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.

2023年3月17日 · Uzis continued in special forces, armored crews, and auxiliary service until the 2000s, and endures to this day on international markets. The combined pistol grip and magazine housing gives the weapon an excellent center of balance in the grip hand and fast reloading through an intuitive “hand-finds-hand” principle.

2022年2月13日 · The Uzi’s service. The Uzi was adopted in 1951. While it wasn’t given to troops until 1956, the IDF’s Special Forces were given access two years earlier. These early versions were delivered with a fixed wooden stock, which was eventually replaced by a folding metal stock.

2022年5月1日 · The IMI Uzi is a submachine gun chambered in 9x19 mm Parabellum used as a police and special forces firearm for decades. It was officially introduced in 1951, and it entered service with IDF's special forces in 1954. From 1956, it became the standard weapon in IDF issued to rear-echelon troops, officers,

Uzi submachine gun, compact automatic weapon that is used throughout the world as a police and special-forces firearm. The Uzi is named for its designer, Uziel Gal, an Israeli army officer who developed it after the Arab-Israeli war of 1948.

2014年4月5日 · Since 1951, three letters have come to represent a revolution in close quarters combat and a solid candidate for the most recognizable gun silhouette on the planet, so let’s take another look at...

2023年8月10日 · Rugged and simple, the UZI bested the competition under consideration by the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) to become the standard-issue submachine gun of the infant army service. Adopted in 1951, the series grew to encompass a handful of major variations of the base design and has been copied (either legally or illegally) in nations around the globe.

2023年11月1日 · The Uzi was not the main infantry weapon of the time. Special Forces and paratroopers carried the weapon due to its compact nature, and it excelled with small teams of commandos who committed sabotage, reconnaissance, and similar special operations.

The Uzi submachine gun is one of the most recognizable and widely used submachine guns in modern firearms history. Designed by Major Uziel Gal in the early 1950s for the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), the Uzi was intended to be a compact, reliable, and easy-to-operate firearm for close-quarters combat.

2018年6月7日 · Uzis would continue to serve with Israeli special forces units, but IDF infantry were often issued M16s and later locally designed and produced Galil assault rifles instead.