The Sanna-77 (from South Africa) is the end of a line of submachine guns which can trace their existence and lineage to the days of Rhodesia and their Unilateral Declaration of Independence in 1965.

In Southern Africa in the 1970s, the political situation was deteriorating in both Rhodesia and South Africa, leading to civil security problems, especially in isolated areas and farming communities. In this scenario, Uzi-like hand machine carbines chambered in 9mm Parabellum became popular as home defence weapons in isolated areas ...

Dec 5, 2018 · The South African government required the addition of an extra safety device to prevent runaway firing with underpowered ammunition, and a number of details evolved through production, most notably the stock locking system.

It uses unmodified Uzi magazines, and that along with it's Uzi-like construction and styling led to one of its nicknames, the Rhuzi (the others were alternate interpretations of the LDP...

Dec 5, 2018 · The South African government required the addition of an extra safety device to prevent runaway firing with underpowered ammunition, and a number of details evolved through production, most notably the stock locking system.

9 mm SMg, and South african S-1 resemble the Uzi in almost all major respects and the most effective means of identification is by consulting manufacturer mark-ings applied to the weapon. The Mini-eRO features a retractable wire stock that resembles a loop and is the most effective way to identify the weapon from other Uzi variants.

Feb 1, 2004 · In 1976 LaCoste Engineering, Pvt. LTD, a South African firm, developed a prototype to meet these parameters. Designed around the Uzi magazine and similar in configuration to the Uzi, it was a third generation, open-bolt submachine gun.

Mar 1, 2017 · The Czechoslovakian vz. 25 submachine gun, itself based on the Israeli UZI submachine gun, formed the basis of the Rhodesian / South African "Sanna 77". The weapon emerged from design in the 1970s, first in the state of Rhodesia before its serial production was relocated to South Africa, and was trialed by the South African military who found ...

Once the war was over, manufacture of the LDP carbine was moved to South African republic, where it was made by Kommando Arms Manufacturing Corporation as “Kommando LDP”. Because of its appearance and origin, LDP was sometimes called as “Rhuzi” (Rhodesian Uzi).

Apr 29, 2019 · Vector used demilled South African Uzis for parts to complete its full-automatic guns. The South African parts closely followed IMI specs and were in new condition, so they were an...