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Technical data

Specifications

90 fields · 1 source · retrieved 28 Sept 2026

Dimensions & mass

Mass: 3.5 kg (7.72 lb)¹
Length: 445 mm (17.5 in) stockless 470 mm (18.5 in) folding stock collapsed 640 mm (25 in) folding stock extended¹
Barrel length: 260 mm (10.2 in)¹

Performance

Rate of fire: 600 rounds/min 950 rounds/min Mini Uzi 1200–1500 rounds/min Micro Uzi¹
Muzzle velocity: 400 m/s (1,300 ft/s ) (9mm)¹

Systems & armament

Cartridge: .22 LR .41 AE .45 ACP 9×19mm Parabellum 9×21mm IMI¹
Action: Blowback , open bolt¹
Feed system: 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)¹
Sights: Iron sights¹
Reported operator · Direct Action operatives: Direct Action operatives¹

Programme

Wars: 1950s Suez Crisis Basque conflict 1960s Guatemalan Civil War Portuguese Colonial War The troubles West New Guinea dispute Communist insurgency in Thailand Six-Day War Vietnam War Ñancahuazú Guerrilla War of Attrition 1970s Yom Kippur War Internal conflict in Colombia Internal conflict in Peru Angolan Civil War Shaba II Rhodesian Bush War Nicaraguan Revolution 1980s Salvadoran Civil War Attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan Falklands War Sri Lankan Civil War Invasion of Grenada Lebanese Civil War 1982 Lebanon war South African Border War Thai–Laotian Border War 1990s Persian Gulf War Yugoslav Wars Somali Civil War Sierra Leone Civil War Burundian Civil War First Congo War 2000s War in Darfur Mexican drug war Kivu conflict First Ivorian Civil War 2010s Syrian Civil War 2020s Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present) Myanmar Civil War Gaza war¹
Designer: Uziel Gal¹
Designed: 1950¹
Produced: 1950–present¹
No. built: 2,000,000+¹
Variants: See Variants¹
Reported operator · Algeria: Algeria¹

Sources & original excerpts1 reference

Uzi · Wikipedia revision 1376866408 ↗
Type
Infobox · Type
Submachine gun
Place of origin
Infobox · Place of origin
Israel
In service
Infobox · In service
1954–present
Used by
Infobox · Used by
See Users
Wars
Infobox · Wars
1950s Suez Crisis Basque conflict 1960s Guatemalan Civil War Portuguese Colonial War The troubles West New Guinea dispute Communist insurgency in Thailand Six-Day War Vietnam War Ñancahuazú Guerrilla War of Attrition 1970s Yom Kippur War Internal conflict in Colombia Internal conflict in Peru Angolan Civil War Shaba II Rhodesian Bush War Nicaraguan Revolution 1980s Salvadoran Civil War Attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan Falklands War Sri Lankan Civil War Invasion of Grenada Lebanese Civil War 1982 Lebanon war South African Border War Thai–Laotian Border War 1990s Persian Gulf War Yugoslav Wars Somali Civil War Sierra Leone Civil War Burundian Civil War First Congo War 2000s War in Darfur Mexican drug war Kivu conflict First Ivorian Civil War 2010s Syrian Civil War 2020s Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present) Myanmar Civil War Gaza war
Designer
Infobox · Designer
Uziel Gal
Designed
Infobox · Designed
1950
Manufacturer
Infobox · Manufacturer
Israel Military Industries Israel Weapon Industries Copies or variants made by: FN Herstal Norinco Z111 Factory Lyttleton Engineering Works (under Vektor Arms) RH-ALAN Group Industries
Produced
Infobox · Produced
1950–present
No. built
Infobox · No. built
2,000,000+
Variants
Infobox · Variants
See Variants
Mass
Infobox · Mass

Measurement history Earlier and superseded figures

Evidence over time

Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.

Observation / report period	Value	Source	Claim state
28 Sept 2026	0.445 m	Wikipedia contributors	superseded
28 Sept 2026	0.445 m	Wikipedia contributors	approved