The Uru is a submachine gun made by the production firm Mekanika in 1977 for the Brazilian Army and Police Forces. License for weapons in 1988, bought the branch of FAU, which modernized the tommy-gun in model 2. SACO Defense of the US manufactured the Uru as the Model 683 for countries without an industrial basis but were sued for copyright violations.

The overall weapon has a cylindrical body. It made the front of the air vents for cooling trunk. A tubular casing in a shop, serving also as the front handle, trigger

Trigger

-Technology:* Trigger , a mechanism that actuates the firing of firearms* Image trigger, a device used in highspeed cameras* Schmitt trigger, an electronic circuit* Trigger circuit, IBM's name for a flip-flop...

 and pistol grip. There is also a safety/selector switch, which can be translated into two points: first - for self-shooting, second - for the automatic. The barrel may be fitted with a silencer. There are several versions of weapons: pistol-machine gun under the bullet

Bullet

A bullet is a projectile propelled by a firearm, sling, or air gun. Bullets do not normally contain explosives, but damage the intended target by impact and penetration...

 and the 38 ACP rifle with a wooden butt

Butt

Butt may refer to:* Butt , a unit of wine* Butt , a target for practicing archery* Butt , a joint between planks of wood on a ship* Butt * Bhat , Kashmiri surname sometimes spelled "Butt"* Butt...

 th of 9 mm bullets parabellum

Parabellum

The word Parabellum is a noun coined by German arms maker Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken and is derived from the Latin saying si vis pacem, para bellum, meaning If you wish for peace, prepare for war...

and the 38 ACP.

External links

• Описание пистолета-пулемёта «Уру 2» на www.fire-arms.ru
• http://www.janes.com/articles/Janes-Infantry-Weapons/Uru-9-mm-sub-machine-guns-Brazil.html
• http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/cgi-bin/res.pl?keyword=Uru&offset=0
• http://www.securityarms.com/20010315/galleryfiles/1900/1908.htm
• http://www.securityarms.com/20010315/galleryfiles/2800/2872.htm