/Circ._Armi_in_uso_alla_Polizia_di_Stato.pdf Italian Ministry of Interior - Decree n° 559/A/1/ORG/DIP.GP/14 of March 6, 2009, concerning weapons and equipments in use with the Italian National Police - in Italian] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716075641/http://www.siulproma.com/pdf/circolari/2009/Circ._Armi_in_uso_alla_Polizia_di_Stato.pdf |date=July 16, 2011 }} Retrieved on August 25, 2010. A local version called the Type 821-SMG was manufactured from 1984 to 1989 by the SOCIMI - Società Costruzioni Industriali Milano, S.p.A. in Milan.
  • {{flag|Lithuania}}: Lithuanian Armed Forces.{{cite web |url=http://kariuomene.kam.lt/lt/ginkluote_ir_karine_technika/pistoletai-kulkosvaidziai/pistoletas_-_kulkosvaidis_uzi.html |title=Pistoletas - kulkosvaidis UZI |date=11 December 2009 |publisher=LR Krašto apsaugos ministerija |language=lt |access-date=7 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101130215013/http://kariuomene.kam.lt/lt/ginkluote_ir_karine_technika/pistoletai-kulkosvaidziai/pistoletas_-_kulkosvaidis_uzi.html |archive-date=30 November 2010 |url-status=live }}
  • {{flag|Luxembourg}}
  • {{flag|Malta}}
  • {{flag|Netherlands}}{{cite book |editor1-first=Charles C. |editor1-last=Unwin |editor2-first=Mike R. |editor2-last=Vanessa U. |title=20th Century Military Uniforms |year=2002 |edition=2nd |publisher=Grange Books |location=Kent |isbn=1-84013-476-3|page=179}}
  • {{POL}}
  • {{flag|Portugal}}: Portuguese Army.{{cite web|url=http://www.exercito.pt/meios/Documents/media_MeiosOp/Armamento/UZI%209mm.pdf |title=PISTOLA METRALHADORA "UZI" 9 MM M/61 |access-date=2011-02-21 |url-status=dead |publisher=Portuguese Army |language=pt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809173350/http://www.exercito.pt/meios/Documents/media_MeiosOp/Armamento/UZI%209mm.pdf |archive-date=2011-08-09 }}
  • {{flag|Romania}}: Mini Uzi variant is used by the Military Police.{{cite web| title = Politia Militara| work = Ministerul Apararii Nationale| url = http://www.politia.forter.ro/index.php?pagina=6| access-date = 2010-02-15| url-status=dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160418184446/http://www.politia.forter.ro/index.php?pagina=6| archive-date = 2016-04-18}}
  • {{flag|Serbia}}: Used by the Military Police Battalion Cobra.{{cite web|url=http://specijalne-jedinice.com/Srbija/Bataljon-vojne-policije-za-specijalne-namene-Kobre.html|title=Specijalne-jedinice.com - Bataljon vojne policije specijalne namene "Kobre"|website=specijalne-jedinice.com|access-date=2017-01-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202075410/http://specijalne-jedinice.com/Srbija/Bataljon-vojne-policije-za-specijalne-namene-Kobre.html|archive-date=2017-02-02|url-status=live}}
  • {{flag|Turkey}}
  • {{flag|Ukraine}}

