This is a pre-ban IMI Uzi semi-auto Model A carbine in 9mm Parabellum, imported by Action Arms. The receiver is marked UZI semi-auto MODEL A 9mmPARA IMI-ISRAEL, along with the importer mark ACTION ARMS LTD Phila. Pa. and serial SA314xx. It has the folding metal stock, and it comes with a khaki web sling, four magazines (one 25-round and three 32-round), and the blue Uzi zippered carry case with its Action Arms Ltd patch. The black finish shows light handling wear, with some wear on the edges of the magazine well and on the barrel.
The Uzi was designed by Major Uziel Gal in the years after the founding of the State of Israel. The prototype was finished in 1950, the gun was officially adopted in 1951, and it reached IDF special forces in 1954 and general issue two years later. The original is an open-bolt, blowback-operated submachine gun. For civilian sales in the United States, the Uzi carbine was fitted with a 400 mm (16 in) barrel to meet the minimum rifle barrel length, and it fires from a closed bolt in semi-automatic only, using a floating firing pin. Its selector has two positions, F for fire and S for safe. The carbine came in two main variants, the Model A, imported from 1980 to 1983, and the Model B, imported from 1983 until 1989, both imported and distributed by Action Arms. The original 9mm magazine held 25 rounds, and a 32-round magazine was later accepted as standard.
Specifications
Manufacturer: IMI (Israel Military Industries)
Country of origin: Israel
Importer: Action Arms Ltd, Philadelphia, PA
Model: Uzi semi-auto Model A carbine
Action: Semi-automatic, closed bolt, blowback
Caliber: 9mm Parabellum (9×19)
Serial: SA314xx
Stock: Folding metal stock
Magazines: Four total, one 25-round and three 32-round
Included: Khaki web sling, Uzi carry case with Action Arms Ltd patch
Markings: UZI semi-auto MODEL A 9mmPARA IMI-ISRAEL; ACTION ARMS LTD Phila. Pa.
