Thursday, December 8, 2011

The UZI Submachine Gun


The Uzi submachine gun (SMG) surely ranks alongside the AK-47 as perhaps history's most recognizable firearm. Its fame, as these pages shall explore, is entirely warranted. Few firearms have brought together sheer firepower and compact dimensions so successfully as the Uzi. Its close-range lethality, and distribution figures in their millions, have ensured its popularity across the full spectrum of possible users. Throughout its lifespan to date Uzis have been seen in the hands of infantrymen, armoured vehicle crews, special forces soldiers, law-enforcement officers, Secret Service agents, civilian enthusiasts, Hollywood stars and outright criminals. Almost all without exception developed an enormous respect for the weapon, both for its ability to save life - their own - and its capacity for killing.

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