Original Item: Only One Available. The Uzi is an open bolt, blowback-operated submachine gun. Smaller variants are considered to be machine pistols. The Uzi was one of the first weapons to use a telescoping bolt design which allows for the magazine to be housed in the pistol grip for a shorter weapon, a design not seen since the Japanese Type II machine pistol.

The first Uzi submachine gun was designed by Major Uziel Gal in the late 1940s. The prototype was finished in 1950; first introduced to IDF special forces in 1954, the weapon was placed into general issue two years later. The Uzi has found use as a personal defense weapon by rear-echelon troops, officers, artillery troops and tankers, as well as a front line 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 the 1980s, Uzi submachine guns were sold to more military and police markets than any other submachine gun ever made.

IMA is proud to offer this original Israeli issued UZI display gun constructed of original parts built into non-firing Dummy gun on our all steel BATF approved new made non-firing dummy receiver. The ends of the receiver are original but the center 8 inches are totally newly manufactured. Unfortunately due to wear and oxidation on the original receiver parts used, the original markings are only a ghost, and not legible. However the trigger group has markings in Hebrew, so it is definitely Israeli issue.

The display gun comes complete with a rare metal folding stock, which we have seen very few of in the past. Almost all of the UZI parts sets and display guns we have offered have had wooden butt stocks. It also comes with an original magazine, which will be deactivated where required. The shoulder stock still extends and collapses correctly.

This is an impressive ready to display SMG of one of the best known weapons from the second half of the 20th Century. Ready to display!

Six-Day War (June 1967)
Fought between Israel and Arab neighbors Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. The nations of Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Algeria, and others also contributed troops and arms to the Arab forces. Following the war, the territory held by Israel expanded significantly ("The Purple Line") : The West Bank (including East Jerusalem) from Jordan, Golan Heights from Syria, Sinai and Gaza from Egypt.