![]() It’s the submachine gun which predated the HK MP5 and was famously seen being carried by a Secret Service agent back during the assassination attempt of President Regan in 1981. Much like Ahnold it recently came back, the updated model from IWI called the UZI PRO. 45 ACP, the UZI had done so well that later offerings included a Mini-UZI and a Micro-UZI. Produced in massive numbers and in several calibers from. With a base weight not too far under eight pounds it certainly helps being an action movie star to throw one around, too. Feeding from straight “stick” magazines which fed into the grip, an UZI looked right at home as a massive pistol held in one hand as it did held in two hands while being unloaded from the hip. For a long time this was the go-to weapon for so many purposes, chances are if there was a scene which called for firearms there was an UZI somewhere in it. ![]() The IMI UZI has had such a huge stage presence in film and TV that I legitimately thought it was produced in the 1970’s. First issued in 1954 where it has seen countless use in action and an endless supply of action movies, I’m going to bring out some Schwarzenegger here and introduce: The Oozi nine millimeetah. This month the clock is being rewound all the way back to the 1950’s when an icon took shape in Israel.
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