IMI UZI Magazine

10x IMI Uzi 9mm 25rd Mags. Israeli military surplus. Most are marked with Star proofmark condition may vary.

The Uzi, officially cased as UZI is a family of Israeli open-bolt, blowback-operated submachine guns. Smaller variants are often considered to be machine pistols. The Uzi was one of the first weapons to use a telescoping bolt design which allows the magazine to be housed in the pistol grip for a shorter weapon.

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 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 the 1980s, more Uzi submachine guns were sold to more military, law enforcement and security markets than any other submachine gun ever made.

Major Gal also designed the not so well known Ruger 9mm SMG, known as the Ruger MP9. Although it showed promise, it ultimately was not a commercial success due to existing designs that were considered better and had been in use for years like the HK MP5 and Beretta M12.