= North and central America =

  • {{flag|Bermuda}}: Bermuda Regiment.{{cite web|url=http://www.bermudaregiment.bm/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=171:uzi-sub-machine-gun&catid=48:weaponscat&Itemid=223|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226095657/http://www.bermudaregiment.bm/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=171:uzi-sub-machine-gun&catid=48:weaponscat&Itemid=223 |archive-date=2014-02-26 |title= Uzi sub-machine gun}}
  • {{CRI}}
  • {{flag|Cuba}}{{cite book |title=The Secret Fidel Castro: Deconstructing the Symbol |last= Gonzalez |first=Servando |year=2001 |publisher=InteliNet/InteliBooks |location=Oakland, California |isbn=0-9711391-1-3 |page=93 |quote=FN manufactured Uzis were provided in 1960 in an arms shipment aboard 'La Coubre'. An example can be seen in the Military Museum at Valencia, with Cuban markings.}}
  • {{flag|Dominican Republic}}
  • {{flag|El Salvador}}
  • {{flag|Guatemala}}
  • {{flag|Haiti}}: Uzi and Mini Uzi variants used by Haitian National Police.
  • {{flag|Honduras}}: Uzi and Mini Uzi variants.
  • {{flag|Nicaragua}}
  • {{flag|Panama}}
  • {{flag|United States}}: From 1968 to 1973, the CIA bought 3,000 Uzis for use in Southeast Asia by Direct Action operatives and Special Forces troops. From the 1960s to 1990s, The US Secret Service's VIP details used a chopped-down model that could be concealed in a briefcase.

= Oceania =

  • {{flag|Australia}}{{cite book |title=Blue Army: Paramilitary Policing in Australia |last= McCulloch |first=Jude |year=2001 |publisher=Melbourne University Press |location=Carlton South, Vic. |isbn=0-522-84960-1 |page=[https://archive.org/details/bluearmyparamili0000mccu/page/66 66] |url=https://archive.org/details/bluearmyparamili0000mccu |url-access=registration |quote=uzi. |access-date=7 January 2011 |oclc=48129650}}
  • {{flag|Fiji}}{{cite book|last=Capie|first=David|title=Under the Gun: The Small Arms Challenge in the Pacific|date=2004|pages=70–71|publisher=Victoria University Press|location=Wellington|isbn=978-0864734532 }}
  • {{flag|Tonga}}{{cite web|url=http://pacificdocs.wordpress.com/latest-features/photography/tongan-navy-march/|title=Tongan Navy March|work=Pacificdocs|date=3 November 2009|access-date=5 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222205831/http://pacificdocs.wordpress.com/latest-features/photography/tongan-navy-march/|archive-date=22 December 2014|url-status=live}}

= South America =

  • {{flag|Argentina}}
  • {{flag|Bolivia}}
  • {{flag|Brazil}}:{{cite book |last1= Cadiou |first1=Yves L. |last2=Richard |first2=Alphonse | title = Modern Firearms |publisher = Routledge & Kegan Paul | year = 1977 |location=London |pages = 86–93| isbn = 978-0-7100-8424-8 }} Mini Uzi variant.
  • {{flag|Chile}} Carabineros de Chile.
  • {{flag|Colombia}}
  • {{flag|Ecuador}}
  • {{flag|Paraguay}}
  • {{flag|Peru}}: Uzi, Mini Uzi, and Micro Uzi variants.
  • {{flag|Suriname}}
  • {{flag|Uruguay}}
  • {{flag|Venezuela}}

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= Non-state users =

  • 20px Provisional Irish Republican Army{{cite web |title=Iris, No. 7 |url=https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/view/382/ |publisher=Sinn Féin |access-date=22 August 2023 |date=1983}}{{cite web |title=Where did the Adidas Tracksuit Wearing IRA Gunmen Get Their Gear? |url=https://reaperfeed.com/where-did-the-adidas-tracksuit-wearing-ira-gunmen-get-their-gear/ |access-date=22 August 2023 |date=14 September 2020}}

Gallery

File:Wwwm8173.JPG|An Uzi-armed Israeli on guard duty in the Negev (1956), note wooden stock

File:IDF parade 1958.jpeg|Israeli paratroopers armed with Uzis in 1958

Image:Imi uzi b22.jpg|An Uzi submachine gun

Image:Uzi silencer.png|Uzi with suppressor

File:Uzi-p1030098.jpg|An Uzi pistol

File:IMI UZI.JPEG|An Uzi seized during Operation Urgent Fury

See also

References

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