On Gun Stories: The Uzi

His friends called him Uzi, but Major Uziel Gal never wanted that name attached to the firearm he designed. The Israelis simply ignored his request and the Uzi submachine gun, one of the most iconic firearm in history came into being. Hosted by Joe Mantegna.

First aired July 3, 2013.

Air times on Outdoor Channel: Wed Aug 31: 11:00PM ET | Thu Sep 1: 5:00AM ET | Thu Sep 1: 4:00PM ET | Tue Sep 6: 4:00PM ET.

 

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Presenting Sponsor: MidwayUSA

Participating Sponsors:
Daniel Defense, DoubleStar, Rock Island Armory, Otis Techology, Ruger Firearms

Featured guests in this episode:

Larry Potterfield, MidwayUSA
Richard Moll, Chief Conservator – Autrey Museum
Gene Pearcey, Competitive Shooter
Steve Russell, Two River Arms Company
Frank James, Historian
Jason Schubert, Curator J.M. Davis Arms Museum
Larry Zanoff: Armorer Independent Studio Services
Steve Sanetti: President National Shooting Sports Foundation
Buzz Mills: President & CEO Gunsite Academy
Ken Fournier, U.S. Air Force Special Operations
D.B. Sweeney, Actor
Tim Clemente, Former Counterterrorism FBI Agent

Reference Links:

Uzi Submachine Gun

www.uzi.com

Israeli Weapon Industries (IWI)

Israeli Weapon Industries USA (IWI-US)

Recommended Reading:

The Uzi Submachine Gun (Weapon)

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Joe Mantegna’s web site