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September 7, 2002
Uziel Gal, German-Israeli colonel and gun designer, designed the Uzi (born 1923)
Uziel Gal
Uziel "Uzi" Gal was a German-born Israeli firearm designer who invented and became the eponym of the Uzi submachine gun.
Uzi
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 design, which allows the magazine to be housed in the pistol grip for a shorter weapon.