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Uziel Gal, German-Israeli colonel and gun designer, designed the Uzi (born 1923)

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Uziel Gal

Israeli firearm designer (1923–2002)

Uziel "Uzi" Gal was a German-born Israeli firearm designer who invented and became the eponym of the Uzi submachine gun.
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Uzi

Family of Israeli submachine guns

The Uzi is a family of Israeli open-bolt, blowback-operated submachine guns and machine pistols first designed by Major Uziel "Uzi" Gal in the late 1940s, shortly after the establishment of the State of Israel. It is one of the first weapons to incorporate a telescoping bolt…
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